S.Amdt. 5824
What it does: Adds SEC. 1239. PARTNERSHIP WITH ICELAND at the end of subtitle C of title XIIWhat it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1239. PARTNERSHIP WITH ICELAND at the end of subtitle C of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(E) support energy diversification efforts across the Euro-Atlantic region to reduce the dependency on energy from the Russian Federation.
Inserted: SEC. 1239. PARTNERSHIP WITH ICELAND.
Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress Regarding a Free Trade Agreement With Iceland.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with the Government of Iceland to develop and enter into a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United States and Iceland.
Inserted: (b) Nonimmigrant Traders and Investors.--For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Iceland shall be considered to be a foreign state under such section if the Government of Iceland offers similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5824. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1239. PARTNERSHIP WITH ICELAND.
(a) Sense of Congress Regarding a Free Trade Agreement With Iceland.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with the Government of Iceland to develop and enter into a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United States and Iceland.
(b) Nonimmigrant Traders and Investors.--For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Iceland shall be considered to be a foreign state under such section if the Government of Iceland offers similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022