§ 4905 : OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Section 214(m) (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

3.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require accreditation of an academic institution (except for seminaries or other religious institutions) for purposes of section 101(a)(15)(F) if—

A.

that institution is not already required to be accredited under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i); and

B.

an appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education is able to provide such accreditation.

4.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s discretion, may waive the accreditation requirement in section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) with respect to an accredited college, university, or language training program if the academic institution—

A.

is otherwise in compliance with the requirements of such section; and

B.

is, on the date of the enactment of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a candidate for accreditation or, after such date, has been a candidate for accreditation for at least 1 year and continues to progress toward accreditation by an accreditation agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.