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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1749

  To enhance the border security of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 30, 2001

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Helms, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
  Conrad, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeWine, and Mrs. 
  Hutchison) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To enhance the border security of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Border 
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
                            TITLE I--FUNDING

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for hiring and training 
                            Government personnel.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for improvements in 
                            technology and infrastructure.
Sec. 103. Machine-readable visa fees.
               TITLE II--INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING

Sec. 201. Interim measures for access to and coordination of law 
                            enforcement and other information.
Sec. 202. Interoperable law enforcement and intelligence data system 
                            with name-matching capacity and training.
                        TITLE III--VISA ISSUANCE

Sec. 301. Electronic provision of visa files.
Sec. 302. Implementation of an integrated entry and exit data system.
Sec. 303. Machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
Sec. 304. Terrorist lookout committees.
Sec. 305. Improved training for consular officers.
Sec. 306. Restriction on admissibility of nonimmigrants who are from 
                            countries that are state sponsors of 
                            international terrorism.
Sec. 307. Designation of program countries under the Visa Waiver 
                            Program.
Sec. 308. Tracking system for stolen passports.
              TITLE IV--ADMISSION AND INSPECTION OF ALIENS

Sec. 401. Study of the feasibility of a North American Perimeter 
                            National Security Program.
Sec. 402. Passenger manifests.
Sec. 403. Prearrival messages from other vessels destined to United 
                            States ports.
Sec. 404. Time period for inspections.
            TITLE V--FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS

Sec. 501. Foreign student monitoring program.
Sec. 502. Review of institutions and other entities authorized to 
                            enroll or sponsor certain nonimmigrants.
                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Treatment of immigration inspectors as law enforcement 
                            officers for purposes of Federal retirement 
                            benefits.
Sec. 602. Extension of deadline for improvement in border crossing 
                            identification cards.
Sec. 603. General Accounting Office study.
Sec. 604. International cooperation.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the following:
                    (A) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Select 
                Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate.
                    (B) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent 
                Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
                International Relations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
            (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President 
        of the United States, acting through the Director of the Office 
        of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
        State, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, the 
        Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the 
        Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.
            (4) USA PATRIOT Act.--The term ``USA PATRIOT Act'' means 
        the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate 
        Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT 
        ACT) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56).

                            TITLE I--FUNDING

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIRING AND TRAINING 
              GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.

    (a) Additional Personnel.--
            (1) INS inspectors.--During each of fiscal years 2002 
        through 2006, the Attorney General shall increase the number of 
        inspectors and associated support staff in the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service by the equivalent of at least 200 full-
        time employees over the number of inspectors and associated 
        support staff in the Immigration and Naturalization Service as 
        of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
            (2) INS investigative personnel.--During each of fiscal 
        years 2002 through 2006, the Attorney General shall increase 
        the number of investigative and associated support staff of the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service by the equivalent of at 
        least 200 full-time employees over the number of investigators 
        and associated support staff in the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service as of the end of the preceding fiscal 
        year.
            (3) Customs service inspectors.--During each of fiscal 
        years 2002 through 2006, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        increase the number of inspectors and associated support staff 
        in the United States Customs Service by the equivalent of at 
        least 200 full-time employees over the number of inspectors and 
        associated support staff in the United States Customs Service 
        as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.
    (b) Waiver of FTE Limitation.--The Attorney General is authorized 
to waive any limitation on the number of full-time equivalent personnel 
assigned to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for INS Staffing.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        for the Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary to 
        provide an increase in the annual rate of basic pay--
                    (A) for all journeyman Border Patrol agents and 
                inspectors who have completed at least one year's 
                service and are receiving an annual rate of basic pay 
                for positions at GS-9 of the General Schedule under 
                section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, from the 
                annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at GS-9 
                of the General Schedule under such section 5332, to an 
                annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at GS-11 
                of the General Schedule under such section 5332;
                    (B) for inspections assistants, from the annual 
                rate of bas
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ic pay payable for positions at GS-5 of the 
                General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United 
                States Code, to an annual rate of basic pay payable for 
                positions at GS-7 of the General Schedule under such 
                section 5332; and
                    (C) for the support staff associated with the 
                personnel described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), at 
                the appropriate GS level of the General Schedule under 
                such section 5332.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations for Training.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary--
            (1) to appropriately train Border Patrol personnel, United 
        States Customs Service personnel, and Immigration inspectors on 
        an ongoing basis to ensure that their proficiency levels are 
        acceptable to protect the borders of the United States;
            (2) to provide adequate continuing cross-training to 
        agencies staffing the United States ports of entry to 
        effectively and correctly apply applicable United States laws;
            (3) to fully train immigration inspectors to use the 
        appropriate lookout databases and to monitor passenger traffic 
        patterns; and
            (4) to expand the Carrier Consultant Program described in 
        section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1225A(b)).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations for Consular Functions.--
            (1) Responsibilities.--The Secretary of State shall--
                    (A) implement enhanced security measures for the 
                review of visa applicants;
                    (B) enhance the interface between United States and 
                international intelligence information;
                    (C) staff the facilities and programs associated 
                with the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B); and
                    (D) provide ongoing training for consular officers.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for the Department of State such sums as may 
        be necessary to carry out paragraph (1).

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN 
              TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Funding of Technology.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to funds 
        otherwise available for such purpose, there are authorized to 
        be appropriated $150,000,000 to the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service, and $150,000,000 to the United States 
        Customs Service, for purposes of--
                    (A) making improvements in technology (including 
                infrastructure support, computer security, and 
                information technology development) for improving 
                border security;
                    (B) expanding, utilizing, and improving technology 
                to improve border security; and
                    (C) facilitating the flow of commerce at ports of 
                entry, including improving and expanding programs for 
                preenrollment and preclearance.
            (2) Waiver of fees.--Federal agencies involved in border 
        security may waive enrollment fees for technology-based 
        programs to encourage alien participation in such programs.
            (3) Offset of increases in fees.--The Attorney General may, 
        to the extent reasonable, increase land border fees for the 
        issuance of arrival-departure documents to offset technology 
        costs.
    (b) Improvement and Expansion of INS, State Department, and Customs 
Facilities.--There are appropriated to the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, the United States Customs Service, and the 
Department of State such sums as may be necessary to improve and expand 
facilities for use by the personnel of those agencies.
    (c) Readers and Scanners at Ports of Entry.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 26, 2003, the 
        Attorney General shall install equipment and software to allow 
        biometric comparison of all travel documents issued to aliens 
        at all ports of entry of the United States.
            (2) Use of readers and scanners.--The Attorney General 
        shall utilize biometric data readers and scanners that the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology has determined 
        to be highly accurate when used to verify identity.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Department of Justice and the 
        Department of State such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.

SEC. 103. MACHINE-READABLE VISA FEES.

    (a) Relation to Subsequent Authorization Acts.--Section 140(a) of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
(Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Fee Amount.--The machine-readable visa fee charged by the 
Department of State shall be the higher of $65 or the cost of the 
machine-readable visa service, as determined by the Secretary of State 
after conducting a study of the cost of such service.
    (c) Surcharge.--The Department of State is authorized to charge a 
surcharge of $10, in addition to the machine-readable visa fee, for 
issuing a machine-readable visa in a nonmachine-readable passport.
    (d) Availability of Collected Fees.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, amounts collected as fees described in this 
subsection shall be credited as an offsetting collection to any 
appropriation for the Department of State to recover costs of providing 
consular services. Amounts so credited shall be available, until 
expended, for the same purposes as the appropriation to which credited.

               TITLE II--INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING

SEC. 201. INTERIM MEASURES FOR ACCESS TO AND COORDINATION OF LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATION.

    (a) Interim Directive.--Until the plan required by subsection (c) 
is implemented, United States law enforcement agencies and the 
intelligence community shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share 
any information with the Department of State and the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service relevant to the admissibility and deportability 
of aliens, consistent with the plan described in subsection (c).
    (b) Report Identifying Law Enforcement and Intelligence 
Information.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a report identifying United 
        States law enforcement and the intelligence community 
        information, including information available through foreign 
        and international counterpart agencies and organizations, 
        needed by the Department of State to screen visa applicants, or 
        by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to screen 
        applicants for admission to the United States, and to identify 
        those aliens inadmissible or deportable under the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act. The report shall also make specific 
        recommendations regarding the selection and use of biometric 
        identifiers as described in section 303 that the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology has determined to be 
        highly accurate when used to verify identity.
            (2) Repeal.--Section 414(d) of the USA PATRIOT Act is 
        hereby repealed.
    (c) Coordination Plan.--
            (1) Requirement for plan.--Not later than one year after 
        the date of enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act, the President 
        shall develop and implement a plan based on the findings of the 
        report under subsection (b) that requires United States law 
        enforcement agencies and the intelligence community to provide 
        to the Department of State and the Immigration and 
        Natu
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ralization Service all information identified in that 
        report as expeditiously as practicable.
            (2) Consultation requirement.--In the preparation and 
        implementation of the plan under this subsection, the President 
        shall consult with the appropriate committees of Congress.
            (3) Protections regarding information and uses thereof.--
        The plan under this subsection shall establish conditions for 
        using the information described in subsection (b) received by 
        the Department of State and Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service--
                    (A) to limit the redissemination of such 
                information;
                    (B) to ensure that such information is used solely 
                to determine whether to issue a visa to an alien or to 
                determine the admissibility or deportability of an 
                alien to the United States, except as otherwise 
                authorized under Federal law;
                    (C) to ensure the accuracy, security, and 
                confidentiality of such information;
                    (D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals 
                who are subjects of such information;
                    (E) to provide for the timely removal and 
                destruction of obsolete or inaccurate information; and
                    (F) in a manner that protects the sources and 
                methods used to acquire intelligence information as 
                required by section 103(c)(6) of the National Security 
                Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(6)).
            (4) Criminal penalties for misuse of information.--Any 
        person who obtains information under this subsection without 
        authorization or exceeding authorized access (as defined in 
        section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code), and who uses 
        such information in the manner described in any of the 
        paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 1030(a) of such title, or 
        attempts to use such information in such manner, shall be 
        subject to the same penalties as are applicable under section 
        1030(c) of such title for violation of that paragraph.
            (5) Advancing deadlines for a technology standard and 
        report.--Section 403(c) of the USA PATRIOT Act is amended--
                    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2 years'' and 
                inserting ``one year''; and
                    (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``18 months'' and 
                inserting ``six months''.

SEC. 202. INTEROPERABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE DATA SYSTEM 
              WITH NAME-MATCHING CAPACITY AND TRAINING.

    (a) Interoperable Law Enforcement and Intelligence Electronic Data 
System.--
            (1) Requirement for interoperable data system.--Upon the 
        date of commencement of implementation of the plan required by 
        section 201(c), the President shall develop and implement an 
        interoperable electronic data system to provide current and 
        immediate access to information in databases of United States 
        law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community that is 
        relevant to determine whether to issue a visa or to determine 
        the admissibility or deportability of an alien.
            (2) Consultation requirement.--In the development and 
        implementation of the data system under this subsection, the 
        President shall consult with the Director of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and any such other 
        agency as may be deemed appropriate.
            (3) Technology standard.--
                    (A) In general.--The data system developed and 
                implemented under this subsection, and the databases 
                referred to in paragraph (1), shall utilize the 
                technology standard established pursuant to section 
                403(c) of the USA PATRIOT Act, as amended by section 
                201(c)(5) and subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 403(c) of the 
                USA PATRIOT Act, as amended by section 201(c)(5), is 
                further amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
                        including appropriate biometric standards,'' 
                        after ``technology standard''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) --
                                    (I) by striking ``Integrated'' and 
                                inserting ``Interoperable''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``integrated'' and 
                                inserting ``interoperable''.
            (4) Access to information in data system.--Subject to 
        paragraph (5), information in the data system under this 
        subsection shall be readily and easily accessible--
                    (A) to any consular officer responsible for the 
                issuance of visas;
                    (B) to any Federal official responsible for 
                determining the admissibility or deportability of an 
                alien to the United States; and
                    (C) to any Federal law enforcement or intelligence 
                officer determined by regulation to be responsible for 
                the investigation or identification of aliens.
            (5) Limitation on access.--The President shall establish 
        procedures to restrict access to intelligence information in 
        the data system under this subsection, and the databases 
        referred to in paragraph (1), under circumstances in which such 
        information is not to be disclosed directly to Government 
        officials under paragraph (4).
    (b) Name-Search Capacity and Support.--
            (1) In general.--The interoperable electronic data system 
        required by subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) have the capacity to compensate for disparate 
                name formats among the different databases referred to 
                in subsection (a);
                    (B) be searchable on a linguistically sensitive 
                basis;
                    (C) provide adequate user support;
                    (D) to the extent practicable, utilize commercially 
                available technology; and
                    (E) be adjusted and improved, based upon experience 
                with the databases and improvements in the underlying 
                technologies and sciences, on a continuing basis.
            (2) Linguistically sensitive searches.--
                    (A) In general.--To satisfy the requirement of 
                paragraph (1)(B), the interoperable electronic database 
                shall be searchable based on linguistically sensitive 
                algorithms that--
                            (i) account for variations in name formats 
                        and transliterations, including varied 
                        spellings and varied separation or combination 
                        of name elements, within a particular language; 
                        and
                            (ii) incorporate advanced linguistic, 
                        mathematical, statistical, and anthropological 
                        research and methods.
                    (B) Languages required.--
                            (i) Priority languages.--Linguistically 
                        sensitive algorithms shall be developed and 
                        implemented for no fewer than 4 languages 
                        designated as high priorities by the Secretary 
                        of State, the Attorney General, and the 
                        Director of Central Intelligence.
                            (ii) Implementation schedule.--Of the 4 
                        linguistically sensitive algorithms required to 
                        be developed and implemented under clause (i)--
            
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                        (I) the two highest priority 
                                language algorithms shall be 
                                implemented within 12 months after the 
                                date of enactment of this Act; and
                                    (II) an additional language 
                                algorithm shall be implemented each 
                                succeeding year for the next two years.
            (3) Adequate user support.--To satisfy the requirement of 
        paragraph (1)(C), the interoperable electronic data system 
        shall provide--
                    (A) authoritative, easily accessed information 
                about the nature, structure, and likely gender of names 
                in different languages, including at least those 
                languages specified pursuant to paragraph (2)(B); and
                    (B) a means for communication of questions to 
                Government experts.
            (4) Interim reports.--Six months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress in 
implementing each requirement of this section.
            (5) Reports by intelligence agencies.--
                    (A) Current standards.--Not later than 60 days 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
                of Central Intelligence shall complete the survey and 
                issue the report previously required by section 309(a) 
                of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
                1998 (50 U.S.C. 403-3 note).
                    (B) Guidelines.--Not later than 120 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
                Intelligence shall issue the guidelines and submit the 
                copy of those guidelines previously required by section 
                309(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
                Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 403-3 note).
            (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this subsection.

                        TITLE III--VISA ISSUANCE

SEC. 301. ELECTRONIC PROVISION OF VISA FILES.

    Section 221(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``(a)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The consular officer issuing a visa to an alien shall provide 
to the Service an electronic version of the alien's visa file to ensure 
that the data in that visa file is available to immigration inspectors 
at the United States ports of entry before the arrival of the alien at 
such a port of entry.''.

SEC. 302. IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM.

    (a) Development of System.--In developing the integrated entry and 
exit data system for the ports of entry, as required by the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106-215), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State 
shall--
            (1) implement, fund, and use a technology standard under 
        section 403(c) of the USA PATRIOT Act (as amended by sections 
        201(c)(5) and 202(a)(3)(B)) at United States ports of entry and 
        at consular posts abroad;
            (2) establish a database containing the arrival and 
        departure data from machine-readable visas, passports, and 
        arrival-departure records; and
            (3) make interoperable all security databases relevant to 
        making determinations of admissibility under section 212 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182).
    (b) Implementation.--In implementing the provisions of subsection 
(a), the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of 
State shall utilize--
            (1) technologies that facilitate the lawful cross-border 
        movement of persons and commerce without compromising the 
        safety and security of the United States; and
            (2) consider implementing the North American Perimeter 
        National Security Program described in section 401.

SEC. 303. MACHINE-READABLE, TAMPER-RESISTANT ENTRY AND EXIT DOCUMENTS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall each 
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress containing a 
schedule, and a statement of the costs, with respect to the department 
that the official heads, for--
            (1) the full implementation of the requirements of 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) the full deployment of the equipment and software to 
        allow biometric comparison of the documents described in 
        subsection (b).
    (b) Requirements.--Not later than October 26, 2003, the Attorney 
General and the Secretary of State shall commence--
            (1) the issuance of machine-readable, tamper-resistant 
        travel documents issued to aliens that use standardized 
        biometric identifiers pursuant to the recommendations in 
        section 201(b); and
            (2) requiring aliens who seek to enter the United States 
        under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act to possess tamper-
        resistant, machine-readable passports using standardized 
        biometric identifiers pursuant to that section.
    (c) Use of Technology Standard.--The systems employed to implement 
subsection (b) shall utilize the technology standard established 
pursuant to section 403(c) of the USA PATRIOT Act, as amended by 
section 201(c)(5) and 202(a)(3)(B).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 304. TERRORIST LOOKOUT COMMITTEES.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a 
terrorist lookout committee within each United States mission to a 
foreign country in which there is a United States consular post.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of each committee established under 
subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) to utilize the cooperative resources of all elements of 
        the United States mission in the country in which the consular 
        post is located to identify potential terrorists and to develop 
        information on those individuals;
            (2) to ensure that the names of known and suspected 
        terrorists are routinely and consistently brought to the 
        attention of the appropriate United States consular post in 
        that country; and
            (3) to ensure that the names of known and suspected 
        terrorists are entered into the appropriate lookout databases.
    (c) Composition; Chair.--Each committee shall be composed of 
representatives of appropriate entities at the United States mission in 
the country in which the consular post is located, including 
representatives of relevant law enforcement and intelligence entities, 
and shall be chaired by the deputy chief of mission or principal 
officer of that post.
    (d) Meetings.--The committee shall meet at least monthly to share 
information pertaining to the committee's purpose as described in 
paragraph (2). The pendency of a scheduled meeting shall not be grounds 
for any entity to withhold urgent or otherwise time-sensitive 
information.
    (e) Periodic Reports.--The committee shall submit quarterly reports 
to the Secretary of State describing the committee's activities, 
whether or not information on known or suspected terrorists was 
developed during the quarter.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may
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SEC. 305. IMPROVED TRAINING FOR CONSULAR OFFICERS.

    (a) Training.--The Secretary of State shall require that all 
consular officers, before undertaking to perform consular 
responsibilities, receive specialized training in the effective 
screening of visa applicants who pose a potential threat to the safety 
or security of the United States. Such officers shall be specially and 
extensively trained in the identification of aliens inadmissible under 
section 212(a)(3) (A) and (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
interagency and international intelligence communication regarding 
terrorists and terrorism, and cultural-sensitivity toward visa 
applicants.
    (b) Use of Foreign Intelligence Information.--As an ongoing 
component of the training required in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
State shall coordinate with the Director of the Office of Homeland 
Security, United States law enforcement agencies, and the intelligence 
community to compile and disseminate to the Bureau of Consular Affairs 
reports, bulletins, updates, and other current unclassified information 
relevant to terrorists and terrorism and to screening visa applicants 
who pose a potential threat to the safety or security of the United 
States.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement this section.

SEC. 306. RESTRICTION ON ADMISSIBILITY OF NONIMMIGRANTS FROM COUNTRIES 
              THAT ARE STATE SPONSORS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--No nonimmigrant visa shall be issued to any alien 
from a country that is a state sponsor of international terrorism 
unless it has been determined that such alien does not pose a threat to 
the safety or national security of the United States according to 
standards developed by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, and applicable to nationals of such states. In 
addition to the consultation required under the preceding sentence, any 
determination made by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General 
under this subsection shall be made in consultation with the heads of 
other appropriate United States agencies, using standards applicable to 
nationals of such states.
    (b) State Sponsor of International Terrorism Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``state sponsor 
        of international terrorism'' means any country the government 
        of which has been determined by the Secretary of State under 
        any of the laws specified in paragraph (2) to have repeatedly 
        provided support for acts of international terrorism.
            (2) Laws under which determinations were made.--The laws 
        specified in this paragraph are the following:
                    (A) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration 
                Act of 1979 (or successor statute).
                    (B) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act.
                    (C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961.

SEC. 307. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES UNDER THE VISA WAIVER 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--As a condition of a country's initial designation 
or continued designation for participation in the visa waiver program 
under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney 
General and the Secretary of State shall consider whether the country 
reports to the United States Government on a timely basis the theft of 
blank passports issued by that country.
    (b) Check of Lookout Databases.--Prior to the admission of an alien 
under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service shall determine that the applicant for admission does not 
appear in any of the appropriate lookout databases.

SEC. 308. TRACKING SYSTEM FOR STOLEN PASSPORTS.

    (a) Entering Stolen Passport Identification Numbers in the 
Interoperable Data System.--Not later than 72 hours after receiving 
notification of the loss or theft of a passport, the Attorney General 
shall enter into the interoperable law enforcement and intelligence 
data system established in section 202 the corresponding identification 
number for the stolen passport.
    (b) Transition Period.--Until such time as the system described in 
section 202 is fully implemented, the Attorney General shall enter the 
data described in subsection (a) into an existing data system being 
used to determine the admissibility or deportability of aliens.

              TITLE IV--ADMISSION AND INSPECTION OF ALIENS

SEC. 401. STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A NORTH AMERICAN PERIMETER 
              NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Immigration and 
Naturalization, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Homeland Security, shall jointly conduct a study of the feasibility of 
establishing a North American Perimeter National Security Program to 
enhance the mutual security and safety of the United States, Canada, 
and Mexico.
    (b) Study Elements.--In conducting the study required by subsection 
(a), the officials specified in subsection (a) shall consider the 
following:
            (1) Preclearance.--The feasibility of establishing a 
        program enabling foreign national travelers to the United 
States to submit voluntarily to a preclearance procedure established by 
the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
to determine whether such traveler is admissible to the United States 
under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182). Consideration shall be given to the feasibility of expanding the 
preclearance program to include the preclearance both of foreign 
nationals traveling to Canada and foreign nationals traveling to 
Mexico.
            (2) Preinspection.--The feasibility of expanding 
        preinspection facilities at foreign airports as described in 
        section 235A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
        Consideration shall be given to the feasibility of expanding 
        preinspections to foreign nationals on air flights destined for 
        Canada and Mexico, and the cross training and funding of 
        inspectors from Canada and Mexico.
            (3) Conditions.--A determination of the measures necessary 
        to ensure that the conditions required by section 235A(a)(5) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225a(a)(5)) are 
        satisfied, including consultation with experts recognized for 
        their expertise regarding the conditions required by that 
        section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Immigration and 
Naturalization shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Homeland Security, jointly submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth 
the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 402. PASSENGER MANIFESTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 231 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1221(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (j); and
            (3) by inserting after ``Sec. 231.'' the following new 
        subsections: ``(a) Arrival Manifests.--For each commercial 
        vessel or aircraft transporting any person to any seaport or 
        airport of the United States from any place outside the United 
        States, it shall be the duty of an official specified in 
        subsection (d) to provide to an immigration officer at that 
        port manifest information about each passe
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        and other occupant transported on such vessel or aircraft prior 
        to arrival at that port.
    ``(b) Departure Manifests.--For each vessel or aircraft taking 
passengers on board at any seaport or airport of the United States, who 
are destined to any place outside the United States, it shall be the 
duty of an appropriate official specified in subsection (d) to provide 
an immigration officer before departure from such port manifest 
information about each passenger, crew member, and other occupant to be 
transported.
    ``(c) Contents of Manifest.--The information to be provided with 
respect to each person listed on a manifest required to be provided 
under subsection (a) or (b) shall include--
            ``(1) complete name;
            ``(2) date of birth;
            ``(3) citizenship;
            ``(4) sex;
            ``(5) passport number and country of issuance;
            ``(6) country of residence;
            ``(7) United States visa number, date, and place of 
        issuance, where applicable;
            ``(8) alien registration number, where applicable;
            ``(9) United States address while in the United States; and
            ``(10) such other information the Attorney General, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
        Treasury determines as being necessary for the identification 
        of the persons transported and for the enforcement of the 
        immigration laws and to protect safety and national security.
    ``(d) Appropriate Officials Specified.--An appropriate official 
specified in this subsection is the master or commanding officer, or 
authorized agent, owner, or consignee, of the vessel or aircraft 
concerned.
    ``(e) Extension to Land Carriers.--The Attorney General is 
authorized to extend, by regulation, the requirements of subsection (a) 
or (b) to any public or private carrier transporting persons by land to 
or from the United States.
    ``(f) Deadline for Requirement of Electronic Transmission of 
Manifest Information.--Not later than January 1, 2003, manifest 
information required to be provided under subsection (a) or (b) shall 
be transmitted electronically.
    ``(g) Prohibition.--No operator of any private or public carrier 
that is under a duty to provide manifest information under this section 
shall be granted clearance papers until the appropriate official 
specified in subsection (d) has complied with the requirements of this 
subsection, except that in the case of vessels, aircraft, or land 
carriers which the Attorney General determines are making regular trips 
to the United States, the Attorney General may, when expedient, arrange 
for the provision of manifest information of persons departing the 
United States at a later date.
    ``(h) Penalties Against Noncomplying Shipments, Aircraft, or 
Carriers.--If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney 
General that an appropriate official specified in subsection (d), any 
public or private carrier, or the agent of any transportation line, as 
the case may be, has refused or failed to provide manifest information 
required by subsection (a) or (b), or that the manifest information 
provided is not accurate and full, such official, carrier, or agent, as 
the case may be, shall pay to the Commissioner the sum of $300 for each 
person with respect to whom such accurate and full manifest information 
is not provided, or with respect to whom the manifest information is 
not prepared as prescribed by this section or by regulations issued 
pursuant thereto. No vessel, aircraft, or land carrier shall be granted 
clearance pending determination of the question of the liability to the 
payment of such penalty, or while it remains unpaid, and no such 
penalty shall be remitted or refunded, except that clearance may be 
granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit 
with the Commissioner of a bond or undertaking approved by the Attorney 
General or a sum sufficient to cover such penalty.
    ``(i) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive the requirements of 
subsection (a) or (b) upon such circumstances and conditions as the 
Attorney General may by regulation prescribe.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to persons arriving in, or departing from, the 
United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 403. PREARRIVAL MESSAGES FROM OTHER VESSELS DESTINED TO UNITED 
              STATES PORTS.

    Section 4(a)(5) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 
1223(a)(5)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(5)(A) may require the receipt of prearrival messages 
        from any vessel destined for a port or place subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States, not later than 96 hours 
        before the vessel's arrival or such time as deemed necessary 
        under regulations promulgated by the Secretary to thoroughly 
        examine all information provided, which shall include with 
        respect to the vessel--
                    ``(i) the route and name of each port and each 
                place of destination in the United States;
                    ``(ii) the estimated date and time of arrival at 
                each port or place;
                    ``(iii) the name of the vessel;
                    ``(iv) the country of registry of the vessel;
                    ``(v) the call sign of the vessel;
                    ``(vi) the International Maritime Organization 
                (IMO) international number or, if the vessel does not 
                have an assigned IMO international number, the official 
                number of the vessel;
                    ``(vii) the name of the registered owner of the 
                vessel;
                    ``(viii) the name of the operator of the vessel;
                    ``(ix) the name of the classification society of 
                the vessel;
                    ``(x) a general description of the cargo on board 
                the vessel;
                    ``(xi) in the case of certain dangerous cargo--
                            ``(I) the name and description of the 
                        dangerous cargo;
                            ``(II) the amount of the dangerous cargo 
                        carried;
                            ``(III) the stowage location of the 
                        dangerous cargo; and
                            ``(IV) the operational condition of the 
                        equipment under section 164.35 of title 33 of 
                        the Code of Federal Regulations;
                    ``(xii) the date of departure and name of the port 
                from which the vessel last departed;
                    ``(xiii) the name and telephone number of a 24-hour 
                point of contact for each port included in the notice 
                of arrival;
                    ``(xiv) the location or position of the vessel at 
                the time of the report;
                    ``(xv) a list of crew members onboard the vessel 
                including with respect to each crew member--
                            ``(I) the full name;
                            ``(II) the date of birth;
                            ``(III) the nationality;
                            ``(IV) the passport number or mariners 
                        document number; and
                            ``(V) the position or duties;
                    ``(xvi) a list of persons other than crew members 
                onboard the vessel including with respect to each such 
                person--
                            ``(I) the full name;
                            ``(II) the date of birth;
                            ``(III) the nationality; and
                            ``(IV) the passport number; and
                    ``(xvii) any other information required by the 
                Secretary; and
            ``(B) any changes to the information required by 
        subparagraph
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 (A), except changes in the arrival or departure 
        time of less than 6 hours, must be reported as soon as 
        practicable but not less than 24 hours before entering the port 
        of destination. The Secretary may deny entry of a vessel into 
        the territorial sea of the United States if the Secretary has 
        not received notification for the vessel in accordance with 
        this paragraph.''.

SEC. 404. TIME PERIOD FOR INSPECTIONS.

    (a) Repeal of Time Limitation on Inspections.--Section 286(g) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)) is amended by 
striking ``, within forty-five minutes of their presentation for 
inspection,''.
    (b) Staffing Levels at Ports of Entry.--The Immigration and 
Naturalization Service shall staff ports of entry at such levels that 
would be adequate to meet traffic flow and inspection time objectives 
without compromising the safety and security of the United States.

            TITLE V--FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS

SEC. 501. FOREIGN STUDENT MONITORING PROGRAM.

    (a) Strengthening Requirements for Implementation of Monitoring 
Program.--
            (1) Monitoring and verification of information.--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 required.--The Attorney 
        General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
        establish an electronic means to monitor and verify--
                    ``(A) the issuance of documentation of acceptance 
                of a foreign student by an approved institution of 
                higher education or other approved educational 
                institution, or of an exchange visitor program 
                participant by a designated exchange visitor program;
                    ``(B) the transmittal of the documentation referred 
                to in subparagraph (A) to the Department of State for 
                use by the Bureau of Consular Affairs;
                    ``(C) the issuance of a visa to a foreign student 
                or an exchange visitor program participant;
                    ``(D) the admission into the United States of the 
                foreign student or exchange visitor program 
                participant;
                    ``(E) the notification to an approved institution 
                of higher education, other approved educational 
                institution, or exchange visitor program 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 institution of higher 
                education or other approved educational institution, or 
                the participation of that exchange visitor program 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 participant, including a 
                changing of school or designated exchange visitor 
                program and any termination of studies or participation 
                in a designated exchange visitor program.
            ``(4) Reporting requirements.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the deadline for registering for classes for an academic term 
        of an approved institution of higher education or other 
        approved educational 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, respectively, shall report to the 
        Immigration and Naturalization 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 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (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 designated 
                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 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Reporting requirements.--The Attorney General shall 
        prescribe by regulation reporting requirements by taking into 
        account the curriculum calendar of the approved institution of 
        higher education, other approved educational institution, or 
        exchange visitor program.''.
    (b) Information Required of the Visa Applicant.--Prior to the 
issuance of a visa under section 101(a)(15) (F) or (M) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, each alien applying for such visa 
shall provide to a consular 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 information 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 Responsibility 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 section 101(a)(15) (F) 
                or (M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act unless--
                            (i) the Department of State has received 
                        from an approved institution of higher 
                        education or other approved educational 
                        institution electronic evidence of 
                        documentation of the alien's acceptance at that 
                        institution; and
                            (ii) the consular officer has adequately 
                        reviewed the applicant's visa record.
                    (B) Notification upon visa issuance.--Upon the 
                issuance of a visa under section 101(a)(15) (F) or (M) 
                of the Immigration and Nationality Act to an alien, the 
                Secretary of State shall transmit to the Immigration 
                and Nationality Act a notification of the issuance of 
                that visa.
                    (C) Notification upon admission of alien.--The 
                Immigration and Naturalization Service shall notify the 
                approved institution of higher education or 
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                approved educational institution that an alien accepted 
                for such institution or program has been admitted to 
                the United States.
                    (D) Notification of failure of enrollment.--Not 
                later than 30 days after the deadline for registering 
                for classes for an academic term, the approved 
                institution of higher education or other approved 
                educational institution shall inform the Immigration 
                and Naturalization Service of any failure of any alien 
                described in subparagraph (C) to enroll or to commence 
                participation.
            (2) Requirement to submit list of approved institutions.--
        Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Attorney General shall provide the Secretary of State with 
        a list of all approved institutions of higher education or 
        other approved educational institutions that are authorized to 
        receive nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15) (F) and (M) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.

SEC. 502. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO 
              ENROLL OR SPONSOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.

    (a) Periodic Review of Compliance.--The Commissioner of Immigration 
and Naturalization, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
shall conduct periodic reviews of the institutions certified to receive 
nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. Each review shall determine whether 
the institutions are in compliance with--
            (1) recordkeeping and reporting requirements to receive 
        nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of that 
        Act; and
            (2) recordkeeping and reporting requirements under section 
        641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
        Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372).
    (b) Periodic Review of Sponsors of Exchange Visitors.--
            (1) Requirement for reviews.--The Secretary of State shall 
        conduct periodic reviews of the entities designated to sponsor 
        exchange visitor program participants under section 
        101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
            (2) Determinations.--On the basis of reviews of entities 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the 
        entities are in compliance with--
                    (A) recordkeeping and reporting requirements to 
                receive nonimmigrant exchange visitor program 
                participants under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act; and
                    (B) recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 
                section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
                Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372).
    (c) Effect of Failure To Comply.--Failure of an institution or 
other entity to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements to receive nonimmigrant students or exchange visitor 
program participants under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, or section 641 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1372), may, at the election of the Commissioner of Immigration and 
Naturalization, result in the termination of the institution's approval 
to receive such students or the termination of the other entity's 
designation to sponsor exchange visitor program participants, as the 
case may be.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. TREATMENT OF IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (20), by inserting ``, and an immigration 
        inspector'' after ``administrative position'' in the first 
        sentence;
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27)(B);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(29) `immigration inspector' means--
                    ``(A) an employee in a position in the Immigration 
                and Naturalization Service the principal duties of 
                which are to control and guard the boundaries and 
                borders of the United States against illegal entry of 
                aliens at ports of entry; and
                    ``(B) an employee of the Immigration and 
                Naturalization Service who is serving in a supervisory 
                or administrative position to which the employee was 
                transferred from a position described in subparagraph 
                (A).''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8401 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (17)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(E) an immigration inspector;'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (33);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (34) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph
            ``(35) `immigration inspector' means--
                    ``(A) an employee in a position in the Immigration 
                and Naturalization Service the principal duties of 
                which are to control and guard the boundaries and 
                borders of the United States against illegal entry of 
                aliens at ports-of-entry; and
                    ``(B) an employee of the Immigration and 
                Naturalization Service who is serving in a supervisory 
                or administrative position to which the employee was 
                transferred directly from a position described in 
                subparagraph (A) after having served in such a position 
                for at least three years.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section 
        shall--
                    (A) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
                applicable pay period that begins on or after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) shall apply with respect to service performed 
                on or after such effective date.
            (2) Supervisors and administrators.--In the administration 
        of paragraph (1)(B), a person serving on the effective date of 
        this Act in a supervisory or administrative position as 
        described in section 8331(29)(B) of title 5, United States 
        Code, as amended by subsection (a), or section 8401(35)(B) of 
        such title, as amended by subsection (b), shall be treated as 
        serving in a law enforcement officer position beginning on such 
        date for the purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of such 
        title, or for purposes of chapter 84 of such title, 
        respectively.

SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN BORDER CROSSING 
              IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

    Section 104(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking 
``5 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.

SEC. 603. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY.

    (a) Requirement for Study.--
            (1)
a2b
 In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and 
        utility of implementing a requirement that each nonimmigrant 
        alien in the United States submit to the Commissioner of 
        Immigration and Naturalization each year a current address and, 
        where applicable, the name and address of an employer.
            (2) Nonimmigrant alien defined.--In paragraph (1), the term 
        ``nonimmigrant alien'' means an alien described in section 
        101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the study under subsection (a). The report shall include 
the Comptroller General's findings, together with any recommendations 
that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.

SEC. 604. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

    (a) International Electronic Data System.--The Secretary of State 
and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security, shall jointly 
conduct a study of the alternative approaches (including the costs of, 
and procedures necessary for, each alternative approach) for 
encouraging or requiring Canada, Mexico, and countries treated as visa 
waiver program countries under section 217 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to develop an intergovernmental network of 
interoperable electronic data systems that--
            (1) facilitates real-time access to that country's law 
        enforcement and intelligence information that is needed by the 
        Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service to screen visa applicants and applicants for admission 
        into the United States to identify aliens who are inadmissible 
        or deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
            (2) is interoperable with the electronic data system 
        implemented under section 202; and
            (3) performs in accordance with implementation of the 
        technology standard referred to in section 202(a).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall submit 
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report setting forth the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (a).
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