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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1401 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States, and for other p... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Electronic passport requirement for secure travel partnership program

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Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ) is amended— by striking visa waiver program each place it appears (including within any headings of such section) and inserting secure travel partnership program ; in subsection (a), by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: On or after the date of enactment of the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015, the alien at the time of application is in possession of a valid, unexpired electronic passport that incorporates biometric and document authentication identifiers that comply with internationally accepted practices. ; by amending subsection (c)(2)(B) to read as follows: The government of the country certifies that it issues to its citizens electronic passports that satisfy the internationally accepted standards for electronic passports. ; and in subsection (f)(2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking a machine-readable passport program each place it appears and inserting an electronic passport program ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking Until such date, nationals of the country shall remain eligible for a waiver under subsection (a). . Section 212(a)(7)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)(iv) ) is amended by amending the heading to read as follows: . Secure travel partnership program.
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