3.0.0 205 2023-01-15T22:48:22Z 2023-01-15T22:48:22Z Senate S S 2003-01-23 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-05T17:55:10Z Referred to 2003-03-24T20:28:15Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2003-01-30T21:54:50Z Markup by 2003-01-30T20:51:56Z Referred to 2003-01-23T17:44:13Z 2003-05-05 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2003-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-03-24 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2003-03-24 14:02:09 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-20 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4222-4223; text as passed Senate: CR S4222-4223) Floor 2003-03-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4222-4223; text as passed Senate: CR S4222-4223) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9. Calendars 2003-01-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2003-01-30 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-01-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2003-01-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1482-1483) IntroReferral 2003-01-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1481-1482) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2003-01-23 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2003-01-23 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2003-01-23 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-01-28 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-02-06 False 2003-02-06T06:00:00Z S. 205, Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14269 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2003</p> 2003-02-06T06:00:00Z S. 205, Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14269 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2003 Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Armed Forces and National Security Arms control verification Biological warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Deportation Energy Engineers Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Human rights Immigrants Infrastructure International Affairs International control of nuclear power International law Iraq Iraq compilation Middle East and North Africa Negotiations Nuclear engineering Political persecution Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Scientists in government United Nations Visas Weapons of mass destruction Immigration 00 2003-01-23 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Limits such entrants to 500 aliens.

Requires such an alien, in order to be admitted and remain in the United States, to: (1) report to the Attorney General concerning his or her whereabouts and activities; (2) not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more after the date of admission or grant of status; (3) have waived rights to contest, other than on the basis of an application for withholding of removal or for protection under the Convention Against Torture, any action for removal instituted before the alien obtains lawful permanent resident status; and (4) cooperate fully with all information requests, including information concerning any Iraqi program to produce or deliver weapons of mass destruction.

Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence, to adjust the status of such an alien (and family members) to permanent resident status.

Authorizes the Attorney General to waive the inadmissability of such an alien for reasons of public interest or national security.

Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction" to replace "disease organism" with "biological agent, toxin, or vector."]]>

80 2003-01-30 Reported to Senate without amendment 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the nonimmigrant admission of an alien (and accompanying family members or relatives) who the Attorney General determines, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of Central Intelligence and other appropriate officials, and in the Attorney General's unreviewable discretion, is an individual: (1) who has worked at any time in an Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program; (2) who is in possession of critical and reliable information concerning any such Iraqi program; (3) who is willing to provide, or has provided, such information to the United States or to United Nations or International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors; (4) who will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information; and (5) whose admission would be in the public interest or in the interest of national security.

Limits such entrants to 500 aliens.

Requires such an alien, in order to be admitted and remain in the United States, to: (1) report to the Attorney General concerning his or her whereabouts and activities; (2) not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more after the date of admission or grant of status; (3) have waived rights to contest, other than on the basis of an application for withholding of removal or for protection under the Convention Against Torture, any action for removal instituted before the alien obtains lawful permanent resident status; and (4) cooperate fully with all information requests, including information concerning any Iraqi program to produce or deliver weapons of mass destruction.

Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence, to adjust the status of such an alien (and family members) to permanent resident status.

Authorizes the Attorney General to waive the inadmissability of such an alien for reasons of public interest or national security.

Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction" to replace "disease organism" with "biological agent, toxin, or vector."]]>

82 2003-03-20 Passed Senate without amendment 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the nonimmigrant admission of an alien (and accompanying family members or relatives) who the Attorney General determines, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of Central Intelligence and other appropriate officials, and in the Attorney General's unreviewable discretion, is an individual: (1) who has worked at any time in an Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program; (2) who is in possession of critical and reliable information concerning any such Iraqi program; (3) who is willing to provide, or has provided, such information to the United States or to United Nations or International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors; (4) who will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information; and (5) whose admission would be in the public interest or in the interest of national security.

Limits such entrants to 500 aliens.

Requires such an alien, in order to be admitted and remain in the United States, to: (1) report to the Attorney General concerning his or her whereabouts and activities; (2) not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more after the date of admission or grant of status; (3) have waived rights to contest, other than on the basis of an application for withholding of removal or for protection under the Convention Against Torture, any action for removal instituted before the alien obtains lawful permanent resident status; and (4) cooperate fully with all information requests, including information concerning any Iraqi program to produce or deliver weapons of mass destruction.

Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence, to adjust the status of such an alien (and family members) to permanent resident status.

Authorizes the Attorney General to waive the inadmissability of such an alien for reasons of public interest or national security.

Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction" to replace "disease organism" with "biological agent, toxin, or vector."]]>

Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 Display Title Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the issuance of immigrant visas to, and the admission to the United States for permanent residence of, certain scientists, engineers, and technicians who have worked in Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2003 S Senate Referred in House 2003-03-24T05:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2003-03-20T05:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2003-01-30T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2003-01-23T05:00:00Z 2003-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.