116 STAT. 560 PUBLIC LAW 107-173—MAY 14, 2002 8 USC 1753. SEC. 404. JOINT UNITED STATES-CANADA PROJECTS FOR ALTER- NATIVE INSPECTIONS SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.— United States border inspections agencies, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, acting jointly and under an agreement of cooperation with the Government of Canada, may conduct joint United States-Canada inspections projects on the international border between the two countries. Each such project may provide alternative inspections services and shall undertake to harmonize the criteria for inspections applied by the two countries in implementing those projects. (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and submit annually to Congress a report on the joint United States-Canada inspections projects conducted under subsection (a). Federal Register, (c) EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND publication. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.— Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the "Administrative Procedure Act") and chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the "Paperwork Reduction Act") sheill not apply to fee setting for services and other administrative requirements relating to projects described in subsection (a), except that fees and forms established for such projects shall be published as a notice in the Federal Register. TITLE V—FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS 8 USC 1761. SEC. 501. FOREIGN STUDENT MONITORING PROGRAM. (a) STRENGTHENING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING PROGRAM. — (1) MONITORING AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—Section 641(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) ALIENS FOR WHOM A VISA IS REQUIRED.— The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish an electronic meeuis to monitor and verify— "(A) the issuance of documentation of acceptance of a foreign student by an approved institution of higher education or other approved educational institution, or of an exchange visitor program participant by a designated exchange visitor program; "(B) the transmittal of the documentation referred to in subparagraph (A) to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Consular Affairs; "(C) the issuance of a visa to a foreign student or an exchange visitor program participant; "(D) the admission into the United States of the foreign student or exchange visitor program participant; "(E) the notification to an approved institution of higher education, other approved educational institution, or exchange visitor program sponsor that the foreign student or exchange visitor participant has been admitted into the United States;
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