恐襲後美國將對免簽證項目進行全面審查

U.S. senators welcomed an overhaul of America's visa waiver program contained in a massive federal spending bill expected to pass both legislative houses in the coming days.

美國參議員歡迎對免簽證項目進行全面審查, 這一計劃包含在預計未來數天內將獲得通過的大規模聯邦開支法案中。

Once approved, the measures would constitute the full Congress' first concrete steps to boost domestic security following the terrorist attacks in Paris and California.

一旦獲得通過，這些舉措將使得美國國會首次可以採取切實步驟來加強國內安全。此前，在法國巴黎和美國加州接連發生了恐怖襲擊。

Under the overhaul, most nationals from more than three dozen countries would retain the ability to travel to the United States without a visa. They would be excluded from the program, however, if they have traveled to Syria, Iraq, Iran or Sudan in the last five years.

按照這項全面審查計劃，來自30多個國家的絕大多數公民將保持免簽證前往美國的能力。但是如果他們在過去5年中曾經前往敘利亞、伊拉克、伊朗或者蘇丹，他們會被排除在這個項目之外。

The legislation also aims to strengthen information-sharing among governments, and empowers the Department of Homeland Security to terminate a country's participation in the visa waiver program if its data sharing is deemed inadequate.

這項立法還旨在加強各國政府之間的信息情報共享，授權美國國土安全部在數據分享缺乏的情況下，中止某個國家免簽證的資格。

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the changes last week. Attaching them to a massive yearlong spending bill will help speed them to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law.

美國國會衆議院上週以壓倒性多數批准了這些調整變動。把這個審查項目加入大規模的年度開支法案之中，將有助於使之加速被奧巴馬總統簽署成爲法律。