,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #g1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,norman introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to modify certain requirements 
with respect to nonimmigrants admitted  
under subparagraph 7,f71 7,j71 or 7,m7  
of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the         
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as-- 7#a7 the   
,reporting ,exogenous ,participation    
,among ,incoming ,researchers in        
,academia ,act2 or  7#b7 the ,,repair   
,academia ,act4  #b4 ,reporting exchange
 visitor change in field of study ,with 
respect to a principal nonimmigrant     
exchange visitor admitted into the      
,united ,states in the ,j-#a            
classification under section            
#aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,j77 in order to study1 

the ,secretary of ,state shall take such
 action as may be necessary to ensure   
that the applicable program sponsor is  
required to use the ,student and        
,exchange ,visitor ,information ,system 
to report any change to the             
nonimmigrant's primary field of study4  
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,secretary of ,state shall take into    
account the record keeping and reporting
 requirements of the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security with regard to      
nonimmigrants admitted into the ,united 
,states in the ,f-#a and ,m-#a          
classifications under subparagraphs 7,f7
 and 7,m7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of   
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae774
  #c4 ,reporting certain research       
program participation  7a7 ,in general  
,with respect to a principal            
nonimmigrant admitted into the ,united  
,states in the ,j-#a classification     
under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,j771 in the  

,f-#a classification under section      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f7 of such ,act1 or in  
the ,m-#a classification under section  
#aja7;a77#ae77,m7 of such ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security shall take such  
action as may be necessary to ensure    
that the applicable program sponsor or  
academic or nonacademic institution is  
required to use the ,student and        
,exchange ,visitor ,information ,system 
to report when the nonimmigrant is      
participating in a research program     
funded in whole or in part through a    
grant1 contract1 or other similar form  
of support provided by the ,federal     
,government1 as well as program         
identification information4  7b7        
,notifications  7#a7 ,secretary ,in the 
case of a nonimmigrant described in     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall notify the    
appropriate program manager at an       
,executive agency 7as defined in section
 #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states      

,code7 if and when the ,secretary       
obtains information that the            
nonimmigrant is participating in a      
research program funded in whole or in  
part through a grant1 contract1 or other
 similar form of support provided by    
such agency prior to the commencement of
 that nonimmigrant's participation and  
not later than #ba days after           
authorizing such participation4  7#b7   
,sponsor or institution ,in the case of 
a nonimmigrant described in subsection  
7a71 the applicable program sponsor or  
academic or nonacademic institution     
shall notify the appropriate program    
manager at an ,executive agency 7as     
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code7 if and when the  
sponsor or institution obtains          
information that the nonimmigrant is    
participating in a research program     
funded in whole or in part through a    
grant1 contract1 or other similar form  
of support provided by such agency prior
 to the commencement of that            

nonimmigrant's participation and not    
later than #ba days after authorizing   
such participation4  #d4 ,review and    
revocation of certain nonimmigrant visas
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security shall have the      
authority to review and revoke a        
nonimmigrant visa granted under         
subparagraph 7,f71 7,j71 or 7,m7 of     
section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 if1 in        
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 the ,secretary finds that--   
7#a7 the visa holder has misrepresented 
his or her intention to pursue a certain
 program or field of study2  7#b7       
following a change to the nonimmigrant's
 primary field of study as described    
under section #b1 that the new primary  
field of study would have triggered a   
higher level of scrutiny during the visa
 application process1 and that the visa 
holder poses a risk to the homeland     
security of the ,united ,states1 the    

national security of the ,united        
,states1 or research integrity at their 
applicable program sponsor or           
institution2 or  7#c7 the visa holder's 
enrollment in a research program funded 
in whole or in part through a grant1    
contract1 or other similar form of      
support provided by the ,federal        
,government poses a risk to the homeland
 security of the ,united ,states1 the   
national security of the ,united        
,states1 or research integrity at their 
applicable program sponsor or           
institution4  7b7 ,notice ,thirty days  
before the commencement of a review     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall provide the   
applicable program sponsor or           
institution with a notice containing the
 specific basis of the forthcoming      
review4 ,during this #cj-;day period1   
the program sponsor or institution may  
take corrective action to alleviate any 
concerns raised by the ,secretary4 ,at  
the conclusion of the #cj-;day period1  

the ,secretary shall determine whether  
the program sponsor or institution has  
satisfactorily addressed the concerns or
 a review remains necessary4  7c7       
,administrative and judicial review     
7#a7 ,in general ,there shall be no     
administrative or judicial review of a  
determination to revoke a visa under    
this section except in accordance with  
this subsection4  7#b7 ,administrative  
review  7,a7 ,single level of           
administrative appellate review ,the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish an appellate authority to     
provide for a single level of           
administrative appellate review of such 
a determination4  7,b7 ,standard for    
review ,such administrative appellate   
review shall be based solely upon the   
administrative record established at the
 time of the determination and upon such
 additional or newly discovered evidence
 as may not have been available at the  
time of the determination4  7#c7        
,judicial review  7,a7 ,limitation to   

review of removal ,there shall be       
judicial review of a determination to   
revoke a visa under this section only in
 the judicial review of an order of     
removal under section #bdb of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abeb74  7,b7 ,standard for   
judicial review ,such judicial review   
shall be based solely upon the          
administrative record established at the
 time of the review by the appellate    
authority and the findings of fact and  
determinations contained in such record 
shall be conclusive unless the applicant
 can establish abuse of discretion or   
that the findings are directly contrary 
to clear and convincing facts contained 
in the record considered as a whole4    
#e4 ,annual report  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall
 require the ,academic ,institutions    
,subcommittee of the ,homeland ,security
 ,advisory ,council of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security to provide an    
annual report to the ,committee on the  

,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 and the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,relations of the ,senate1 on-- 7#a7   
the implementation and execution of any 
visa reviews and revocations undertaken 
under section #d2  7#b7 the number of   
alien students enrolled at academic or  
nonacademic institutions in the ,united 
,states1 disaggregated by-- 7,a7 program
 of study2  7,b7 previous and current   
nationality2 and  7,c7 participation in 
a research program 7which may or may not
 be classified7 funded in whole or in   
part through a grant1 contract1 or other
 similar form of support provided by the
 ,federal ,government1 differentiated by
 agency1 sub-agency1 and program2 and   
7#c7 the number of alien students who   
have changed their field of study1      
including their original and subsequent 

field of study1 disaggregated by the    
information described in subparagraphs  
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b74 
7b7 ,appendix ,each report under        
subsection 7a7 shall include an appendix
 containing any feedback provided on a  
voluntary basis by any program sponsor  
or institution affected by a visa review
 or revocation undertaken under section 
#d4