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[S. 3239 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3239

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special 
 immigrant status for certain United States international broadcasting 
                               employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Special Immigrant Category.--Section 101(a)(27) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (K);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (L); and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(M) subject to the numerical limitations of section 
    203(b)(4), an immigrant who seeks to enter the United States to 
    work as a broadcaster in the United States for the International 
    Broadcasting Bureau of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or for 
    a grantee of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the 
    immigrant's accompanying spouse and children.''.
    (b) Numerical Limitations.--
        (1) In general.--Section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and 
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) is amended by inserting 
    before the period at the end the following: ``, and not more than 
    100 may be made available in any fiscal year to special immigrants, 
    excluding spouses and children, who are described in section 
    101(a)(27)(M)''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
    apply to visas made available in any fiscal year beginning on or 
    after October 1, 2000.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.