,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjac ,mr4 
,barletta introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,immigration and ,nationality 
,act to criminalize unlawful presence4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,visa ,overstay ,enforcement    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,unlawful presence  
criminalized ,the ,immigration and      
,nationality ,act is amended by         
inserting after section #bgd;,d the     
following3  #bgd;,e4 ,unlawful presence 
7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b71 any alien who is        
unlawfully present in the ,united       
,states for a period of #cj consecutive 

days shall be punished--  7#a7 in the   
case of a first offense1 as felony1 by a
 fine of not more than #aj1jjj or by    
imprisonment for not more than #a year1 
or both2 and  7#b7 in the case of a     
subsequent offense1 as a felony1 by a   
fine of not more than #ae1jjj or by     
imprisonment for not more than #e years1
 or both4  7b7 ,exception ,if the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines that because of illness or   
any other extenuating circumstance the  
alien has been unlawfully present1 the  
alien shall not be subject to the       
penalties under subsection 7a74  7c7    
,limitation on reentry  7#a7 ,first     
offenders ,any alien convicted of a     
violation of subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 
may not be admitted to the ,united      
,states for a period of #e years1       
beginning on the date of the conviction2
 and  7,b7 may not be granted a visa for
 a period of #aj years1 beginning on the
 date of the conviction4  7#b7          
,subsequent offenses ,any alien         

convicted of a violation of subsection  
7a77#b7--  7,a7 may not be admitted to  
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 may not  
be granted a visa4  4  #c4 ,biometric   
,entry and ,exit system  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan to implement1         
immediately1 a biometric exit capability
 using a person's fingerprints at all   
land1 sea1 and air ports of entry under 
the ,,us-,,visit program1 in accordance 
with the ,enhanced ,security and ,visa  
,entry ,reform ,act of #bjjb 7,public   
,law #ajg-gc74  7b7 ,contents of plan   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall include the following requirements
 when developing the biometric plan3    
7#a7 ,leveraging of all biometric       
technologies4  7#b7 ,utilization of     
biometric technologies used by the      
,united ,states ,government in ,iraq and
 ,afghanistan4  7#c7 ,establish         

collaborative relationships with        
airports and the airlines4  7#d7 ,allow 
for reliable reporting of visa overstay 
rates4  7#e7 ,coordination of databases 
across the ,united ,states ,government  
including all databases maintained by   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
the ,department of ,justice1 and the    
,department of ,state4  7#f7 ,assessment
 of operational and funding requirements
 of ,department of ,homeland ,security  
components1 specifically ,u4,s4 ,border 
,patrol1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border    
,protection and ,u4,s4 ,immigration and 
,customs ,enforcement4  7#g7 ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall establish plans for establishing a
 pilot biometric exit project at a      
minimum of two land ports of entry at   
the ,u4,s4-,canada border and a minimum 
of four land ports of entry at the      
,u4,s4-,mexico border4  7c7 ,biometric  
entry and exit data system  7#a7        
,airports ,not later than #a year after 

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish the biometric entry and exit  
data system required by section #gbjh of
 the ,intelligence ,reform and          
,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe;b7 at each airport that
 is a port of entry to the ,united      
,states4  7#b7 ,all ports of entry ,not 
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall establish  
the biometric entry and exit data system
 required by section #gbjh of the       
,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism    
,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfe;b7 at all ports of entry to the   
,united ,states4