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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5434 
To suspend the visa waiver program in order for the Comptroller General 
of the United States to assess the national security risks posed by 
the program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To suspend the visa waiver program in order for the Comp-
troller General of the United States to assess the na-
tional security risks posed by the program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Visa Waiver Program 
Suspension Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the visa waiver program established under sec-
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tion 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187) is hereby suspended for 180 days in order for the 
Comptroller General of the United States to review the 
program for national security risks. 
(b) RENEWAL.—Notwithstanding the time period 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall not allow the admission of an alien under the visa 
waiver program until— 
(1) the Comptroller General of the United 
States reports on the results of the review described 
in section 3; 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security cer-
tifies that the national security recommendations 
from the review are implemented; and 
(3) Congress certifies that the national security 
recommendations have been met. 
SEC. 3. GAO REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a con-
sideration of the following: 
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(1) The number of terrorists from each country 
admitted under the visa waiver program. 
(2) The potential national security risks cur-
rently posed by each country admitted under the 
visa waiver program. 
(3) The number of persons permitted to travel 
without a verified Electronic System for Travel Au-
thorization approval. 
(4) The number of persons permitted to travel 
with a denied Electronic System for Travel Author-
ization. 
(5) Whether terrorist organizations or other 
third party groups that pose national security 
threats are paying the Electronic System for Travel 
Authorization fees for persons entering the United 
States through the visa waiver program. 
(6) The current visa overstay rate for each 
country participating in the visa waiver program. 
(7) The impact on the travel industry, if any, 
of requiring screening at U.S. consulates for visa 
waiver program countries. 
(8) The cost and feasibility of implementing the 
automated biometric entry-exit control system au-
thorized under section 110 of the Illegal Immigra-
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tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note). 
SEC. 4. REMOVAL FROM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall remove 
from the visa waiver program any country that— 
(1) the General Accountability Office report de-
termines poses a national security threat to the 
United States; 
(2) exceeds the visa overstay threshold; and 
(3) the Secretary determines that continued 
participation in the visa waiver program jeopardizes 
or could jeopardize national security. 
SEC. 5. VISA OVERSTAY WAIVER REPEALED. 
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy 
memorandum dated November 14, 2013, is repealed, 
retroactively to November 14, 2013. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen-
eral’’ each place the term appears (except in subsection 
(c)(11)(B)) and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’. 
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