Congress 107 - S 1518 - Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2001

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Admission of nonimmigrants Air piracy Airline passenger traffic Airports Alien labor Bombings College students Commercial aircraft Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal justice information Criminal justice information systems Data banks Department of Defense EBB Terrorism Education Educational exchanges Electronic government information Families Federal advisory bodies Federal installations Federal office buildings Fingerprints Foreign students Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Harbors Health Higher education Identification devices Identification of criminals Immigration International Affairs Labor and Employment Larceny Married people New York City Office buildings Passports Pennsylvania Science, Technology, Communications September 11, 2001 Student records Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Virginia Visas

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Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress, in light of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States, that the Attorney General should: (1) implement the integrated entry and exit data system; and (2) establish the Integrated Entry and Exit Data System Task Force, which shall focus on biometric technology and tamper-proof identification, and integration with law enforcement databases.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) direct the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the Department of State with access to specified criminal history records in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history; and (2) include specified passport-related requirements as part of the visa waiver pilot program.

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to expand the foreign student tracking system to: (1) include "other approved educational institutions" (including flight and language schools); and (2) require university reporting of student failure to commence studies.

Requires an employer who terminates the employment of specified aliens (H-1b visa) to so notify the Attorney General.

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Oct 9, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10394-10395)
Oct 9, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10393-10394)
Oct 9, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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