,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4      
,hatch7 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 the ,hong ,kong ,special 
,administrative ,region for designation 
for participation in the visa waiver    
program for certain visitors to the     
,united ,states4  #a4 ,eligibility of   
,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative    
,region for designation for             
participation in visa waiver program for
 certain visitors to the ,united ,states
 ,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 region for      
designation as program country ,the     
,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative    

,region of the ,people's ,republic of   
,china--  7,a7 shall be eligible for    
designation as a program country for    
purposes of this subsection2 and  7,b7  
may be designated as a program country  
for purposes of this subsection if such 
region meets requirements applicable for
 such designation in this subsection4  4