3.0.0 2974 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z Senate S S 2010-02-02 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-03-26T16:53:18Z Markup by 2010-03-25T18:54:21Z Referred to 2010-02-02T16:32:35Z CIR ASAP Act of 2009 111 4321 HR 2010-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Related bill CRS 2010-03-26 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338. Calendars 2010-03-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Committee 2010-03-26 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-03-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2010-02-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-02-02 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2010-03-17 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-03-26 False 2010-04-30T04:00:00Z S. 2974, Return of Talent Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21442 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 26, 2010</p> 2010-04-30T04:00:00Z S. 2974, Return of Talent Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21442 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 26, 2010 Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Conflicts and wars Disaster relief and insurance Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2010-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2010-03-25T18:50:54Z Return of Talent Act - Establishes the Return of Talent Program to permit an eligible alien (and certain family members) to return to the alien's country of citizenship for up to two years in order to contribute to such country's postconflict or natural disaster reconstruction activities. (During such absence the alien and family members shall be considered to be continuously present and residing in the United States for naturalization purposes.)

]]> 01 2010-03-26 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-08-02T16:16:17Z Return of Talent Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Return of Talent Program to permit a lawful permanent resident (and certain family members) to return to his or her country of citizenship or nationality for up to one year (with a six-month extension) in order to contribute to such country's postconflict or natural disaster reconstruction activities or to provide medical services.

Permits such a resident to be considered to be physically present and residing in the United States for naturalization purposes under specified conditions, including that: (1) such absence was solely to engage in postconflict or natural disaster reconstruction or to provide medical services in the resident's country of citizenship or nationality and the Secretary determines that the resident is a citizen or national of certain countries in which there was a conflict or disaster; or (2) the resident is a physician or other health care worker and such temporary absence was solely for the purpose of providing medical services in the resident's country of citizenship or nationality in which certain conflicts or disasters occurred; and (3) prior to, and after, such temporary absence the resident establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that his or her U.S. absence was solely for the purpose of performing such activities or services.

Authorizes up to 1,000 aliens in any fiscal year to obtain such preservation of residence and physical presence.

Authorizes the spouse and any minor, dependent unmarried son or daughter who resides in the same household as the Program participant to return to such alien's country of citizenship or nationality or to reenter the United States.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding participating Program countries and reconstruction efforts and medical services provided.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes FY2011 appropriations for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to carry out this Act.

]]> Return of Talent Act Display Title Return of Talent Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Return of Talent Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if that country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Return of Talent Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Return of Talent Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2974rs/xml/BILLS-111s2974rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2010-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2974is/xml/BILLS-111s2974is.xml 2010-03-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338. 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.