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1 An Act to Require the Accreditation of English Language Training Programs, and for Other Purposes [i] (2010)

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124 STAT. 3280

PUBLIC LAW 111-306-DEC. 14, 2010

Public Law 111-306
111th Congress

An Act

Dec. 14, 2010   To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other
[S. 13381                                   purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACCREDITATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.

Definition.
8 USC 1101 note.
Applicability.
Time period.
Deadline.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended-
(1) in paragraph (15)(F)(i), by striking a language and
inserting an accredited language; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(52) The term 'accredited language training program' means
a language training program that is accredited by an accrediting
agency recognized by the Secretary of Education..
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-
(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by subsection (a) shall-
(A) take effect on the date that is 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) apply with respect to applications for a non-
immigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the
Immigration    and    Nationality   Act   (8   U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) that are filed on or after the effective
date described in subparagraph (A).
(2) TEMPORARY EXCEPTION.-
(A)    IN    GENERAL.-Notwithstanding      section
101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by subsection (a), during the 3-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, an
alien seeking to enter the United States to pursue a course
of study at a language training program that has been
certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security and has
not been accredited or denied accreditation by an entity
described in section 101(a)(52) of such Act may be granted
a nonimmigrant visa under such section 101(a)(15)(F)(i).
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.-An alien may not be
granted a nonimmigrant visa under subparagraph (A) if
the sponsoring institution of the language training program
to which the alien seeks to enroll does not-
(i) submit an application for the accreditation of
such program to a regional or national accrediting
agency recognized by the Secretary of Education within

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