SEC. _. DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE VISA PROCESSING.Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality ActU.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the following:''(i) VISA APPLICATION INTERVIEWS.".''(1) VIDEOCONFERENCING."For purposes ofsubsection (h), the term 'in person interview' includesan interview conducted by videoconference orsimilar technology after the date on which the Secretaryof State, in consultation with the Secretary ofHomeland Security, certifies to the appropriate committeesof Congress that security measures andaudit mechanisms have been implemented to ensurethat biometrics collected for a visa applicant duringan interview using videoconference or similar technologyare those of the visa applicant.''(2) MOBILE VISA INTERVIEWS."The Secretaryof State is authorized to carry out a pilot programto conduct visa interviews using mobile teamsof consular officials after the date on which the Secretaryof State, in consultation with Secretary ofHomeland Security, certifies to the appropriate committeesof Congress that such a pilot program maybe carried out without jeopardizing the integrity ofthe visa interview process or the safety and securityof consular officers.''(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-GRESS."In this subsection the term 'appropriatecommittees of Congress' means".''(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations,the Committee on Homeland Security and GovernmentalAffairs, and the Committee on theJudiciary of the Senate; and''(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs,Committee on Homeland Security, and theCommittee on the Judiciary of the House ofRepresentatives.''.