,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbfj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to impose e-bonding requirements on certain nonimmigrant visa applicants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,e-bonding for ,immigration ,integrity ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,requirement of bond 7a7 ,bond required ,prior to arriving at a port of entry of the ,united ,states1 an alien seeking admission to the ,united ,states shall post a bond1 in accordance with subsection 7d71 in an amount determined by the ,secretary if such alien seeks admission to the ,united ,states as a nonimmigrant in a category-- 7#a7 described under subparagraph 7,b71 7,f71 7,h77i77b71 7,h77ii77b71 or 7,k7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae772 or 7#b7 identified by the ,secretary1 in accordance with section #c1 to have a visa overstay rate that is more than #a4e percent4 7b7 ,amount of bond ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall1 by rule1 establish the amount of the bond required by subsection 7a7 for each visa category under subsection 7a77#a7 and each visa category identified by the ,secretary under section #c1 which amount shall-- 7#a7 be not less than #b1ejj and not more than #aj1jjj2 and 7#b7 be determined based on the ,secretary's assessment of the level of risk of visa overstays for that category4 7c7 ,adjustment of amount of bond ,on an annual basis1 the ,secretary shall review1 and1 as appropriate1 adjust the amounts of the bonds described in subsection 7b74 7d7 ,payment of bond ,an alien required to post the bond under subsection 7a7 shall post such bond-- 7#a7 in electronic form2 and 7#b7 with a bonding agent designated by the ,secretary as qualified to hold such bond4 7e7 ,release of bond ,the ,secretary shall authorize a bonding agent to release a bond-- 7#a7 to an alien required to post such bond-- 7,a7 after receiving a notification from the ,united ,states embassy or consulate in the alien's country of origin that such alien departed the ,united ,states and returned to such country of origin2 or 7,b7 if such alien changed or adjusted their status to an immigration status not required to post a bond under this section2 and 7#b7 to the ,e-bond ,enforcement ,fund under section #d upon a determination by the ,secretary that an alien-- 7,a7 overstayed their visa2 or 7,b7 did not return to their country of origin following the termination of their visa4 7f7 ,change of status ,an alien who has been admitted to the ,united ,states and who is required to post a bond under subsection 7a7 may be required to post an additional bond if such alien changes their status to that of a nonimmigrant in a category required to pay a higher bond under this section4 7g7 ,collection of records relating to bonds ,the ,united ,states ,embassy or ,united ,states consular office in the alien's country of origin shall collect any records necessary to carry out this section4 7h7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on the date that is #abj calendar days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,visa overstay rate categories ,the ,secretary shall identify-- 7#a7 the visa overstay rate for each category of nonimmigrant aliens described under section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in the previous year2 and 7#b7 each category of nonimmigrant aliens described under such section that had a visa overstay rate in the previous year that was more than #a4e percent4 #d4 ,e-bond ,enforcement ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,there is established in the general fund of the ,treasury a separate account1 which shall be known as the ,e-bond ,enforcement ,fund 7in this subsection referred to as the ,fund74 7b7 ,deposits ,there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the ,fund all amounts released under section #b7;e77#b7 of this ,act4 7c7 ,use of amounts ,amounts deposited into the ,fund shall remain available until expended and shall be refunded out of the ,fund by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to-- 7#a7 ensure compliance with this ,act2 and 7#b7 administer enforcement programs4 #e4 ,report ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the committees of appropriate jurisdiction a report that includes-- 7#a7 the visa overstay rate for each category of nonimmigrant alien described under section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in the previous year2 7#b7 the categories that had a visa overstay rate in the previous year that was more than #a4e percent1 as determined by the ,secretary in accordance with section #c2 7#c7 the amounts of the bonds1 as determined by the ,secretary in accordance with section #b2 7#d7 information relating to the ,fund under section #d2 and 7#e7 any other information determined appropriate by the ,secretary4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,committees of appropriate jurisdiction ,the term committees of appropriate jurisdiction means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 unless otherwise provided4 7#c7 ,visa overstay rate ,the term visa overstay rate means the ratio of1 for each category of nonimmigrant aliens described in section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja 7a77#ae77-- 7,a7 the number of aliens admitted to the ,united ,states for each such category whose period of authorized stays ended during a fiscal year but who remained unlawfully in the ,united ,states beyond such period2 to 7,b7 the total number of aliens admitted to the ,united ,states for each such category during that fiscal year4