S.Amdt. 1563

SA 1563. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 3, beginning on page 3, strike line 5 and all
that follows through ``(i)'' on page 4, line 7, and insert
the following:
(1) Processing of applications for registered provisional
immigrant status.--
(A) In general.--Not earlier than the date on which the
Secretary submits to Congress a certification that the
Secretary has maintained effective control of high-risk
border sectors along the Southern border for a period of not
less than 6 months, the Secretary may commence processing
applications for registered provisional immigrant status
pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by section 2101 of this Act.
(B) High-risk border sector defined.--In this paragraph,
the term ``high-risk border sector'' means a border sector in
which more than 30,000 individuals were apprehended by the
Department during the most recent fiscal year.
(2) Adjustment of status of registered provisional
immigrants.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Secretary may not adjust the status of aliens who have
been granted registered provisional immigrant status, except
for aliens granted blue card status under section 2201 of
this Act or described in section 245D(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, until the Secretary, after consultation
with the Comptroller General of the United States, submits to
the President and Congress a written certification that--
(i) the Secretary has maintained effective control of the
Southern border for a period of not less than 6 months;
(ii)
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