PUBLIC LAW 107-296—NOV. 25, 2002 116 STAT. 2191 containing the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on International Relations, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate. (h) REPORT.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report on how the provisions of this section will affect procedures for the issuance of student visas. (i) VISA ISSUANCE PROGRAM FOR SAUDI ARABIA.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the date of the enactment of this Act all third party screening programs in Saudi Arabia shall be terminated. On-site personnel of the Department of Homeland Security shall review all visa applications prior to adjudication. SEC. 429. INFORMATION ON VISA DENIALS REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED 6 USC 237. INTO ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM. (a) IN GENERAL.— Whenever a consular officer of the United States denies a visa to an applicant, the consular officer shall enter the fact and the basis of the denial and the name of the applicant into the interoperable electronic data system implemented under section 202(a) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1722(a)). (b) PROHIBITION. —In the case of any alien with respect to whom a visa has been denied under subsection (a)— (1) no subsequent visa may be issued to the alien unless the consular officer considering the alien's visa application has reviewed the information concerning the alien placed in the interoperable electronic data system, has indicated on the alien's application that the information has been reviewed, and has stated for the record why the visa is being issued or a waiver of visa ineligibility recommended in spite of that information; and (2) the alien may not be admitted to the United States without a visa issued in accordance with the procedures described in paragraph (1). SEC. 430. OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Office for Domestic Preparedness shall be within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security. (b) DIRECTOR. — T here shall be a Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security. (c) RESPONSIBILITIES. —The Office for Domestic Preparedness shall have the primary responsibility within the executive branch of Government for the preparedness of the United States for acts of terrorism, including— (1) coordinating preparedness efforts at the Federal level, and working with all State, local, tribal, parish, and private sector emergency response providers on all matters pertaining to combating terrorism, including training, exercises, and equipment support; 6 USC 238. President.
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