[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1198 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]


  1st Session

                                S. 1198

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                               AMENDMENTS
                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                       October 1, 1997.

    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1198) entitled ``An Act to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for entry 
into the United States of certain religious workers.'', do pass with the 
following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKER 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``1997,'' each place it appears and inserting ``2000,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA FEES FOR CERTAIN CHARITABLE 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 281 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1351) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe, including the duration of stay of the alien and the 
financial burden upon the charitable organization, the Secretary of 
State shall waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance of a 
nonimmigrant visa for any alien coming to the United States primarily 
for, or in activities related to, a charitable purpose involving health 
or nursing care, the provision of food or housing, job training, or any 
other similar direct service or assistance to poor or otherwise needy 
individuals in the United States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE 
              FOR PAPERWORK CHANGES IN EMPLOYER SANCTIONS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 412(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public law 104-208; 
110 Stat. 3009-668) is amended by striking ``12'' and inserting ``18''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

            Amend the title so as to read ``A bill to amend the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant 
        religious worker program, to amend the Illegal Immigration 
        Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the 
        deadline for designation of an effective date for paperwork 
        changes in the employer sanctions program, and to require the 
        Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fee for application 
        and issuance of a nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming to the 
        United States for certain charitable purposes.''.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.