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Calendar No. 875
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3257
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 11, 2008
Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Hagel) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
July 14, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Legal Immigration Extension Act of
2008
.
Extension of EB–5 regional center pilot program
Subsection (b) of section 610 of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–395; 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is
amended by striking shall set aside
and all that follows through
eligible for admission
and inserting shall set aside
3,000 visas annually for 20 years to include such aliens as are eligible for
admission
.
Extension of Conrad State 30 Program
Subsection (c) of section 220 of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–416; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking June 1, 2008
and inserting June 1, 2013
.
Special immigrant nonminister religious worker program
Regulations
Not later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud related to the granting of special immigrant status for special immigrants described in subclause (II) or (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)).
Extension
Subclause
(II) and subclause (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by striking
October 1, 2008,
both places such term appears and inserting
October 1, 2011,
.
Report
Not later than September 30, 2010, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the regulations described in subsection (a).
Extension of the E-Verify program
Extension
Subsection
(b) of section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a
note) is amended by striking at the end of the 11-year period beginning
on the first day the pilot program is in effect.
and inserting
not later than December 31, 2013.
.
Designation of E-Verify program
Title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended—
in paragraph (1)
of section 401(c), by striking basic pilot
and inserting
E-Verify
;
in section 403—
in subsection (a)—
in
the heading, by striking Basic pilot
and inserting
E-Verify
; and
in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking basic pilot
and
inserting E-Verify
;
in paragraph (1)
of subsection (b), by striking basic pilot
and inserting
E-Verify
; and
in paragraph (1)
of subsection (c), by striking basic pilot
and inserting
E-Verify
; and
in paragraph (2)
of section 405(b), by striking basic pilot
and inserting
E-Verify
.
July 14, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar