S.Amdt. 3292

SA 3292. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page _, between lines _ and _, insert the following:

SEC. ___. ACCESS FOR SHORT-TERM STUDY.

(a) Reduced Fee for Short-Term Study.--
(1) In general.--Section 641(e)(4)(A) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1372(e)(4)(A)) is amended by striking the second
sentence and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection
(g)(2), the fee imposed on any individual may not exceed
$100, except that in the case of an alien admitted under
subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) as an au pair, camp
counselor, or participant in a summer work travel program,
the fee shall not exceed $35 and that in the case of an alien
admitted under subparagraph (F) of such section 101(a)(15)
for a program that will not exceed 90 days, the fee shall not
exceed $35.''.
(2) Technical amendments.--Such section 641(e)(4)(A) is
further amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Attorney General''
and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Attorney
General's'' and inserting ``Secretary's''.
(b) Recreational Courses.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue
appropriate guidance to consular officers in order to give
appropriate discretion, according to criteria developed at
each post and approved by the Secretary of State, so that a
course of a duration no more than 1 semester (or its
equivalent), and not awarding certification, license or
degree, is considered recreational in nature for purposes of
determining appropriateness for visitor status.
(c) Language Training Programs.--
(1) Requirement for accreditation.--Section
101(a)(15)(F)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) is amended by
striking ``a language'' and inserting ``an accredited
language''.
(2) Requirement for regulations.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by
paragraph (1). Such regulations shall--
(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D),
require that an accredited language training program
described in section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) be accredited by
an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of
Education;
(B) require that if such an accredited language training
program provides intensive language training, the head of
such program provide the Secretary with documentation
regarding the specific subject matter for which the program
is accredited;
(C) permit an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant under such
section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) to participate in a language
training program that is not accredited as described in
subparagraph (A) during the 2-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(D) permit a language training program established after
the date of the enactment of this Act and that is not
accredited as described in subparagraph (A) to qualify as an
accredited language training program under such section
101(a)(15)(F)(i) during the 2-year period beginning on the
date such language training program is established.
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