S.Amdt. 1888
What it does: Inserts new text on page 530, between lines 2 and 3
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)What it changes
1 change to S. 1639
Inserts new text on page 530, between lines 2 and 3
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (d) Visas for High Achieving Foreign Students.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any amendment made by this Act, or any other provision of law, for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, 10,000 of the immigrant visas allocated by section 203(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for parents of a citizen of the United States shall be made available to aliens seeking immigrant visas under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who--
Inserted: (A) achieve a score in the top 10th percentile on the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Testing placement exam administered in that fiscal year; and
Inserted: (B) take the exams described in subparagraph (A) in the English language.
Inserted: (2) Limitation.--If more than 10,000 aliens described in paragraph (1) apply for immigrant visas in a fiscal year, the 10,000 such aliens with the highest scores on the exams described in paragraph (1)(A) shall receive immigrant visas.
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SA 1888. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 530, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(d) Visas for High Achieving Foreign Students.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any amendment made by this Act, or any other provision of law, for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, 10,000 of the immigrant visas allocated by section 203(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for parents of a citizen of the United States shall be made available to aliens seeking immigrant visas under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who--
(A) achieve a score in the top 10th percentile on the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Testing placement exam administered in that fiscal year; and
(B) take the exams described in subparagraph (A) in the English language.
(2) Limitation.--If more than 10,000 aliens described in paragraph (1) apply for immigrant visas in a fiscal year, the 10,000 such aliens with the highest scores on the exams described in paragraph (1)(A) shall receive immigrant visas.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2007