[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4011 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4011

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
                           immigrant program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 1998

 Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
                           immigrant program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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 by striking 
subsections (a)(3) and (e).
    (b) Allocation of Diversity Immigrant Visas.--Section 203 of the 
Immigration and Nationality 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 the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``(1), (3),'' 
        and inserting ``(1)'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a)(1)(G); and
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c)'' and 
        inserting ``(a) or (b)''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect on the first day 
of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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