To ensure that aliens convicted of crimes of violence against women and children are ineligible for registered provisional immigrant status.

SA 1507. Mr. VITTER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1183
submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch) to the bill S. 744,
to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes;
as follows:

On page 945, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
``(III) an offense, unless the applicant demonstrates to
the Secretary, by clear and convincing evidence, that he or
she is innocent of the offense, that he or she is the victim
of such offense, or that no offense occurred, that--
``(aa) is classified as a misdemeanor in the convicting
jurisdiction; and
``(bb) involved--
``(AA) domestic violence (as defined in section 40002(a) of
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a));
or
``(BB) child abuse and neglect (as defined in section
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13925(a));
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