S.Amdt. 3242

SA 3242. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment 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:

Strike subsection (a) of section 507 and insert the
following:
(a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(F) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
``(F)(i) an alien having a residence in a foreign country
which, except in the case of an alien described in clause
(iv), the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is--
``(I) a bona fide student qualified to pursue a full course
of study and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily
and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a course of study
(except for a graduate program described in clause (iv))
consistent with section 214(m) at an established college,
university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school,
elementary school, or other academic institution or in a
language training program in the United States, particularly
designated by the alien and approved by the Secretary of
Homeland Security after consultation with the Secretary of
Education, which institution or place of study shall have
agreed to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security the
termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant student, and
if any such institution of learning or place of study fails
to make reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn; or
``(II) engaged in temporary employment for optional
practical training related to the alien's area of study,
which practical training shall be authorized for a period or
periods of not more than 24 months;
``(ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien
described in clause (i) or (iv) if accompanying or following
to join such an alien;
``(iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who
maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country
of nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that
the alien's qualifications for and actual course of study may
be full or part-time, and who commutes to the United States
institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico;
``(iv) an alien described in clause (i) who has been
accepted and plans to attend an accredited graduate program
in mathematics, engineering, technology, or the sciences in
the United States for the purpose of obtaining an advanced
degree; and
``(v) an alien who maintains actual residence and place of
abode in the alien's country of nationality, who is described
in clause

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(i) except that the alien's actual course of study may
involve a distance learning program, for which the alien is
visiting the United States temporarily for a period not to
exceed 30 days;''.
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