[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2152 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2152


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2003

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
     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.

    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,''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on October 1, 
2003.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.