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[H.R. 5570 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 364
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5570

                          [Report No. 110-589]

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in 
    the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2008

Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             April 14, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in 
    the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Worker Visa 
Extension Act of 2008''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT 
              NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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 ``before October 1, 2008,'' each place such term 
appears.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2008.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Worker Visa Extension Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. 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).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the special 
        immigrant nonminister religious worker program, and for other 
        purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 364

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5570

                          [Report No. 110-589]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in 
    the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 14, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed