,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aabe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act to   
provide = new proc$ures p]ta9+ to !     
process+ ( petitions & applications =   
immigrant or nonimmigrant visas1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,visa ,inve/igation &   
,social ,m$ia ,activity ,act ( #bjag or 
z ! ,,visa ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,petition 
& application process+ = visas &        
immigration b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]
 #b ( title ,,ii ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha et
 seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#baa ! foll[+3  #baa;,a4 ,backgr\nd     

*ecks & o!r scre5+ requirem5ts  7a7     
,compreh5sive security & backgr\nd *eck 
,no petition or application fil$ ) !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security or ) a    
consul> (fic] relat+ to ! issuance ( a  
visa to or to ! admission ( an ali5 to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates z an immigrant or z a    
nonimmigrant may be approv$ unless a    
backgr\nd *eck to det]m9e :e!r or n !   
ali5 is a national security ?reat or is 
o!rwise ineligible = su* visa or        
admission is complet$ =--  7#a7 !       
petition] or applicant2 &  7#b7 ea*     
b5efici>y or d]ivative ( ! petition or  
application4  7b7 ,review ( social m$ia 
activity ,! backgr\nd *eck "u subsection
 7a7 %all include a review ( ! ali5's   
publicly available int]actions on & po/+
 ( mat]ial to ! ,int]net 7includ+ social
 m$ia s]vices74  7c7 ,int]views ,no     
petition or application fil$ ) !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security = any     
b5efit "u ?is ,act1 except = "w         
au?orization1 by or on behalf ( an ali5 
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates may be approv$ 

unless ! ,secret>y conducts an 9-p]son  
int]view ) t ali54 ,! ,secret>y may     
waive su* requirem5t 9 ! case ( any ali5
 :o w\ld be #aj ye>s ( age or y\ng] at !
 "t ( ! int]view4  7d7 ,translation     
requirem5t ,no docum5t submitt$ 9       
support ( a petition or application = a 
nonimmigrant or immigrant visa may be   
accept$ by a consul> (fic] if su*       
docum5t conta9s in=mation 9 a =eign     
language1 unless su* docum5t is         
accompani$ by a full ,engli%            
translation1 :i* ! translator has       
c]tifi$ z complete & accurate1 & by !   
translator's c]tification t he or %e is 
compet5t to translate f ! =eign language
 into ,engli%4  7e7 ,reque/s =          
additional in=mation ,9 an in/ance :]e !
 ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security or a     
consul> (fic] reque/s any additional    
in=mation relat+ to a petition or       
application fil$ ) ! ,secret>y or       
consul> (fic] relat+ to ! issuance ( a  
visa or to ! admission ( an ali5 to !   
,unit$ ,/ates z an immigrant or z a     

nonimmigrant1 su* petition or           
application may n be approv$ unless all 
( ! additional in=mation reque/$ is     
provid$ 9 complete =m & is provid$ on or
 be=e any deadl9e includ$ 9 ! reque/4  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
cont5ts = su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #baa !    
foll[+3  #baa;,a4 ,backgr\nd *ecks & o!r
 scre5+ requirem5ts4  4  #c4 ,fraud     
prev5tion  7a7 ,prospective analytics   
te*nology  7#a7 ,plan = implem5tation ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security %all submit to !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate a plan = ! use (   
advanc$ analytics s(tw>e to ensure !    
proactive detection ( fraud 9           
immigration b5efits applications &      
petitions & to ensure t any su*         
applicant or petition] does n pose a    
?reat to national security4  7#b7       
,implem5tation ( plan ,n lat] ?an #a ye>

 aft] ! date ( ! submission ( ! plan "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,home-l&   
,security %all beg9 implem5tation ( !   
plan4  7b7 ,b5efits fraud assessm5t     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,fraud          
,detection & ,nationality ,security     
,directorate1 %all complete a b5efit    
fraud assessm5t by fiscal ye> #bjba on  
ea* ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,petitions by     
,,vawa self-petition]s 7z su* t]m is    
def9$ 9 section #aja7;a77#ea7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act74  7,b7
 ,applications or petitions = visas or  
/atus "u section #aja7;a77#ae77,k7 ( su*
 ,act or "u section #bja7;b77#b7 ( su*  
,act1 9 ! case ( sp\ses4  7,c7          
,applications = visas or /atus "u       
section #aja7;a77#bg77;,j7 ( su* ,act4  
7,d7 ,applications = visas or /atus "u  
section #aja7;a77#ae77,u7 ( su* ,act4   
7,e7 ,petitions = visas or /atus "u     
section #aja7;a77#bg77;,c7 ( su* ,act4  
7,f7 ,applications = asylum "u section  
#bjh ( su* ,act4  7,g7 ,applications =  

adju/m5t ( /atus "u section #bji ( su*  
,act4  7,h7 ,petitions = visas or /atus 
"u section #bja7;b7 ( su* ,act4  7#b7   
,report+ on f9d+s ,n lat] ?an #cj days  
aft] ! completion ( ea* b5efit fraud    
assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate  
su* assessm5t & recomm5dations on h[ to 
r$uce ! occurr5ce ( in/ances ( fraud    
id5tifi$ by ! assessm5t4  #d4 ,exp$iti\s
 expansion ( assignm5t ( ,homel&        
,security employees to diplomatic &     
consul> po/s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dbh
 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subsection 7e7--  7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph
 7#a7 to read z foll[s3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ! ,visa ,inve/igation &      
,social ,m$ia ,activity ,act ( #bjag1 ! 
,secret>y %all assign employees ( !     
,dep>tm5t to ea* diplomatic & consul>   
po/ at :i* visas are issu$1 & %all      

communicate su* assignm5ts to !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate4  2 &  7,b7 by am5d+  
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 to read z foll[s3    
7,b7 ,review all su* applications &     
support+ docum5tation prior to !        
adjudication ( su* an application4  2 & 
7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 7i74  7b7      
,exp$it$ cle>ance & placem5t ( ,,dhs    
p]sonnel ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 & ! processes set =? 9 ,national   
,security ,def5se ,directive #ch 7dat$  
,june #b1 #aihb7 or any successor       
,directive1 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security communicates to ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate ! assignm5t ( p]sonnel to a       
diplomatic or consul> po/ "u section    
#dbh7;e7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act (   
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bcf7;e771 z am5d$  
by ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief ( ,mission ( su* a 
po/ %all ensure t su* p]sonnel h be5    
/ation$ & accommodat$ at t po/ & are    
able to c>ry out _! duties4  7c7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #fj1jjj1jjj =

 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah & #bjai1 :i*   
%all be us$ to exp$ite ! implem5tation (
 section #dbh7;e7 ( ! ,homel& ,security 
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bcf7;e771 z 
am5d$ by ?is ,act4  #e4 ,,gao report    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a review & report to       
,congress on ! security ( nonimmigrant &
 immigrant visa application processes4  
,su* a review %all address--  7#a7 h[ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t conducts        
security scre5+ & backgr\nd *ecks =     
nonimmigrant & immigrant visa petitions 
& applications1 includ+ ! ag5cies &     
p>tn]s involv$ & ! sy/ems & databases   
us$2 &  7#b7 h[ ! ,dep>tm5ts ( ,homel&  
,security & ,/ate consid] ! results (   
su* scre5+ & backgr\nd *ecks 9          
adjudicat+ nonimmigrant & immigrant visa
 petitions & applications4  7b7 ,ag5cy  
coop]ation ,ea* ag5cy involv$ 9 !       
processes = conduct+ & consid]+ !       
results ( su* security scre5+ &         

backgr\nd *ecks %all fully coop]ate )1 &
 provide timely access to1 ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al any reque/s = records &         
in=mation4