S.Amdt. 3257

SA 3257. Mr. LIEBERMAN 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:

On page 122, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
``(b) Certain Actions Not Treated as Violations.--A person
who, before being apprehended or placed in a removal
proceeding, applies for asylum under section 208 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, withholding of removal under
section 241(b)(3) of such Act, or relief under the Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment under title 8, Code of Federal
Regulations, or classification or status under section
101(a)(15(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 101(a)(27)(J), 101(a)(51),
216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to
March 31, 1997) of such Act, shall not be prosecuted for
violating section 1542, 1544, 1546 or 1548, before the
application is adjudicated in accordance with the Immigration
and Nationality Act. A person who is granted asylum under
section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of such Act,
or relief under the Convention Against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment under
title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, or classification or
status under section 101(a)(15(T), 101(a)(15)(U),
101(a)(27(J), 101(a)(51), 216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or
244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to March 31, 1997) of such Act,
shall not be considered to have violated section 1542, 1544,
1546 or 1548.
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