,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,titus 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mr4   
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mrs4 ,gonzlez-,coln1 &  
,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & ,appropriations1 
= 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   
au?orize am\nts collect$ 9 c]ta9 visa   
fees to be made available to r$uce visa 
wait times1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,visa  
,improvem5t1 ,/reaml9$ ,inve/m5t1 &     
,t\rism ,optimization ,re=m ,act or !   
,,visitor ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority to use   
collect$ fees to r$uce visa wait times  
7a7 ,am5dm5t to ! ,passport ,act        
,section #a7;b7 ( ! ,passport ,act (    
,june #d1 #aibj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#bad7;b771 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   

7#a71 by /rik+ su* co/s & ins]t+ ! co/s 
( provid+ consul> s]vices2  7#b7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#c7 by         
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#b74  7b7 ,au?ority ,to use collect$   
fees = ! purposes ( r$uc+ visa wait     
times  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 ! foll[+ passport &    
immigrant visa sur*>ges collect$ 9 any  
fiscal ye> are au?oriz$ to be made      
available = ! co/s ( provid+ g5]al      
consul> s]vices1 includ+ ! consul>      
protection ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s & _! 
int]e/s ov]seas3 7,a7 ,sur*>ges collect$
 pursuant to ! f\r? p>agraph "u ! head+ 
,diplomatic & ,consul> ,programs 9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,relat$ ,ag5cy      
,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7title ,,iv 
( division ,b ( ,public ,law #ajh-ddg2  
#h ,u4,s4,c4 #agad74  7,b7 ,fees        
deposit$ into ! ,fraud ,prev5tion &     
,detection ,acc\nt & made available = ! 
purposes describ$ 9 section             
#bhf7v77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#acef7v77#b77;,a774  7#b7 ,au?ority to  
transf] unobligat$ fee balances  7,a7   
,transf] ( exi/+ fee collection ,!      
unobligat$ balances ( ea* am\nt         
available f fees li/$ 9 section         
#gjha7;h7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ,=eign 
,op]ations1 & ,relat$ ,programs         
,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7division ,j
 ( ,public ,law #aae-ca7 are au?oriz$ to
 be transf]r$ to ! ,consul> & ,bord]    
,security ,programs acc\nt & betwe5     
acc\nts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate "u ! head+
 ,adm9i/ration ( ,=eign ,affairs = !    
purposes describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is 
subsection4  7,b7 ,transf] ( o!r am\nts 
made available = adm9i/ration ( =eign   
affairs ,! unobligat$ balances ( any    
am\nts made available to ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate "u ! head+ ,adm9i/ration ( ,=eign 
,affairs by any ,act are au?oriz$ to be 
transf]r$ to ! ,consul> & ,bord]        
,security ,programs ,acc\nt if !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es & reports to 
! ,committees on ,appropriations ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate t to 

d s is necess>y to su/a9 consul>        
op]ations1 foll[+ consultation ) su*    
,committees4  7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t      
,section #f ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate       
,au?orities ,act ( #bjjf 7#h ,u4,s4,c4  
#agad note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ & !      
provision ( o!r g5]al consul> s]vices   
aft] 9 support ( enhanc$ bord] security 
ea* place x appe>s4  7c7 ,goal ( r$uc$  
visa wait "t ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is    
au?oriz$ to take su* /eps z may be      
necess>y = ! goal ( ensur+ t #hj p]c5t (
 nonimmigrant visa applicants are       
int]view$ )9 #c weeks ( receipt &       
application1 recogniz+ t res\rce &      
security consid]ations & ! ne$ to ensure
 provision ( consul> s]vices to ,unit$  
,/ates citiz5s may dictate specific     
exceptions to ?is goal4