S.Amdt. 3288

SA 3288. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 340, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

“(k) Deadline for Application.--

“(1) Schedule to accept applications.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin accepting and processing applications for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status under this section.

“(2) Schedule for submission of applications.--The Secretary may not grant conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status under this section to an alien unless the alien submits an application for such authorization and status during the 180-day period beginning on the date the Secretary begins accepting applications under paragraph (1).

“(l) Authority to Remove.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States who does not submit an application for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status during the period described in subsection (k)(2) shall be subject to immediate removal from the United States.”.