8 U.S.C. § 1771 — General Accounting Office study

Page 597 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1772 references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title. § 1762. Review of institutions and other entities authorized to enroll or sponsor certain non- immigrants (a) Periodic review of compliance Not later than two years after May 14, 2002, and every two years thereafter, the Commis- sioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall conduct a review of the institutions cer- tified to receive nonimmigrants under section 1101(a)(15)(F), (M), or (J) of this title. Each re- view shall determine whether the institutions are in compliance with— (1) recordkeeping and reporting require- ments to receive nonimmigrants under section 1101(a)(15)(F), (M), or (J) of this title; and (2) recordkeeping and reporting require- ments under section 1372 of this title. (b) Periodic review of sponsors of exchange visi- tors (1) Requirement for reviews Not later than two years after May 14, 2002, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall conduct a review of the entities designated to sponsor exchange visitor pro- gram participants under section 1101(a)(15)(J) of this title. (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 require- ments to receive nonimmigrant exchange visitor program participants under section 1101(a)(15)(J) of this title; and (B) recordkeeping and reporting require- ments under section 1372 of this title. (c) Effect of material failure to comply Material failure of an institution or other en- tity to comply with the recordkeeping and re- porting requirements to receive nonimmigrant students or exchange visitor program partici- pants under section 1101(a)(15)(F), (M), or (J) of this title, or section 1372 of this title, shall re- sult in the suspension for at least one year or termination, at the election of the Commis- sioner of Immigration and Naturalization, of the institution’s approval to receive such students, or result in the suspension for at least one year or termination, at the election of the Secretary of State, of the other entity’s designation to sponsor exchange visitor program participants, as the case may be. (Pub. L. 107–173, title V, § 502, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 563.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title. SUBCHAPTER VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS § 1771. General Accounting Office study (a) Requirement for study (1) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and utility of implementing a re- quirement that each nonimmigrant alien in the United States submit to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization each year a current address and, where applicable, the name and address of an employer. (2) Nonimmigrant alien defined In paragraph (1), the term ‘‘nonimmigrant alien’’ means an alien described in section 1101(a)(15) of this title. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after May 14, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under sub- section (a). The report shall include the Comp- troller General’s findings, together with any recommendations that the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (Pub. L. 107–173, title VI, § 602, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 564.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office by section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance. ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title. § 1772. International cooperation (a) International electronic data system The Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in consulta- tion with the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, shall jointly conduct a study of the alternative approaches (including the costs of, and procedures necessary for, each alternative approach) for encouraging or requir- ing Canada, Mexico, and countries treated as visa waiver program countries under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1187] to develop an intergovernmental network of interoperable electronic data sys- tems that— (1) facilitates real-time access to that coun- try’s law enforcement and intelligence infor- mation that is needed by the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service to screen visa applicants and appli- cants for admission into the United States to identify aliens who are inadmissible or deport- able under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); (2) is interoperable with the electronic data system implemented under section 1722 of this title; and