S.Amdt. 1911
What it does: 2 changes: adds a section, inserts textWhat it changes
2 changes to S. 1639
Change 1: Adds SEC. 203A. TERRORIST BAR TO GOOD MORAL CHARACTER on page 118, between lines 8 and 9
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 203A. TERRORIST BAR TO GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.
Inserted: (a) Definition of Good Moral Character.--Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
Inserted: "(2) one who the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, to have been at any time an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4), which determination may be based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national security information;".
Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to--
Inserted: (1) any act that occurred before, on, or after such date of enactment; and
Inserted: (2) any application for naturalization or any other benefit or relief, or any other case or matter under the immigration laws, pending on or filed after such date of enactment.
Original wording
On page 118, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Change 2: Inserts new text on page 570, between lines 3 and 4
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (8) Good moral character.--The alien shall establish that he or she has been a person of good moral character during the most recent 3-year period.
Original wording
On page 570, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1911. Mr. CORNYN 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 118, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
SEC. 203A. TERRORIST BAR TO GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.
(a) Definition of Good Moral Character.--Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) one who the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, to have been at any time an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4), which determination may be based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national security information;”.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to--
(1) any act that occurred before, on, or after such date of enactment; and
(2) any application for naturalization or any other benefit or relief, or any other case or matter under the immigration laws, pending on or filed after such date of enactment.
On page 570, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(8) Good moral character.--The alien shall establish that he or she has been a person of good moral character during the most recent 3-year period.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 26, 2007