legislation: 111-s-3544

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111-s-3544 111 s 3544 Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 Immigration 2010-06-29 2010-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 0 Visa Waiver Program Updated Framework and Enhanced Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate program countries; (2) replace visa refusal rates with visa overstay rates in determining program participation; (3) set a maximum 3% visa overstay rate for program countries; (4) require an annual program compliance report to Congress; and (5) revise probationary status and program termination provisions. Directs the Comptroller General to review the Secretary of Homeland Security's methods for: (1) tracking aliens entering and exiting the United States; and (2) detecting visa overstays. Requires: (1) program countries to have agreements in place to share information on lost and stolen passports within 180 days of enactment of this Act; and (2) DHS to make information on all aliens who have overstayed their visas available electronically to state and local law enforcement agencies. 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z  

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