‘‘(B) understands that he or she will be ineli-
gible for all immigration benefits and any form of 
relief or protection from removal, including relief 
under sections 240A(b)(1), 240B(b), 245, 248, and 
249, other than a request for asylum, relief as a vic-
tim of trafficking under section 101(a)(15)(T), relief 
as 
a 
victim 
of 
criminal 
activity 
under 
101(A)(15)(U), relief under the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.) as 
a spouse or child who has been battered or subjected 
to extreme cruelty, relief as a battered spouse or 
child under section 240A(b)(2), withholding of re-
moval under section 241(b)(3), or protection from 
removal based on a claim under the Convention 
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or De-
grading Treatment or Punishment, done at New 
York, December 10, 1984, and from contesting re-
moval if the alien violates any term or condition of 
his or her nonimmigrant visa or fails to depart the 
United States not later than 30 days after the end 
of the alien’s authorized period of stay.’’. 
(e) BARS TO IMMIGRATION RELIEF.—Section 221 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) WAIVER OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary of State 
may not issue a nonimmigrant visa under section 214 to 
an alien (other than an alien who qualifies for a visa under 
subparagraph (A) or (G) of section 101(a)(15), who is eli-
gible for relief under the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.) as a spouse or child who 
has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, or 
qualifies for a visa as a NATO–1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 non-
immigrant) until the alien has waived any right to relief 
under sections 240A(b)(1), 240B(b), 245, 248, and 249 
(other than relief from removal under section 241(b)(3) 
or protection from removal based on a claim under the 
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York, 
December 10, 1984), any form of relief established after 
the date on which the nonimmigrant visa is issued, and 
from contesting removal if the alien— 
‘‘(1) violates a term or condition of his or her 
nonimmigrant status; or 
‘‘(2) fails to depart the United States not later 
than the date that is 30 days after last day of the 
alien’s authorized period of stay (as described in sec-
tion 214(a)(1)).’’. 
(f) REQUIREMENT
THAT
ALL
NONIMMIGRANTS 
HAVE A SPECIFIED AUTHORIZED PERIOD OF STAY END 
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DATE.—Section 235(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) PERIOD OF STAY.—Any alien who an ex-
amining immigration officer has determined to be 
admissible as a nonimmigrant, except for aliens who 
are admissible under subparagraph (A)(i), (A)(ii), 
(G)(i), (G)(ii), or (G)(iii) of section 101(a)(15), or 
who such officer has determined to be eligible for 
parole— 
‘‘(A) shall be admitted or paroled, as ap-
propriate, into the United States for a specific 
period; and 
‘‘(B) shall be issued documentation stating 
the end date of the alien’s period of stay in the 
United States.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall— 
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) apply only to new visas, initial admis-
sions of nonimmigrants, and initial requests for 
change of status from a nonimmigrant category 
to another nonimmigrant category under sec-
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tion 248 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1258). 
(2) PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED INDIVIDUALS.—An 
individual previously admitted to the United States 
on a nonimmigrant visa who is present in the United 
States before the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall not be subject to this section or to the amend-
ments made by this section until the alien departs 
from the United States or requests a change of non-
immigrant classification under section 248 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1258). 
Æ 
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