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. 
(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). 
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SEC. 5. 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-
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-
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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. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘in 
person interview’ includes interviews conducted using re-
mote video technology.’’. 
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SEC. 6. VISA AND TRUSTED TRAVELER APPLICATION CO-
ORDINATION. 
To the maximum extent possible, the Secretary of 
State shall seek to coordinate enrollment and interview 
processes for individuals eligible for both a United States 
visa and enrollment in the Global Entry program operated 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including pro-
viding space for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
interviews and unified application fees. 
SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR SE-
CURE TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘visa waiver program’’ each 
place it appears (including within any headings of 
such section) and inserting ‘‘secure travel partner-
ship program’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC PASSPORT.—On or after the 
date of enactment of the Jobs Originated through 
Launching Travel Act of 2015, the alien at the time 
of application is in possession of a valid, unexpired 
electronic passport that incorporates biometric and 
document authentication identifiers that comply with 
internationally accepted practices.’’; 
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(3) by amending subsection (c)(2)(B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) ELECTRONIC PASSPORT PROGRAM.— 
The government of the country certifies that it 
issues to its citizens electronic passports that 
satisfy the internationally accepted standards 
for electronic passports.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a 
machine-readable passport program’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘an electronic passport 
program’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Until such date, nationals of the country shall 
remain eligible for a waiver under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
212(a)(7)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended by amending the 
heading to read as follows: ‘‘SECURE TRAVEL PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.’’. 
Æ 
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