[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4068 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4068


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2000

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
   additional 3 years the special immigrant religious worker program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Workers Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. 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 
``2000,'' each place it appears and inserting ``2003,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.