Rule published by State Department on March 20

The US State Department published a two page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Documentation of Immigrants-Elimination of Extended Visa Validity Benefits Under Section 154 of the Immigration Act of 1990.

The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the State Department on March 20

Title
Documentation of Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended-Immediate Relatives
Documentation of Immigrants-Elimination of Extended Visa Validity Benefits Under Section 154 of the Immigration Act of 1990
Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended-Waiver of the Nonimmigrant Visa Fees for Members of Observer Missions to the United Nations
Documentation of Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended-Issuance of New or Replacement Visas
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Request for Grant Proposals: English Language Fellow Program for Academic Year 2004-2005
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; South Pacific Scholarship Program