S. 2082

Visa Lottery Repeal Act

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2082

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 6, 2017

Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Visa Lottery Repeal Act.

2.

Termination of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

(a)

Repeal

Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c).

(b)

Technical and conforming amendments

Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 201—

(A)

in subsection (a)—

(i)

in paragraph (1), by adding and at the end;

(ii)

in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and

(iii)

by striking paragraph (3); and

(B)

by striking subsection (e);

(2)

in section 203—

(A)

by striking subsection (c);

(B)

in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b);

(C)

in subsection (e)—

(i)

by striking paragraph (2); and

(ii)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);

(D)

in subsection (f), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section and inserting subsection (a) or (b);

(E)

in subsection (g), by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting subsections (a) and (b); and

(F)

in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b); and

(3)

in section 204—

(A)

in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I);

(B)

in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b); and

(C)

in subsection (l)(2)(B), by striking section 203 (a) or (d) and inserting subsection (a) or (d) of section 203.

3.

Effective date

The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.