,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #had  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,shaheen7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to allow the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security to designate        
,romania as a program country under the 
visa waiver program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,romania 
,visa ,waiver ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that the ,government of       
,romania should-- 7#a7 undertake all    
steps necessary to prepare ,romania for 
participation in the visa waiver program
 under section #bag of the ,immigration 
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahg7 by developing a strategy to meet 
all criteria for the program2 and  7#b7 
continue to advance robust efforts to   
eliminate trafficking in persons1       
including by prioritizing the           

recommendations outlined in the report  
of the ,department of ,state entitled   
,trafficking in ,persons ,report issued 
in ,july #bjbb4  #c4 ,eligibility of    
,romania for visa waiver program        
,notwithstanding any provision of       
section #bag of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg71 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
may designate ,romania as a program     
country under the visa waiver program   
established by that section4