S.Amdt. 1390

1. Replaces “the alien served at least 1 year imprisonment” with “a sentence of 1 year imprisonment or more may be imposed”

   ReplacesPage 1572, line 23Printed page

   In S. 744 · Reported to Senate

   "(i) Domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse.--

   "(I) In general.--Any alien who has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence, a crime of stalking, or a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment, provided [struck: the alien served at least ][inserted: a sentence of ]1 year imprisonment [inserted: or more may be imposed ]for the crime, or provided the alien was convicted of offenses constituting more than 1 such crime, not arising out of a single scheme of criminal misconduct, is inadmissible.

   "(II) Crime of domestic violence defined.--In this clause, the term 'crime of domestic violence' means any crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) against a person committed by a current or former spouse of the person, by an individual with whom the person shares a child in common, by an individual who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the person as a spouse, by an individual similarly situated to a spouse of the person under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction where the offense occurs, or by any other individual against a person who is protected from that individual's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the United States or any State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local or foreign government.

   Original wording

   On page 1572, beginning on line 23, strike “the alien served at least 1 year imprisonment” and insert “a sentence of 1 year imprisonment or more may be imposed”.

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