PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-700 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 101(a)(15)(F) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)) is amended by inserting "consistent with section 214(1)" after "such a course of study". (b) REFERENCE TO NEW GROUND OF EXCLUSION FOR STUDENT VISA ABUSERS. — For addition of ground of inadmissibiHty for certain nonimmigrant student abusers, see section 347 of this division. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsection 8 USC 1101 note, (a) shall apply to individuals who obtain the status of a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, including aliens whose status as such a nonimmigrant is extended after the end of such period. SEC. 626. SERVICES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND AGENTS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. (a) IN GENERAL. —Title II, as amended by section 205(a) of this division, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "T RANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY "SEC. 295. (a) IN GENERAL.— To the extent provided in appro- 8 USC I363b. priation Acts, when an immigration officer or border patrol agent is killed in the line of duty, the Attorney (General may pay from appropriations available for the activity in which the officer or agent was engaged— "(1) the actual and necessary expenses of transportation of the remains of the officer or agent to a place of burial located in any State, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; "(2) travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, of the decedent's spouse and minor children to and from such site at rates not greater than those established for official government travel under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code; and "(3) any other memorial service authorized by the Attorney General. "(b) PREPAYMENT. —The Attorney General may prepay any expense authorized to be paid under this section.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of contents, as amended by section 205(b) of this division, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 294 the following new item: "Sec. 295. Transportation of remains of immigration officers and border patrol agents killed in the line of duty.". Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Visa Processing and Consular Efficiency SEC. 631. VALIDITY OF PERIOD OF VISAS. (a) EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF IMMIGRANT VISAS TO 6 MONTHS.— Section 221(c) (8 U.S.C. 1201(c)) is amended by striking "four months" and inserting "six months".
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