State Dept. Withdraws Proposed Rule on Secondary School Students Under Exchange Visitor Program

On December 23, 2009, the State Department published a proposed rule on secondary school students under the Exchange Visitor Program. The Department revised existing regulations “to provide greater specificity and clarity to sponsors of the Secondary School Student category with respect to the execution of sponsor oversight responsibilities under the exchange visitor program.” The Department subsequently withdrew the rule in its entirety on December 29, 2009, because it was submitted before the Office of Management and Budget completed its review.