H.R. 4417 · 108th Congress

To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.

Stage
Signed by the president
Introduced
2004-05-20
Latest action
2004-08-09 · Signed by President.

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year the deadline for: (1) installing at all U.S. ports of entry equipment and software capable of processing machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents and passports that contain biometric identifiers; (2) Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to certify that they are issuing machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that contain biometric and document authentication identifiers comporting with specified standards; and (3) VWP participants who are issued passports on or after the new deadline to present passports that comply with such requirements.