,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to suspend the visa waiver     
program in order for the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states to      
assess the national security risks posed
 by the program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,visa ,waiver ,program     
,suspension ,act of #bjad4  #b4         
,suspension of visa waiver program  7a7 
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 the visa waiver       
program established under section #bag  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7 is hereby     
suspended for #ahj days in order for the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states to review the program for       
national security risks4  7b7 ,renewal  
,notwithstanding the time period under  

subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall not allow the 
admission of an alien under the visa    
waiver program until--  7#a7 the        
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states reports on the results of the   
review described in section #c2  7#b7   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
certifies that the national security    
recommendations from the review are     
implemented2 and  7#c7 ,congress        
certifies that the national security    
recommendations have been met4  #c4     
,,gao report  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees4  7b7 ,contents of report    
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall include1 at a minimum1 a      
consideration of the following3  7#a7   
,the number of terrorists from each     
country admitted under the visa waiver  
program4  7#b7 ,the potential national  

security risks currently posed by each  
country admitted under the visa waiver  
program4  7#c7 ,the number of persons   
permitted to travel without a verified  
,electronic ,system for ,travel         
,authorization approval4  7#d7 ,the     
number of persons permitted to travel   
with a denied ,electronic ,system for   
,travel ,authorization4  7#e7 ,whether  
terrorist organizations or other third  
party groups that pose national security
 threats are paying the ,electronic     
,system for ,travel ,authorization fees 
for persons entering the ,united ,states
 through the visa waiver program4  7#f7 
,the current visa overstay rate for each
 country participating in the visa      
waiver program4  7#g7 ,the impact on the
 travel industry1 if any1 of requiring  
screening at ,u4,s4 consulates for visa 
waiver program countries4  7#h7 ,the    
cost and feasibility of implementing the
 automated biometric entry-exit control 
system authorized under section #aaj of 
the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and   

,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abba note74  #d4        
,removal from visa waiver program ,the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
remove from the visa waiver program any 
country that--  7#a7 the ,general       
,accountability ,office report          
determines poses a national security    
threat to the ,united ,states2  7#b7    
exceeds the visa overstay threshold2 and
  7#c7 the ,secretary determines that   
continued participation in the visa     
waiver program jeopardizes or could     
jeopardize national security4  #e4 ,visa
 overstay waiver repealed ,the ,u4,s4   
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
policy memorandum dated ,november #ad1  
#bjac1 is repealed1 retroactively to    
,november #ad1 #bjac4  #f4 ,technical   
and conforming amendments ,section #bag 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7 is amended by 
striking ,attorney ,general each place  
the term appears 7except in subsection  
7c77#aa77;,b77 and inserting ,secretary 

of ,homeland ,security4