were granted or refused such nonimmigrant 
visas.’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 
Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The term 
‘probationary period’ means the fiscal year in 
which a probationary country is placed in pro-
bationary status under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘pro-
gram country’ has the meaning given that term 
in subsection (c)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND
INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY 
STATUS AND NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—As 
part of each program country’s periodic evalua-
tion required by subsection (c)(5)(A), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall determine 
whether a program country is in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 
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‘‘(B) INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that a program country is not in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall place 
the program country in probationary status for 
the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which 
the periodic evaluation is completed. 
‘‘(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—At the end of the initial 
probationary period of a country under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
take one of the following actions: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBA-
TIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines 
that all instances of noncompliance with the 
program requirements under subparagraphs 
(A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that 
were identified in the latest periodic evaluation 
have been remedied by the end of the initial 
probationary period, the Secretary shall end the 
country’s probationary period. 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE
DURING
INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary de-
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termines that any instance of noncompliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 
that were identified in the latest periodic eval-
uation has not been remedied by the end of the 
initial probationary period— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 
country’s participation in the program; or 
‘‘(ii) on an annual basis, the Secretary 
may continue the country’s probationary 
status if the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, determines 
that the country’s continued participation 
in the program is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
‘‘(4) ACTIONS
AT
THE
END
OF
ADDITIONAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIODS.—At the end of all proba-
tionary periods granted to a country pursuant to 
paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall take one of 
the following actions: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE
DURING
ADDITIONAL 
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall end the country’s 
probationary status if the Secretary determines 
during the latest periodic evaluation required by 
subsection (c)(5)(A) that the country is in com-
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pliance with the program requirements under 
subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(B) 
NONCOMPLIANCE
DURING
ADDI-
TIONAL PERIODS.—The Secretary shall termi-
nate the country’s participation in the program 
if the Secretary determines during the latest 
periodic evaluation required by subsection 
(c)(5)(A) that the program country continues to 
be in non-compliance with the program require-
ments under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) 
of subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a 
country’s participation in the program under para-
graph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year 
in which the Secretary determines that such partici-
pation shall be terminated. Until such date, nation-
als of the country shall remain eligible for a waiver 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMI-
NATION.—For purposes of this subsection and sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) nationals of a country whose designa-
tion is terminated under paragraph (3) or (4) 
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shall remain eligible for a waiver under sub-
section (a) until the effective date of such ter-
mination; and 
‘‘(B) a waiver under this section that is 
provided to such a national for a period de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not, by such 
termination, be deemed to have been rescinded 
or otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is 
granted prior to such termination. 
‘‘(7) CONSULTATIVE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF STATE.—In this subsection, references to sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 
and subsection (c)(5)(A) carry with them the con-
sultative role of the Secretary of State as provided 
in those provisions.’’. 
(e) REVIEW
OF OVERSTAY TRACKING METHOD-
OLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the methods used 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) to track aliens entering and exiting the 
United States; and 
(2) to detect any such alien who stays longer 
than such alien’s period of authorized admission. 
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(f) EVALUATION
OF
ELECTRONIC
SYSTEM
FOR 
TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress— 
(1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens 
who enter the United States without an approved 
Electronic 
System 
for 
Travel 
Authorization 
verification; and 
(2) a description of any improvements needed 
to minimize the number of aliens who enter the 
United States without the verification described in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITY FOR REVIEW 
OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the process 
of conducting evaluations of countries participating in the 
visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), should prioritize the 
reviews of countries in which circumstances indicate that 
such a review is necessary or desirable. 
SEC. 6. VISA PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall— 
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(1) require United States diplomatic and con-
sular missions to conduct visa interviews for non-
immigrant visa applications determined to require a 
consular interview in an expeditious manner, con-
sistent with national security requirements, and in 
recognition of resource allocation considerations, 
such as the need to ensure provision of consular 
services to citizens of the United States; and 
(2) set a goal of interviewing 90 percent of all 
nonimmigrant visa applicants, worldwide, within 10 
days of receipt of application, subject to the condi-
tions outlined in paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the end of the first 6 months after the 
implementation of subsection (a), and not later than 
30 days after June 30 and after December 31 of 
each subsequent year, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of the Con-
gress a report that provides— 
(A) data substantiating the efforts of the 
Secretary of State to meet the requirements 
and goals described in subsection (a); 
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(B) any factors that have negatively im-
pacted the efforts of the Secretary to meet such 
requirements and goals; and 
(C) any measures that the Secretary plans 
to implement to meet such requirements and 
goals. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress a strategic plan 
that describes the resources needed to carry out sub-
section (a), including a 10-year forecast of demand 
for nonimmigrant visas in the key high-growth mar-
kets, including— 
(A) a description of the methodology used 
to make such forecasts that— 
(i) describes the internal and external 
studies utilized to prepare such forecasts; 
and 
(ii) indicates whether such method-
ology utilizes the Department of Com-
merce’s analysis of visitor arrival projec-
tions; 
(B) a comparison of the Department of 
State’s nonimmigrant visa demand projections 
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and the Department of Commerce’s visitor ar-
rival projections by country; and 
(C) a description of the practices and pro-
cedures currently used by each United States 
diplomatic and consular mission to manage 
nonimmigrant visa workload. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE CON-
GRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of the Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
may be construed to affect a consular officer’s au-
thority— 
(A) to deny a visa application under sec-
tion 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(g)); or 
(B) to initiate any necessary or appro-
priate security-related check or clearance. 
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(2) SECURITY CHECKS.—The completion of a 
security-related check or clearance shall not be sub-
ject to the time limits set out in subsection (a). 
SEC. 7. INTERVIEWS OF VISA APPLICANTS. 
Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary of State— 
‘‘(A) shall develop and conduct a pilot program 
for processing visas under section 101(a)(15)(B) 
using secure remote videoconferencing technology as 
a method for conducting visa interviews of appli-
cants; and 
‘‘(B) in consultation with other Federal agen-
cies that use such secure communications, shall help 
ensure the security of the videoconferencing trans-
mission and encryption conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) Not later than 90 days after the termination of 
the pilot program authorized under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on For-
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eign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives that contains— 
‘‘(A) a detailed description of the results of 
such program, including an assessment of the effi-
cacy, efficiency, and security of the remote 
videoconferencing technology as a method for con-
ducting visa interviews of applicants; and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for whether such pro-
gram should be continued, broadened, or modified. 
‘‘(3) The pilot program authorized under paragraph 
(1) may not be conducted if the Secretary of State deter-
mines that such program— 
‘‘(A) poses an undue security risk; and 
‘‘(B) cannot be conducted in a manner con-
sistent with maintaining security controls. 
‘‘(4) If the Secretary of State makes a determination 
under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on For-
eign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives that describes 
the reasons for such determination. 
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