S.Amdt. 1947

SA 1947. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ALIENS FOR FAILURE TO DEPART
AT THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR VISAS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 274D the following new section:

``SEC. 274E. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DEPART.

``(a) In General.--Any alien who--
``(1) is required to depart from the United States as a
result of the expiration of the alien's visa; and
``(2) fails to depart from the United States,
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned
for not more one year, or both.
``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an
alien may be subject for activities proscribed by section
243(a) of any other provision of this Act.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 274D the following new item:

``Sec. 274E. Criminal penalties for failure to depart.''.
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