S.Amdt. 1998

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 1979. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF
LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS
BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(b)(1) of this Act, is further
amended by inserting ``, or a child or spouse of a lawful
permanent resident for whom a family-based visa petition was
filed on or before January 1, 2007,'' after ``United
States''.
______

SA 1980. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division XI, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.

[[Page S8716]]

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SA 1981. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division XII, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.
______

SA 1982. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division XIII, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.
______

SA 1983. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division XXII, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.
______

SA 1984. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division XXVII, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.
______

SA 1985. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF
LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS
BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(b)(1) of this Act, is further
amended by inserting ``,or a child or spouse of a lawful
permanent resident for whom a family-based visa petition was
filed on or before January 1, 2007,'' after ``United
States''.

SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK
AUTHORIZATION.

(a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the
amendments made by such section are null and void.
(b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section if, with respect to any individual who is
assigned a social security account number on or after the
date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage
is earned prior to the year in which such social security
account number is assigned; and
``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an
individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen,
unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the
basis of information provided to the Commissioner in
accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection
(e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be
employed in the United States during such quarter.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).
``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and
Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner
of Social Security to provide such information as the
Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the
limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under
subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed
as establishing an effective date for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure
Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of
2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment
income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to
such individual as a result of the application of section
214(d).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
______

SA 1986. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division _, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.

SEC. __. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.

Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended by section 409 of this Act, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``(II)''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``200,000'' and inserting
``300,000'';
(2) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by section 409(2) of
this Act, by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who
has already been counted toward the numerical limitation
under paragraph (1)(D) during any 1 of the 3 fiscal years
immediately preceding the fiscal year of the approved start
date of a petition for a nonimmigrant worker described in
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall not be counted toward the
limitations under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(D)
for the fiscal year in which the petition is approved. Such
alien shall be considered a returning worker.''; and
(3) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by section 409(2) of
this Act--
(A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(11)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) The numerical limitations under paragraph (1)(D)
shall be allocated for each fiscal year to ensure that the
total number of aliens subject to such numerical limits who
enter the United States pursuant to a visa or are accorded
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(Y)(ii) during
the first 6 months of such fiscal year is not greater than 50
percent of the total number of such visas available for that
fiscal year.''.

SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK
AUTHORIZATION.

(a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the
amendments made by such section are null and void.
(b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section if, with respect to any individual who is
assigned a social security account number on or after the
date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage
is earned prior to the year in which such social security
account number is assigned; and
``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an
individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen,
unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the
basis of information provided to the Commissioner in
accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection
(e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be
employed in the United States during such quarter.

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``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).
``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and
Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner
of Social Security to provide such information as the
Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the
limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under
subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed
as establishing an effective date for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure
Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of
2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment
income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to
such individual as a result of the application of section
214(d).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
______

SA 1987. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of division 11, add the following:

SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further
amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following:
``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013)
and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year)''.

SEC. __. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.

Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended by section 409 of this Act, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``(II)''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``200,000'' and inserting
``300,000'';
(2) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by section 409(2) of
this Act, by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who
has already been counted toward the numerical limitation
under paragraph (1)(D) during any 1 of the 3 fiscal years
immediately preceding the fiscal year of the approved start
date of a petition for a nonimmigrant worker described in
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall not be counted toward the
limitations under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(D)
for the fiscal year in which the petition is approved. Such
alien shall be considered a returning worker.''; and
(3) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by section 409(2) of
this Act--
(A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(11)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) The numerical limitations under paragraph (1)(D)
shall be allocated for each fiscal year to ensure that the
total number of aliens subject to such numerical limits who
enter the United States pursuant to a visa or are accorded
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(Y)(ii) during
the first 6 months of such fiscal year is not greater than 50
percent of the total number of such visas available for that
fiscal year.''.

SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK
AUTHORIZATION.

(a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the
amendments made by such section are null and void.
(b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section if, with respect to any individual who is
assigned a social security account number on or after the
date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage
is earned prior to the year in which such social security
account number is assigned; and
``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an
individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen,
unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the
basis of information provided to the Commissioner in
accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection
(e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be
employed in the United States during such quarter.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).
``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and
Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner
of Social Security to provide such information as the
Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the
limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under
subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed
as establishing an effective date for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure
Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of
2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment
income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to
such individual as a result of the application of section
214(d).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
______

SA 1988. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK
AUTHORIZATION.

(a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the
amendments made by such section are null and void.
(b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section if, with respect to any individual who is
assigned a social security account number on or after the
date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage
is earned prior to the year in which such social security
account number is assigned; and
``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an
individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen,
if the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the
basis of information provided to the Commissioner in
accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection
(e) or otherwise, that the individual was not authorized to
be employed in the United States during such quarter.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).
``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and
Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner
of Social Security to provide such information as the
Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the
limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under
subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed
as establishing an effective date for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure
Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of
2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment
income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to
such individual as a result of the application of section
214(d).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
______

SA 1989. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

[[Page S8718]]

SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF
LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS
BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended by section 503(b)(1) of this Act, is further
amended by inserting ``, or a child or spouse of a lawful
permanent resident for whom a family-based visa petition was
filed on or before January 1, 2007,'' after ``United
States''.

SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK
AUTHORIZATION.

(a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the
amendments made by such section are null and void.
(b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section if, with respect to any individual who is
assigned a social security account number on or after the
date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage
is earned prior to the year in which such social security
account number is assigned; and
``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes
of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an
individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen,
if the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the
basis of information provided to the Commissioner in
accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection
(e) or otherwise, that the individual was not authorized to
be employed in the United States during such quarter.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).
``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and
Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner
of Social Security to provide such information as the
Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the
limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under
subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed
as establishing an effective date for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure
Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of
2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment
income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to
such individual as a result of the application of section
214(d).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
______

SA 1990. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1991. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1992. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1993. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1994. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1995. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1996. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1997. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1998. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 1999. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself
and Mr. Specter)) 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:

At the end of the amendment add the following:
This section shall take effect one day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 2000. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 656. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR
BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY DEPENDENCY
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

(a) Repeal.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
(B) In section 1451(c)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and

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(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further
amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450--
(i) by striking subsection (e); and
(ii) by striking subsection (k).
(B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C).
(C) In section 1452--
(i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``does not apply--''
and all that follows and inserting ``does not apply in the
case of a deduction made through administrative error.''; and
(ii) by striking subsection (g).
(D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 1450(k)(2),''.
(b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may
be paid to any person for any period before the effective
date provided under subsection (f) by reason of the
amendments made by subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has
been in receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan
under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States
Code, that is in effect before the effective date provided
under subsection (f) and that is adjusted by reason of the
amendments made by subsection (a) and who has received a
refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10,
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such
refund to the United States.
(d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that
follows through ``In the case of a member described in
paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the
case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible
Spouses.--The Secretary of the military department concerned
shall restore annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving
spouse who, in consultation with the Secretary, previously
elected to transfer payment of such annuity to a surviving
child or children under the provisions of section
1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect
on the day before the effective date provided under
subsection (f). Such eligibility shall be restored whether or
not payment to such child or children subsequently was
terminated due to loss of dependent status or death. For the
purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse includes a
spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having
attained age 55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has
been terminated by death, divorce or annulment.
(f) Effective Date.--The sections and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the later of--
(1) the first day of the first month that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the
calendar year in which this Act is enacted.

SEC. 657. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER SURVIVOR
BENEFIT PLAN.

(a) Survivor Benefit Plan.--Section 1452(j) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1,
2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007''.
(b) Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan.--Section
1436a of such title is amended by striking ``October 1,
2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007''.

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