[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2252 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2252
To increase the number of aliens who may receive certain nonimmigrant
status during fiscal year 2004 and to require submissions of
information by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 29, 2004
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Gregg, Mr.
Jeffords, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Edwards, Mr. McCain, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Sununu, and Mr.
Enzi) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To increase the number of aliens who may receive certain nonimmigrant
status during fiscal year 2004 and to require submissions of
information by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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 the ``Save Summer Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS DURING
FISCAL YEAR 2004.
Section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), may not exceed--
``(i) 106,000 in fiscal year 2004; and
``(ii) 66,000 in a fiscal year other than fiscal
year 2004.''.
SEC. 3. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION REGARDING H-2B
NONIMMIGRANTS.
Section 416 of the American Competitiveness and Workforce
Improvement Act of 1998 (title IV of division C of Public Law 105-277;
8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Provision of Information.--
``(1) Quarterly notification.--Beginning not later than
December 1, 2005, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
notify, on a quarterly basis, the Committees on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the numbers
of aliens who during the preceding 3-month period--
``(A) were issued visas or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)); or
``(B) had such a visa or such status expire or be
revoked or otherwise terminated.
``(2) Annual submission.--Beginning with fiscal year 2006,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit on an annual
basis, to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate--
``(A) information on the countries of origin and
occupations of, and compensation paid to, aliens who
were issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) during the previous fiscal year;
``(B) the number of aliens who during each month of
such fiscal year had such a visa or such status expire
or be revoked or otherwise terminated; and
``(C) the number of aliens who were provided
nonimmigrant status under such section during both such
fiscal year and the fiscal year preceding such fiscal
year.''.
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