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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is promulgating a proposed rule to improve the capability of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to oversee access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) for designated school officials (DSOs) at schools certified to enroll F and M nonimmigrant students and for responsible officers (ROs) and alternate responsible officers (AROs) that oversee designated sponsors' J nonimmigrant participants in exchange programs. Establishment of an eligibility check process for certain officials would improve oversight prior to permitting access to SEVIS and appointment or continued eligibility as such an official. This rule would better position DHS to identify, intervene and prevent possible criminal activities or threats to national security that could result from non-compliance.