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Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019

H.R. 1996 · 116th Congress · Mar 29, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to rename the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019”.

Sec. 2 Renaming of program

(a)
In general— Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended—
(1)
in the section heading, by striking “Visa waiver program for certain visitors” and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”;
(2)
in subsection (a), by striking “a program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “program”)” and inserting “a program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Secure Travel Partnership” or the “program”)”;
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (5)(B)(iv), by striking “visa waiver program” each place that it appears and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”;
(B)
in paragraph (7)—
(i)
by striking “visa waiver program” each place that it appears and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”; and
(ii)
in the heading for subparagraph (D), by striking “in the visa waiver program”; and
(C)
in paragraph (12)(A), by striking “visa waiver program” and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”; and
(4)
in subsection (i)(1), by striking “visa waiver program” and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”.
(b)
Conforming Amendments—
(1)
Documentation Requirements— Section 212(a)(7)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended in the clause heading by striking “Visa waiver program” and inserting “Secure Travel Partnership”.
(2)
Table of Contents— The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 217 and inserting the following: