To grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Education, Civil Rights.
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 idA20913F04BE44CE19EE6CA4E2EEE83AE: 1. Modification of definitions to include Indian Tribes Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— in paragraph (36),...
- Section idf1d3aedffe1240499d7cff81ea0a4aa3: 2. Exchange visitor visa extension for educators in rural and Tribal areas Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, 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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. …
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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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