[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 775 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 464
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 775
[Report No. 108-747]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2004
Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hall, Mr. Forbes,
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graves, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Cantor, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
October 6, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. Upton, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Baker, Mr.
King of Iowa, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Hart, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bonner,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Keller, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Carter, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Tancredo,
Mr. Boucher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Coble, Mr. Pence, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma,
Mr. Kline, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Brady of Texas, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama
October 6, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act
of 2003''; or
(2) the ``SAFE for America Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Worldwide Level of Diversity Immigrants.--Section 201 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(1);
(B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
(b) Allocation of Diversity Immigrant Visas.--Section 203 of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c),''
and inserting ``(a) or (b),'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c)'' and
inserting ``(a) or (b)''; and
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ``(a), (b), and (c)''
and inserting ``(a) and (b)''.
(c) Procedure for Granting Immigrant Status.--Section 204 of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c)'' and
inserting ``(a) or (b)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 2003.
Union Calendar No. 464
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 775
[Report No. 108-747]
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 6, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed