S.Amdt. 1627

SA 1627. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Cochran) 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:

At the end of section 4806, add the following:

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(j) Reports.--
(1) Requirement for reports.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on
the EB-5 program carried out pursuant to section 203(b)(5) of
the Immigration and Nationality (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), as
amended by this section.
(2) Content.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) The number of applications pending for an immigrant
visa described in section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), disaggregated by
State.
(B) The period of time each such application has been
pending.
(C) The average length of time required to conduct an
economic evaluation of a project and suitability of a
petitioner for such a visa and the Secretary's goals for
these timeframes.
(D) A description of any additional resources necessary to
efficiently administer the EB-5 program carried out pursuant
to such section 203(b)(5).
(E) The number of applications that have been approved or
denied for such a visa in the most recent reporting period
with an accompanying explanation of reasons for such approval
or denial, disaggregated by State.
(F) The number of jobs created by such EB-5 program in each
180-day period, disaggregated by State.
(G) The types of projects proposed and the number of aliens
granted such a visa in each 180-day period, disaggregated by
State and by North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) code.
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