3.0.0 3544 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z Senate S S 2010-06-29 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-29T18:30:24Z 2010-06-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN N Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives International organizations and cooperation Visas and passports Immigration 00 2010-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-10T13:50:25Z Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate program countries; (2) replace visa refusal rates with visa overstay rates in determining program participation; (3) set a maximum 3% visa overstay rate for program countries; (4) require an annual program compliance report to Congress; and (5) revise probationary status and program termination provisions.

Directs the Comptroller General to review the Secretary of Homeland Security's methods for: (1) tracking aliens entering and exiting the United States; and (2) detecting visa overstays.

Requires: (1) program countries to have agreements in place to share information on lost and stolen passports within 180 days of enactment of this Act; and (2) DHS to make information on all aliens who have overstayed their visas available electronically to state and local law enforcement agencies.

]]> Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 Display Title Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3544is/xml/BILLS-111s3544is.xml 2010-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.