[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2742

  To establish new nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 2002

Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
 Murkowski, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish new nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students.

    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 ``Border Commuter Student Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BORDER COMMUTER NONIMMIGRANT CLASS.

    (a) Class for Academic or Language Studies.--Section 101(a)(15)(F) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)) is 
amended by striking ``and (ii)'' and all that follows through the end 
of subparagraph (F) and inserting the following: ``(ii) the alien 
spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i) if 
accompanying or following to join such an alien, and (iii) an alien who 
is a national of Canada or Mexico, who maintains actual residence and 
place of abode in the country of nationality, who is described in 
clause (i) except that the alien's qualifications for and actual course 
of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the United 
States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico;''.
    (b) Class for Vocational or Nonacademic Studies.--Section 
101(a)(15)(M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(M)) is amended by striking ``and (ii)'' and all that 
follows through the end of subparagraph (M) and inserting the 
following: ``(ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien 
described in clause (i) if accompanying or following to join such an 
alien, and (iii) an alien who is a national of Canada or Mexico, who 
maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of 
nationality, who is described in clause (i) except that the alien's 
course of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to the 
United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico;''.
    (c) Limitation.--Section 214(m) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(m); as redesignated by section 107(e)(2)(A) of 
Public Law 106-386) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(F)(i)'' 
both places it appears and inserting ``clause (i) or (iii) of section 
101(a)(15)(F)''.
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