H.R. 2628 · 109th Congress
To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Flake
- Introduced
- 2005-05-25
- Latest action
- 2005-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Summary
Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year (October 26, 2006) 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.