To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0E406F56699E4451B615E104DC7130D1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Visa Security Improvement Act.
- Section HC6176EE7513A4402934C664B10B13A02: 2. Enhanced student visa background checks Section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H78C0662425CF4CEBA6FB05CAB4171C1F: 3. Student and exchange visitor program Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 252) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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