[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2152 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2152

     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
   additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2003

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts 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 extend for an 
   additional 5 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. 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 
``2003,'' each place it appears and inserting ``2008,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2003.
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