From: Maria T. Frey (mfrey@northampton.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 02 2000 - 12:53:42 EST
This is the latest info on Cipris that I have.
Maria
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From: AACRAO_E-Cast@listserver.aacrao.org
To: "E-Cast" <aacrao_e-cast@listserver.aacrao.org>
Subject: Legislative Update: CIPRIS Fee Collection Repeal Passes Senate
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:46:46 -0400
Reply-to: AACRAO_E-Cast@listserver.aacrao.org
Legislation to repeal ONLY the portion of the 1996 law mandating that
colleges collect fees for CIPRIS on behalf of INS has passed the Senate with
the Visa Waiver bill, H.R.3767.
Note that this is NOT related to the "rider" provision to repeal CIPRIS in
its entirety that Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) sponsored. Gregg's provision was
attached to the Senate version of the FY01 Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary
appropriations bill (H.R.4690), and could still pass.
H.R.3767 originated in the House and went to the Senate where a number of
small, non-controversial provisions were added. The House has already signed
off on these provisions so there will be no conference or further
discussion. All that remains is for the House to pass the revised bill. No
action is scheduled.
While the Judd Gregg provision for an all-out repeal of CIPRIS is still
alive and different associations have considered parting ways on the issue,
the amendment in H.R.3767 to repeal the college fee collection is
unilaterally supported by higher education.
ACCESS H.R.3767 LANGUAGE
The exact language is accessible at http://thomas.loc.gov/ . Enter "HR 3767"
in the homepage search field to search by bill number, then view the
"Engrossed Senate Amendment" version of the bill.
See Section 404, "MORE EFFICIENT COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FEE," to review
the language of the college fee collection repeal.
Members may also be interested in reviewing SEC. 405, "NEW TIME-FRAME FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM" that may affect the commencement
of CIPRIS and SEC. 406, "TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS" that makes non-policy changes
to the 1996 Illegal Immigrant Responsibility and Immigration Reform Act.
BACKGROUND OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
The visa waiver program, first created in a 1986 immigration law (PL 99-603)
and renewed several times since, allows citizens of 29 industrialized
countries to enter the United States for 90 days without a visa. The tourism
industry lobbied hard to make the program permanent, and H.R.3767 would
achieve this goal. If the waiver program renewal doesn't pass, tourism
industry lobbyists say it could create big problems for the U.S. State
Department. The department has cut back its staff at consular offices in the
waiver countries, and it no longer has the personnel to handle all the visa
applications from would-be tourists.
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