PUBLIC LAW 106-396—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1637 Togri use 8 USC 1101 note. Public Law 106-396 106th Congress An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make improvements to, and ot<in9nnn permanently authorize, the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of such — ' Act. [H.R. 3767] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Visa Waiver Permanent SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Program Act. This Act may be cited as the "Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act". TITLE I—PERMANENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM STATUS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking "PILOT"; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "PILOT"; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "pilot" both places it appears; (C) in paragraph (1), by striking "pilot program period (as defined in subsection (e))" and inserting "program"; and (D) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, by striking "PILOT"; (3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "pilot"; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "PILOT"; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking "pilot"; (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking "subsection (g)" and inserting "subsection (f)"; and (ii) by striking "pilot"; and (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "(within the pilot program period)"; (ii) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "pilot" both places it appears; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "pilot";
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