TITLE V—TERMINATE THE EB–5 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 501. TERMINATION OF EB–5 PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS.—Effective on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the following provisions are 
repealed: 
(1) Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)). 
(2) Section 204(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)). 
(3) Section 216A of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b). 
(4) Section 610 of the Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 
1153 note). 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity— 
(1) shall cease to accept petitions and applica-
tions under any authority repealed under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) shall dismiss all pending petitions and appli-
cations described in paragraph (1). 
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TITLE VI—THE E-BONDING FOR 
IMMIGRATION INTEGRITY ACT 
SEC. 601. REQUIREMENT OF BOND. 
(a) BOND REQUIRED.—Prior to arriving at a port of 
entry of the United States, an alien seeking admission to 
the United States shall post a bond, in accordance with 
subsection (d), in an amount determined by the Secretary 
if such alien seeks admission to the United States as a 
nonimmigrant in a category— 
(1) described under subparagraph (B), (F), 
(H)(ii)(b), (H)(ii)(b), or (K) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)); or 
(2) identified by the Secretary, in accordance 
with section 502, to have a visa overstay rate that 
is more than 1.5 percent. 
(b) AMOUNT OF BOND.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall, by rule, establish the amount of the bond required 
by subsection (a) for each visa category under subsection 
(a)(1) and each visa category identified by the Secretary 
under section 502, which amount shall— 
(1) be not less than $2,500 and not more than 
$10,000; and 
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(2) be determined based on the Secretary’s as-
sessment of the level of risk of visa overstays for 
that category. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF AMOUNT OF BOND.—On an an-
nual basis, the Secretary shall review, and, as appropriate, 
adjust the amounts of the bonds described in subsection 
(b). 
(d) PAYMENT OF BOND.—An alien required to post 
the bond under subsection (a) shall post such bond— 
(1) in electronic form; and 
(2) with a bonding agent designated by the Sec-
retary as qualified to hold such bond. 
(e) RELEASE OF BOND.—The Secretary shall author-
ize a bonding agent to release a bond— 
(1) to an alien required to post such bond— 
(A) after receiving a notification from the 
United States embassy or consulate in the 
alien’s country of origin that such alien de-
parted the United States and returned to such 
country of origin; or 
(B) if such alien changed or adjusted their 
status to an immigration status not required to 
post a bond under this section. 
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(2) to the E-bond Enforcement Fund under 
section 503 upon a determination by the Secretary 
that an alien— 
(A) overstayed their visa; or 
(B) did not return to their country of ori-
gin following the termination of their visa. 
(f) CHANGE OF STATUS.—An alien who has been ad-
mitted to the United States and who is required to post 
a bond under subsection (a) may be required to post an 
additional bond if such alien changes their status to that 
of a nonimmigrant in a category required to pay a higher 
bond under this section. 
(g) COLLECTION
OF
RECORDS
RELATING
TO 
BONDS.—The United States Embassy or United States 
consular office in the alien’s country of origin shall collect 
any records necessary to carry out this section. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 120 calendar days after the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 602. VISA OVERSTAY RATE CATEGORIES. 
The Secretary shall identify— 
(1) the visa overstay rate for each category of 
nonimmigrant 
aliens 
described 
under 
section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) in the previous year; and 
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(2) each category of nonimmigrant aliens de-
scribed under such section that had a visa overstay 
rate in the previous year that was more than 1.5 
percent. 
SEC. 603. E-BOND ENFORCEMENT FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the general 
fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘E-bond Enforcement Fund’’ (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited as offset-
ting receipts into the Fund all amounts released under 
section 501(e)(2) of this title. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts deposited into the 
Fund shall remain available until expended and shall be 
refunded out of the Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, to the Secretary of Homeland Security to— 
(1) ensure compliance with this title; and 
(2) administer enforcement programs. 
SEC. 604. REPORT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the committees of appropriate jurisdiction 
a report that includes— 
(1) the visa overstay rate for each category of 
nonimmigrant 
alien 
described 
under 
section 
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