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SEC. 8. FOREIGN STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.

(a) DATA COLLECTION- Section 641(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended--

(1) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (C);

(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting `; and'; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

`(E) the date of entry and port of entry;

`(F) the date of the alien's enrollment in an approved institution of higher education, other approved educational institution, or designated exchange visitor program in the United States; and

`(G) the date of the alien's termination of enrollment and the reason for such termination (including graduation, disciplinary action or other dismissal, and failure to re-enroll).'.

(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Section 641(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(3) ALIENS FOR WHOM A VISA IS REQUIRED- The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish an electronic means to monitor and verify--

`(A) the issuance of documentation of acceptance of a foreign student by an approved institution of higher education or other approved educational institution, or of an exchange visitor program participant by a designated exchange visitor program;

`(B) the transmittal of the documentation referred to in subparagraph (A) to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Consular Affairs;

`(C) the issuance of a visa to a foreign student or an exchange visitor program participant;

`(D) the admission into the United States of the foreign student or exchange visitor program participant;

`(E) the notification to an approved institution of higher education, other approved educational institution, or exchange visitor program that the foreign student or exchange visitor participant has been admitted into the United States;

`(F) the registration and enrollment of that foreign student in such approved institution of higher education or other approved educational institution, or the participation of that exchange visitor program in such designated exchange visitor program, as the case may be; and

`(G) any other relevant act by the foreign student or exchange visitor program participant, including a changing of school or designated exchange visitor program and any termination of studies or participation in a designated exchange visitor program.

`(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Not later than 15 days after the commencement of an academic term of an approved institution of higher education or other approved educational institution for which documentation is issued for an alien as described in paragraph (3)(A), or the scheduled commencement of participation by an alien in a designated exchange visitor program, as the case may be, the institution or program, respectively, shall report to the Immigration and Naturalization Service any failure of the alien to enroll or to commence participation pursuant to the certification of that institution or program.'.

SEC. 9. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.

No nonimmigrant visa shall be issued to any alien from a country designated by the Secretary of State to

be a state sponsor of terrorism until appropriate clearances are conducted on such alien and it has been determined that such alien does not pose a threat to the safety or national security of the United States.

SEC. 10. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO ENROLL OR SPONSOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.

(a) PERIODIC REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE- The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall conduct periodic reviews of the institutions certified to receive nonimmigrant students under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Each review shall determine whether the institutions are in compliance with--

(1) recordkeeping and reporting requirements to receive nonimmigrant students under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of that Act; and

(2) recordkeeping and reporting requirements under section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372).

(b) PERIODIC REVIEW OF SPONSORS OF EXCHANGE VISITORS-

(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEWS- The Secretary of State shall conduct periodic reviews of the entities designated to sponsor exchange visitor program participants under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(2) DETERMINATIONS- On the basis of reviews of entities under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the entities are in compliance with--

(A) recordkeeping and reporting requirements to receive nonimmigrant exchange visitor program participants under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and

(B) recordkeeping and reporting requirements under section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372).

(c) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY- Failure of an institution or other entity to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements to receive nonimmigrant students or exchange visitor program participants under section 101(a)(15) (F), (M), or (J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), may, at the election of the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, result in the termination of the institution's approval to receive such students or the termination of the other entity's designation to sponsor exchange visitor program participants, as the case may be.

SEC. 11. TREATMENT OF IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF FEDERAL RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.

(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM- Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (20), by inserting `, and an immigration inspector' after `administrative position' in the first sentence;

(2) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (27)(B);

(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting `; and'; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

`(29) `immigration inspector' means--

`(A) an employee in a position in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the principal duties of which are to control and guard the boundaries and borders of the United States against illegal entry of aliens at ports of entry; and

`(B) an employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who is serving in a supervisory or administrative position to which the employee was transferred from a position described in subparagraph (A).'.

(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM- Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (17)--

(A) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (C);

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting `; and'; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

`(E) an immigration inspector;';

(2) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (33);

(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (34) and inserting `; and'; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph

`(35) `immigration inspector' means--

`(A) an employee in a position in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the principal duties of which are to control and guard the boundaries and borders of the United States against illegal entry of aliens at ports-of-entry; and

`(B) an employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who is serving in a supervisory or administrative position to which the employee was transferred directly from a position described in subparagraph (A) after having served in such a position for at least three years.'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY-

(1) IN GENERAL- The amendments made by this section shall--

(A) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(B) shall apply with respect to service performed on or after such effective date.

(2) SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS- In the administration of paragraph (1)(B), a person serving in a supervisory or administrative position as described in section 8331(29)(B) or 8401(35)(B) of title 5, United States Code, on the effective date of this Act shall be treated as serving in a law enforcement officer position beginning on such date for the purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of such title and chapter 84 of such title.

SEC. 12. CERTAIN BORDER CROSSING IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

(a) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR PRESENTATION- Section 104(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking `5 years' and inserting `6 years'.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated for the Immigration and Naturalization Service such sums as may be necessary for the Service to purchase and implement the technology for electronically reading border crossing identification cards and for access to appropriate databases.

SEC. 13. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATION ON INSPECTIONS.

Section 286(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)) is amended by striking `, within forty-five minutes of their presentation for inspection,'.

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