[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2792 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2792
To permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant alien status under certain
conditions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 13, 2004
Ms. Collins introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant alien status under certain
conditions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN STATUS FOR CERTAIN ATHLETES.
Section 214(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)(A)(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i)(I) performs as an athlete, individually or as part of
a group or team, at an internationally recognized level of
performance,
``(II) is a professional athlete, as defined in section
204(i)(2), or
``(III) performs as an athlete, or as a coach, as part of a
team or franchise that is located in the United States and a
member of a foreign league or association of 15 or more amateur
sports teams, if--
``(aa) the foreign league or association is the
highest level of amateur performance of that sport in
the relevant foreign country,
``(bb) participation in such league or association
renders players ineligible, whether on a temporary or
permanent basis, to earn a scholarship in, or
participate in, that sport at a college or university
in the United States under the rules of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and
``(cc) a significant number of the individuals who
play in such league or association are drafted by a
major sports league or a minor league affiliate of such
a sports league, and''.
SEC. 2. ADVISORY OPINIONS.
Section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(D), by inserting ``(other than with
respect to aliens seeking entry under subclause (II) or (III)
of subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph),'' after
``101(a)(15)(P)''; and
(2) in paragraph (6)(A)(iii), by inserting ``(other than
with respect to aliens seeking entry under subclause (II) or
(III) of subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph)'' after
``101(a)(15)(P)(i)''.
SEC. 3. PETITIONS FOR MULTIPLE ALIENS.
Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a petition
under this subsection to seek classification of more than one alien as
a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a). The fee charged for
such a petition may not be more than the fee charged for a petition
seeking classification of one such alien.''.
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT.
Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an athlete, or the employer
of an athlete, to seek admission to the United States for such athlete
under a provision of this Act other than section 101(a)(15)(P)(i).''.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''.
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