Special immigrant nonminister religious worker program

(a)

Regulations

Not later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant categories described in subclauses (II) and (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)). (b)

Extensions

(1)

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 October 1, 2008, each place such term appears and inserting January 1, 2010,. (2)

Conditional further extension

(A)

In general

Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by striking January 1, 2010, each place such term appears and inserting January 1, 2016,. (B)

Conditional effective date

The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on March 1, 2009, but only if the Secretary of Homeland Security has complied with subsection (a). (c)

Report

Not later than September 30, 2010, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress a report containing the results of a study of the effectiveness of the regulations described in subsection (a). The report shall also include an analysis of a random sample of non-minister special immigrant religious workers, before their second anniversary of being admitted, to determine whether they are still employed by the religious organization that petitioned for them, and if not, the reasons for their departure from such employment.