S.Amdt. 3211

SA 3211. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. 232. NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN STATUS FOR CERTAIN ATHLETES.

(a) In General.--Section 214(c)(4)(A) (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii)
and inserting the following:
``(i)(I) performs as an athlete, individually or as part of
a group or team, at an internationally recognized level of
performance,
``(II) is a professional athlete, as defined in section
204(i)(2),
``(III) performs as an athlete, or as a coach, as part of a
team or franchise that is located in the United States and a
member of a foreign league or association of 15 or more
amateur sports teams, if--
``(aa) the foreign league or association is the highest
level of amateur performance of that sport in the relevant
foreign country,
``(bb) participation in such league or association renders
players ineligible, whether on a temporary or permanent
basis, to earn a scholarship in, or participate in, that
sport at a college or university in the United States under
the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), and
``(cc) a significant number of the individuals who play in
such league or association are drafted by a major sports
league or a minor league affiliate of such a sports league,
or
``(IV) is a professional athlete or amateur athlete who
performs individually or as part of a group in a theatrical
ice skating production, and
``(ii) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and
solely for the purpose of performing--
``(I) as such an athlete with respect to a specific
athletic competition, or
``(II) in the case of an individual described in clause
(i)(IV), in a specific theatrical ice skating production or
tour.''.

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(b) Advisory Opinions.--Section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(D), by inserting ``(other than with
respect to aliens seeking entry under subclause (II), (III),
or (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph),'' after
``101(a)(15)(P)''; and
(2) in paragraph (6)(A)(iii), by inserting ``(other than
with respect to aliens seeking entry under subclause (II),
(III), or (IV) of paragraph (4)(A)(i))'' after
``101(a)(15)(P)(i)''.
(c) Petitions for Multiple Aliens.--Section 214(c)(4) (8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a
petition under this subsection to seek classification of more
than one alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a). The fee charged for such a petition may
not be more than the fee charged for a petition seeking
classification of one such alien.''.
(d) Relationship to Other Provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.--Section 214(c)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)), as
amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an athlete,
or the employer of an athlete, to seek admission to the
United States for such athlete under a provision of this Act
other than section 101(a)(15)(P)(i).''.
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