[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5618 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5618

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve procedures for 
   the processing of visas for ``O'' and ``P'' nonimmigrant artists.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2002

   Ms. Hart 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 improve procedures for 
   the processing of visas for ``O'' and ``P'' nonimmigrant artists.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVED PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING VISAS FOR ``O'' AND ``P'' 
              NONIMMIGRANT ARTISTS.

    Section 214(c)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' immediately after ``(D)''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) In the case of petitions described in subparagraph (A), with 
respect to nonimmigrant artists and described in section 
101(a)(15)(P)(ii), the Attorney General shall adjudicate such petition 
in not later than 30 days after (A) the date the petitioner submits the 
petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or 
request for a waiver, or (B) the date the 15-day period has expired and 
the petitioner has had an opportunity, where appropriate, to supply 
rebuttal evidence.
    ``(iii) If a petition described in subparagraph (D)(ii) is not 
adjudicated within the 30-day period described in clause (ii) and if 
the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization, or an individual 
or entity petitioning help primarily on behalf of a qualified nonprofit 
organization, the Attorney General shall adjudicate such a petition by 
the premium-processing service, described in section 286(u), without 
fee.''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (E)(i) to read as follows:
    ``(E)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (D), the Attorney General 
shall implement expedited adjudication procedures in the case of any 
petitions described in subparagraph (A) with respect to nonimmigrant 
artists and described in section 101(a)(15)(P)(ii) based upon any of 
the following: possible severe financial loss to an organization or 
individual, an extreme emergency situation, an extreme humanitarian 
situation, the petitioning organization's nonprofit status in 
furthering the cultural and social interests of the United States, a 
situation of national interest or defense as requested by a government 
entity, service errors, or any other compelling interest of the 
Service. Such expedited adjudication procedures shall be available to a 
qualified nonprofit organization or an individual or entity petitioning 
primarily on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization.''.
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