S.Amdt. 1273
What it does: Adds SEC. ____. VISA OVERSTAY NOTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM wherever appropriate
Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. ____. VISA OVERSTAY NOTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ____. VISA OVERSTAY NOTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM.
Inserted: (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of notifying individuals who have traveled to the United States from a foreign nation that the terms of their admission to the United States are about to expire, including individuals that entered with a visa or through the visa waiver program.
Inserted: (b) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
Inserted: (1) provide for the collection of contact information, including telephone numbers and email addresses, as appropriate, of individuals traveling to the United States from a foreign nation; and
Inserted: (2) randomly select a pool of participants in order to form a statistically significant sample of people who travel to the United States each year to receive notification by telephone, email, or other electronic means that the terms of their admission to the United States is about to expire.
Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on whether the telephone or email notifications have a statistically significant effect on reducing the rates of visa overstays in the United States.
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SA 1273. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. VISA OVERSTAY NOTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of notifying individuals who have traveled to the United States from a foreign nation that the terms of their admission to the United States are about to expire, including individuals that entered with a visa or through the visa waiver program.
(b) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) provide for the collection of contact information, including telephone numbers and email addresses, as appropriate, of individuals traveling to the United States from a foreign nation; and
(2) randomly select a pool of participants in order to form a statistically significant sample of people who travel to the United States each year to receive notification by telephone, email, or other electronic means that the terms of their admission to the United States is about to expire.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on whether the telephone or email notifications have a statistically significant effect on reducing the rates of visa overstays in the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 13, 2013