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TITLE V—FOREIGN STUDENTS
AND EXCHANGE VISITORS
SEC. 501. FOREIGN STUDENT MONITORING PROGRAM.
(a) STRENGTHENING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLE-
MENTATION OF MONITORING PROGRAM.—
(1) MONITORING AND VERIFICATION OF INFOR-
MATION.—Section 641(a) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1372(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) ALIENS
FOR
WHOM
A
VISA
IS
RE-
QUIRED.—The Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall establish an elec-
tronic means to monitor and verify—
‘‘(A) the issuance of documentation of ac-
ceptance of a foreign student by an approved
institution of higher education or other ap-
proved educational institution, or of an ex-
change visitor program participant by a des-
ignated exchange visitor program;
‘‘(B) the transmittal of the documentation
referred to in subparagraph (A) to the Depart-
ment of State for use by the Bureau of Con-
sular Affairs;
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‘‘(C) the issuance of a visa to a foreign
student or an exchange visitor program partici-
pant;
‘‘(D) the admission into the United States
of the foreign student or exchange visitor pro-
gram participant;
‘‘(E) the notification to an approved insti-
tution of higher education, other approved edu-
cational institution, or exchange visitor program
sponsor that the foreign student or exchange
visitor participant has been admitted into the
United States;
‘‘(F) the registration and enrollment of
that foreign student in such approved institu-
tion of higher education or other approved edu-
cational institution, or the participation of that
exchange visitor in such designated exchange
visitor program, as the case may be; and
‘‘(G) any other relevant act by the foreign
student or exchange visitor program partici-
pant, including a changing of school or des-
ignated exchange visitor program and any ter-
mination of studies or participation in a des-
ignated exchange visitor program.
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‘‘(4) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later
than 30 days after the deadline for registering for
classes for an academic term of an approved institu-
tion of higher education or other approved edu-
cational institution for which documentation is
issued for an alien as described in paragraph (3)(A),
or the scheduled commencement of participation by
an alien in a designated exchange visitor program,
as the case may be, the institution or program, re-
spectively, shall report to the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service any failure of the alien to enroll
or to commence participation.’’.
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA TO
BE
COLLECTED.—Section 641(c)(1) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) the date of entry and port of entry;
‘‘(F) the date of the alien’s enrollment in
an approved institution of higher education,
other approved educational institution, or des-
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ignated exchange visitor program in the United
States;
‘‘(G) the degree program, if applicable, and
field of study; and
‘‘(H) the date of the alien’s termination of
enrollment and the reason for such termination
(including graduation, disciplinary action or
other dismissal, and failure to re-enroll).’’.
(3) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
641(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Attor-
ney General shall prescribe by regulation reporting
requirements by taking into account the curriculum
calendar of the approved institution of higher edu-
cation, other approved educational institution, or ex-
change visitor program.’’.
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED OF THE VISA APPLI-
CANT.—Prior to the issuance of a visa under subpara-
graph (F), subparagraph (M), or, with respect to an alien
seeking to attend an approved institution of higher edu-
cation, subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)),
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each alien applying for such visa shall provide to a con-
sular officer the following information:
(1) The alien’s address in the country of origin.
(2) The names and addresses of the alien’s
spouse, children, parents, and siblings.
(3) The names of contacts of the alien in the
alien’s country of residence who could verify infor-
mation about the alien.
(4) Previous work history, if any, including the
names and addresses of employers.
(c) TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act and until
such time as the system described in section 641 of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
sponsibility Act (as amended by subsection (a)) is
fully implemented, the following requirements shall
apply:
(A) 
RESTRICTIONS
ON
ISSUANCE
OF
VISAS.—A visa may not be issued to an alien
under subparagraph (F), subparagraph (M), or,
with respect to an alien seeking to attend an
approved institution of higher education, sub-
paragraph (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Im-