,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1     
#bjad ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,immigration and          
,nationality ,act to provide for the    
eligibility of certain territories and  
regions for designation for             
participation in the visa waiver program
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,subnational ,visa ,waiver ,program ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,eligibility of certain 
territories and regions for designation 
for participation in visa waiver program
 ,section #bag7;c7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahg7;c77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#ab7 
,eligibility of certain territories and 
regions for designation as program      

countries ,a territory or region of a   
country--  7,a7 shall be eligible for   
designation as a program country for    
purposes of this subsection if such     
territory or region is accorded         
treatment under a particular law of the 
,united ,states1 or any provision       
thereof1 different from that accorded to
 the country of which it is a part2 and 
7,b7 may be designated as a program     
country for purposes of this subsection 
if such territory or region meets       
requirements applicable for such        
designation in this subsection4  4