SA 4179. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place insert the following:
SEC. __X. ACCESS FOR SHORT-TERM STUDY.
(a) Reduced Fee for Short-Term Study.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 641(e)(4)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(e)(4)(A)) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (g)(2), the fee imposed on any individual may not exceed $100, except that in the case of an alien admitted under subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) as an au pair, camp counselor, or participant in a summer work travel program, the fee shall not exceed $35 and that in the case of an alien admitted under subparagraph (F) of such section 101(a)(15) for a program that will not exceed 90 days, the fee shall not exceed $35.''.
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--Such section 641(e)(4)(A) is further amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Attorney General's'' and inserting ``Secretary's''.
(b) Recreational Courses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue appropriate guidance to consular officers to in order to give appropriate discretion, according to criteria developed at each post and approved by the Secretary of State, so that a course of a duration no more than 1 semester (or its equivalent), and not awarding certification, license or degree, is considered recreational in nature for purposes of determining appropriateness for visitor status.
(c) Language Training Programs.--
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR ACCREDITATION.---Section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) is amended by striking ``a language'' and inserting ``an accredited language''.
(2) REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by paragraph (1). Such regulations shall--
(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D), require that an accredited language training program described in section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education;
(B) require that if such an accredited language training program provides intensive language training, the head of such program provide the Secretary with documentation regarding the specific subject matter for which the program is accredited;
(C) permit an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant under such section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) to participate in a language training program that is not accredited as described in subparagraph (A) during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(D) permit a language training program established after the date of the enactment of this Act and that is not accredited as described in subparagraph (A) to qualify as an accredited language training program under such section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) during the 2-year period beginning on the date such language training program is established.