PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-706
granting of authority to issue documents to an alien demonstrating the ahen's eligibiHty for a visa under subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act.
(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. — If an
approved institution of higher education or a designated
exchange visitor program fails to provide the specified information, such approvals and such issuance of visas shall be revoked
or denied.
(e) FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL. —Beginning on April 1, 1997, an approved
institution of higher education and a designated exchange visitor program shall impose on, and collect from, each alien
described in paragraph (3), with respect to whom the institution
or program is required by subsection (a) to collect information,
a fee established by the Attorney General under paragraph
(4) at the time—
(A) when the alien first registers with the institution
or program after entering the United States; or
(B) in a case where a registration under subparagraph
(A) does not exist, when the alien first commences activities
in the United States with the institution or program.
(2) REMITTANCE.— An approved institution of higher education and a designated exchange visitor program shall remit
the fees collected under paragraph (1) to the Attorney General
pursuant to a schedule established by the Attorney General.
(3) ALIENS DESCRIBED. — An alien referred to in paragraph
(1) is an alien who has nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (other than a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(J) of such Act who has come to the United States
as a participant in a program sponsored by the Federal Government).
(4) AMOUNT AND USE OF FEES. —
(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF AMOUNT.—The Attorney General shall establish the amount of the fee to be imposed
on, and collected from, an alien under paragraph (1). Except
as provided in subsection (g)(2), the fee imposed on any
individual may not exceed $100. The amount of the fee
shall be based on the Attorney General's estimate of the
cost per alien of conducting the information collection program described in this section.
(B) USE.—Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be
deposited as offsetting receipts into the Immigration
Examinations Fee Account (established under section
286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) and shall
remain available until expended for the Attorney General
to reimburse any appropriation the amount paid out of
which is for expenses in carrying out this section.
(f) JOINT REPORT. — Not later than 4 years after the commencement of the program established under subsection (a), the Attorney
General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Education
shall jointly submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the operations
of the program and the feasibility of expanding the program to
cover the nationals of all countries.
(g) WORLDWIDE APPLICABILITY OF THE PROGRAM. —
(1) EXPANSION OF PROGRAM. —
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