S.Amdt. 1645

SA 1645. Mr. COBURN 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 245B(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by section 2101(a) of this amendment, strike
subparagraph (C) and insert the following:
``(C) Interviews.--
``(i) Mandatory interviews.--Before granting a waiver of
ineligibility for registered provisional immigrant status
under this section, the Secretary, through U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, shall conduct an in-person
interview if the applicant is present in the United States
and is described in paragraph (2) or (6)(B) of section 212(a)
(relating to criminal aliens and aliens who failed to appear
at prior removal hearings).
``(ii) Permitted interviews.--The Secretary, through U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, may interview
applicants for registered provisional immigrant status not
described in clause (i) to determine whether they meet the
eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (b).
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