,i #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebec ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #af1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and ,ms4 ,mc,sally7 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 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb and the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to improve visa security1 visa applicant vetting1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strong ,visa ,integrity ,secures ,america ,act4 #b4 ,visa security 7a7 ,visa security units at high risk posts ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #dbh7;e7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bcf7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,authorization ,the ,secretary 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,risk-based assignments 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall assign1 in a risk-based manner1 and based on the criteria described in clause 7ii71 employees of the ,department to not fewer than #cj diplomatic and consular posts at which visas are issued4 7ii7 ,criteria described ,the criteria referred to in clause 7i7 are the following3 7,i7 ,the number of nationals of a country in which any of the diplomatic and consular posts referred to in clause 7i7 are located who were identified in ,united ,states ,government databases related to the identities of known or suspected terrorists during the previous year4 7,,ii7 ,the level of cooperation of such country with the counterterrorism efforts of the ,united ,states4 7,,iii7 ,information analyzing the presence1 activity1 or movement of terrorist organizations 7as such term is defined in section #bab7;a77#c77;,b77vi7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,b77vi777 within or through such country4 7,,iv7 ,the number of derogatory ,security ,advisory ,opinions issued by the ,visa ,security ,advisory ,opinion ,unit pursuant to paragraph 7#aj7 regarding nationals of a country in which any of the diplomatic and consular posts referred to in clause 7i7 are located4 7,v7 ,the adequacy of the border and immigration control of such country4 7,,vi7 ,any other criteria the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7iii7 ,rule of construction ,the assignment of employees of the ,department pursuant to this subparagraph is solely the authority of the ,secretary and may not be altered or rejected by the ,secretary of ,state4 4 7b7 ,counterterror vetting and screening ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #dbh7;e7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following new subparagraph3 7,c7 ,screen any such applications against the appropriate criminal1 national security1 and terrorism databases maintained by the ,federal ,government4 4 7c7 ,training and hiring ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #dbh7;e77#f7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by-- 7#a7 striking ,the ,secretary shall ensure1 to the extent possible1 that any employees and inserting ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 shall provide training to any employees2 and 7#b7 striking shall be provided the necessary training4 7d7 ,pre-,adjudicated visa security assistance and ,visa ,security ,advisory ,opinion ,unit ,subsection 7e7 of section #dbh of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#i7 ,remote pre-adjudicated visa security assistance ,at the visa-issuing posts at which employees of the ,department are not assigned pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall1 to the greatest extent possible1 in a risk-based manner1 and in consultation1 where appropriate1 with the ,secretary of ,state1 assign employees of the ,department to remotely perform the functions required under paragraph 7#b7 for such posts4 7#aj7 ,visa ,security ,advisory ,opinion ,unit ,the ,secretary shall establish within ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement a ,visa ,security ,advisory ,opinion ,unit to respond to requests from the ,secretary of ,state to conduct a visa security review using information maintained by the ,department on visa applicants1 including terrorism association1 criminal history1 and other relevant factors1 as determined by the ,secretary4 4 #c4 ,electronic passport screening and biometric matching 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new sections3 #dcd4 ,electronic passport screening and biometric matching 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall-- 7#a7 screen electronic passports at airports of entry by reading each such passport's embedded chip2 and 7#b7 to the greatest extent practicable1 utilize facial recognition technology or other biometric technology1 as determined by the ,commissioner1 to screen travelers at ,united ,states airports of entry4 7b7 ,applicability 7#a7 ,electronic passport screening ,paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a7 shall apply to passports belonging to individuals who are ,united ,states citizens1 individuals who are nationals of a program country pursuant to section #bag of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg71 and individuals who are nationals of any other foreign country that issues electronic passports4 7#b7 ,facial recognition matching ,paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 shall apply to individuals who are nationals of a program country pursuant to section #bag of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act4 #dce4 ,continuous screening by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall1 in a risk based manner1 continuously screen individuals issued any visa1 and individuals who are nationals of a program country pursuant to section #bag of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 who are present1 or will soon be arriving1 in the ,united ,states1 against the appropriate criminal1 national security1 and terrorism databases maintained by the ,federal ,government4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #dcc the following new items3 ,sec4 #dcd4 ,electronic passport screening and biometric matching4 ,sec4 #dce4 ,continuous screening by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 4 #d4 ,reporting of visa overstays ,section #b of ,public ,law #aje-agc 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,attorney ,general and inserting ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and 7,b7 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 and any additional information that the ,secretary determines necessary for purposes of the report under subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read as follows3 7b7 ,annual ,report ,not later than ,june #cj1 #bjag1 and not later than ,june #cj of each year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate providing1 for the preceding fiscal year1 numerical estimates of-- 7#a7 for each country1 the number of aliens from the country who are described in subsection 7a71 including-- 7,a7 the total number of such aliens within all classes of nonimmigrant aliens described in section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae772 and 7,b7 the number of such aliens within each of the classes of nonimmigrant aliens1 as well as the number of such aliens within each of the subclasses of such classes of nonimmigrant aliens1 as applicable2 7#b7 for each country1 the percentage of the total number of aliens from the country who were present in the ,united ,states and were admitted to the ,united ,states as nonimmigrants who are described in subsection 7a72 7#c7 the number of aliens described in subsection 7a7 who arrived by land at a port of entry into the ,united ,states2 and 7#d7 the number of aliens described in subsection 7a7 who entered the ,united ,states using a border crossing identification card 7as such term is defined in section #aja7;a77#f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#f7774 4 #e4 ,student and exchange visitor information system verification ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall ensure that the information collected under the program established under section #fda of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb7 is available to officers of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection conducting primary inspections of aliens seeking admission to the ,united ,states at each port of entry of the ,united ,states4