,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edgj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ae1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,barber1 and ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york7 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 clarify the grounds for ineligibility for travel to the ,united ,states regarding terrorism risk1 to expand the criteria by which a country may be removed from the ,visa ,waiver ,program1 to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to submit a report on strengthening the ,electronic ,system for ,travel ,authorization to better secure the international borders of the ,united ,states and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,visa ,waiver ,program ,improvement ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,grounds for ineligibility for travel to the ,united ,states2 ,reports on law enforcement and security interests2 ,continuing qualification and designation terminations2 ,report on strengthening the ,electronic ,system for ,travel ,authorization 7a7 ,grounds for ineligibility for travel to the ,united ,states2 ,period of validity ,section #bag of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#aa71 by inserting 1 including terrorism risk1 after security risk2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7h77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 including terrorism risk1 after security risk2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 in the second sentence1 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 or1 if the ,secretary determines that such is appropriate1 may limit such period of eligibility2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 ,additional reports 7i7 ,reports on certain limitations on travel ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report on the number of individuals1 identified by their countries of citizenship or nationality1 who were denied eligibility to travel under the ,system or whose eligibility for such travel was revoked during the previous year if such individual was determined1 in accordance with subsection 7a77#f71 to represent a threat to the security of the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,reports on certain threat assessments ,beginning with the first report under clause 7i7 of subsection 7c77#e77;,a7 that is submitted after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and periodically thereafter 7together with subsequent reports submitted under such clause 7i771 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report that contains a threat assessment regarding the compliance of foreign governments with the agreements described in subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,f7 of subsection 7c77#b74 4 7b7 ,reports on law enforcement and security interests2 ,continuing qualification and designation terminations ,subsection 7c7 of section #bag of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c77iii7-- 7,a7 by striking and the ,committee on ,international ,relations and inserting 1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security2 and 7,b7 by striking and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and inserting 1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a77i7-- 7i7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subclause 7,,iv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding after subclause 7,,iv7 the following new subclause3 7,v7 shall submit to ,congress a report regarding the security parameters described in paragraph 7#i74 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7v7 ,additional program suspension authority ,if the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 determines that a country participating in the visa waiver program has failed to comply with an agreement under subparagraph 7,f7 of paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security-- 7,i7 may suspend a country from the visa waiver program without prior notice2 7,,ii7 shall notify any country suspended under subclause 7,i7 and provide justification for the suspension2 and 7,,iii7 shall restore the suspended country's participation in the visa waiver program upon a determination that the country is in compliance with the agreement at issue4 4 7c7 ,report on strengthening the ,electronic ,system for ,travel ,authorization ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report on steps to strengthen the automated electronic travel authorization system 7commonly referred to as the ,electronic ,system for ,travel ,authorization7 under paragraph 7#c7 of section #bag7;h7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7;h77 to better secure the international borders of the ,united ,states and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,time for report ,the first report required under subclause 7,v7 of section #bag7;c77#e77;,a77i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7as added by subsection 7b77#b77;,a77iii7 of this section7 shall be submitted at the same time the next report required under subclause 7,,iv7 of such section #bag7;c77#e77;,a77i7 is submitted after the date of the enactment of this ,act4