3.0.0 4373 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z House H HR 2004-05-17 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2004-06-28T17:31:24Z Referred to 2004-05-17T16:30:25Z 2004-06-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2004-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 N M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2004-06-09 False Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Data transmission systems Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Engineers Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign students Government Operations and Politics Government statistics Higher education Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Scientists Security clearances Security measures Skilled labor Technology transfer Visas Immigration 00 2004-05-17 Introduced in House 2004-06-28T18:01:50Z Furthering Education and Research through Mantis Improvements Act or FERMI Act - Requires the Secretary of State to: (1) provide consular officers with improved guidance regarding the operational structure and requirements of the Visas Mantis security check program (which protects against illegal transfers of sensitive technology); and (2) provide greater specificity in the Technology Alert List used under the program. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make fully interoperable the data systems used under the program. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on progress toward implementing these provisions.

Establishes a three-year validity period for Visas Mantis security checks and revalidations. Permits revalidations in the United States. Allows multiple entries on a nonimmigrant visa for which a security check is required. Makes security checks valid across changes in nonimmigrant classifications. Creates an exception for national security concerns as determined by the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports on the Visas Mantis program to Congress.

]]> FERMI Act Display Title FERMI Act Official Title as Introduced To preserve the preeminence of the United States in scientific research by improving the Visas Mantis security check program through a reduction of processing times and improvement in efficiency under such program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FERMI Act Short Titles as Introduced Furthering Education and Research through Mantis Improvements Act Introduced in House 2004-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4373ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4373ih.xml 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.