1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2017 . 2. Electronic system for travel authorization for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program Section 212(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Electronic system for travel authorization (A) System The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a fully automated electronic system for travel authorization (referred to in this paragraph as the System ) to collect such biographical and other information as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary to determine, in advance of travel, the eligibility of, and whether there exists a law enforcement or security risk in permitting, the alien to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which is similar to the electronic system for travel authorization described in section 217(h)(3). (B) Eligibility determination under the System Beginning on the date on which the System developed under subparagraph (A) is fully operational, each alien traveling under the program under this subsection shall, before applying for admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, electronically provide to the System biographical information and such other information as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine necessary to determine the eligibility of, and whether there exists a law enforcement or security risk in permitting, the alien to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Upon review of such biographical information, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine whether the alien is eligible to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the program. (C) Fees (i) In general Notwithstanding section 286(g), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2017, the