S.Amdt. 3821

1. Inserts new text wherever appropriate

   Inserts

   Inserted: VISA WAIVER PROGRAM EXPANSION

   Inserted: Sec. __. Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(8) Probationary admission.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a country may be designated as a program country, on a probationary basis, under this section if--

   Inserted: "(i) the country is a member of the European Union;

   Inserted: "(ii) the country is providing material support, including more than a nominal number of military personnel, to the United States or the multilateral forces in Afghanistan or Iraq, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State;

   Inserted: "(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that participation of the country in the visa waiver program under this section does not compromise the law enforcement interests of the United States.

   Inserted: "(B) Refusal rates; overstay rates.--The determination under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall not take into account any refusal rates or overstay rates prior to the expiration of the first full year of the country's admission into the European Union.

   Inserted: "(C) Full compliance.--Not later than 2 years after the date of a country's designation under subparagraph (A), the country--

   Inserted: "(i) shall be in full compliance with all applicable requirements for program country status under this section; or

   Inserted: "(ii) shall have its program country designation terminated.

   Inserted: "(D) Extensions.--The Secretary of State may extend, for a period not to exceed 2 years, the probationary designation granted under subparagraph (A) if the country--

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   Inserted: "(i) is making significant progress towards coming into full compliance with all applicable requirements for program country status under this section;

   Inserted: "(ii) is likely to achieve full compliance before the end of such 2-year period; and

   Inserted: "(iii) continues to be an ally of the United States against terrorist states, organizations, and individuals, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State.".

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