S.Amdt. 1995Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 1995

What it does: Rewrites the text the amendment would insert
Submitted September 26, 2013

What it changes

1 change to H.J.Res. 59

Rewrites the amendment
  1. Rewrites the text the amendment would insert

    Rewrites the amendmentIn place of the text the amendment being amended would insert

    Inserted: Sec. __. Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "(C) Fiscal year 2014.--

    Inserted: "(i) In general.--Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section during the first 3 months of fiscal year 2014 shall be the sum of--

    Inserted: "(I) the number of aliens described in subsection (b) whose application for special immigrant status under this section is pending on September 30, 2013; and

    Inserted: "(II) 2,000.

    Inserted: "(ii) Employment period.--The 1-year period during which the principal alien is required to have been employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, and end on or before September 30, 2013.

    Inserted: "(iii) Application deadline.--The principal alien seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance with subsection (b)(4) not later than December 31, 2013.".

    Original wording

    In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following:

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As printed

SA 1995. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following:

Sec. __. Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(C) Fiscal year 2014.--

“(i) In general.--Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section during the first 3 months of fiscal year 2014 shall be the sum of--

“(I) the number of aliens described in subsection (b) whose application for special immigrant status under this section is pending on September 30, 2013; and

“(II) 2,000.

“(ii) Employment period.--The 1-year period during which the principal alien is required to have been employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, and end on or before September 30, 2013.

“(iii) Application deadline.--The principal alien seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance with subsection (b)(4) not later than December 31, 2013.”.

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September 26, 2013