[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4080 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4080

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate 
            nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2007

  Mr. Weiner 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 establish a separate 
            nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FASHION MODEL NONIMMIGRANT 
              CLASSIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) New classification.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``clause (i), (ii), 
                or (iii)'' and inserting ``clause (i), (ii), (iii), or 
                (iv)'';
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
                    (D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
                new clause:
                    ``(iv) is a fashion model who is of distinguished 
                merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the 
                United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling 
                services that involve events or productions which have 
                a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an 
                organization or establishment that has a distinguished 
                reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent 
                modeling talent; or''.
            (2) Authorized period of stay; numerical limitation.--
        Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is amended in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or fashion models'' after 
                ``athletes''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or fashion model'' after 
                ``athlete''.
    (b) Elimination of H-1B Classification for Fashion Models.--Section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or as a fashion model''; and
            (2) by striking ``or, in the case of a fashion model, is of 
        distinguished merit and ability''.
    (c) Effective Date and Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Regulations, guidelines, and precedents.--The 
        regulations, guidelines and precedents in effect on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of petitions for 
        fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), shall be applied to petitions for 
        fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), 
        as added by this Act, except to the extent modified by the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security through final regulations (not 
        through interim regulations) promulgated in accordance with the 
        Administrative Procedures Act.
            (3) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed as preventing an alien who is a fashion model from 
        obtaining nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if such alien is otherwise qualified for 
        such status.
            (4) Treatment of pending petitions.--Petitions filed on 
        behalf of fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are pending on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act shall be treated as if they had been 
        filed under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this 
        Act.
            (5) Visa validity period.--The validity period for visas 
        issued to beneficiaries of petitions filed under section 
        101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)) shall be for the full period of 
        approval notwithstanding the reciprocity validity periods that 
        would otherwise be applicable.
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