An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 109-236 to prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a visa applicant in the future.

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   Change 1: Adds SEC. 940. PROHIBITING ABUSERS FROM SPONSORING FAMILY IMMIGRANTS on page 302, line 3

   Adds a sectionPrinted page

   Inserted: SEC. 940. PROHIBITING ABUSERS FROM SPONSORING FAMILY IMMIGRANTS.

   Inserted: Section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(l) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a petition may not be approved under subparagraph (A) or (B) of such subsection if the petition is submitted by a person convicted of a crime described in paragraph (5), (7), (8), (21), or (22) of section 2000B of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.".

   Original wording

   Page 302, after line 3, insert the following (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

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   Change 2: Replaces “940..” with “941.”

   ReplacesPage 302, line 4Printed page

   [struck: 940..][inserted: 941.]

   Original wording

   Page 302, line 4, strike “940..” and insert “941.”

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