[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5060 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5060

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted 
  as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to 
    renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2008

  Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
Engel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stupak, 
 Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Serrano) 
 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 allow athletes admitted 
  as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to 
    renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments.

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

SECTION 1. PERIOD OF AUTHORIZED ADMISSION FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT 
              ATHLETES.

    Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``for an additional period 
of up to 5 years.'' and inserting ``in 5-year increments.''.
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