113 HR 5520 IH: Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-09-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2014 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as— (1)the Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2014; or (2)the SAFE for America Act.

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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, 2014.