To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 23, 2006
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Senate amendment submitted
May 23, 2006
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4117 proposed by Senator Leahy.(consideration: CR S4938-4941, S4942-4943, S4951-4952; text: CR S4939)
May 23, 2006
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 4117 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 139.
May 23, 2006
Amendment SA 4117 proposed by Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S4938-4941, S4942-4943, S4951-4952; text: CR S4939) To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.
May 23, 2006
Motion to table amendment SA 4117 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 139.
May 23, 2006
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SA 4117. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Sununu) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; as follows: On page 65, line 24, strike ``f'' and insert the following; (f) Terrorist Organizations.-- (1) Definitions.--Section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking subclause (III) and inserting the following: ``(III) that is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in, or has a subgroup which engages in, the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv), and that the Secretary of State, in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, has determined that these activities threaten the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States. ``(vii) Applicability.--Clause (iv)(VI) shall not apply to-- ``(I) any active or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States with regard to activities undertaken in the course of official military duties; or ``(II) any alien determined not to be a threat to the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States and who is not otherwise inadmissible on security related grounds under this subparagraph.''. (2) Temporary admission of Non-Immigrants.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)) is amended to read as follows: ``(i) The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may conclude in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion that subclause (IV)(bb), (VI), or (VII) of subsection (a)(3)(B)(i) shall not apply to an alien, that subsection (a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) shall not apply with respect to any material support an alien afforded to an organization (or its members) or individual that has engaged in a terrorist activity, or that subsection (a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group, or to a subgroup of such group, within the scope of that subsection. The Secretary of State may not, however, exercise discretion under this clause with respect to an alien once removal proceedings against the alien are instituted under section 240.''. (g) ______