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[S. 3257 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 875
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3257

  To extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2008

Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Hagel) introduced the following bill; 
                     which was read the first time

                             July 14, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Legal Immigration Extension Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PILOT PROGRAM.

    Subsection (b) of section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-395; 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by 
striking ``shall set aside'' and all that follows through ``eligible 
for admission'' and inserting ``shall set aside 3,000 visas annually 
for 20 years to include such aliens as are eligible for admission''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM.

    Subsection (c) of section 220 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416; 8 U.S.C. 1182 
note) is amended by striking ``June 1, 2008'' and inserting ``June 1, 
2013''.

SEC. 4. 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 related to the granting of special immigrant status for 
special immigrants described in subclause (II) or (III) of section 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)).
    (b) Extension.--Subclause (II) and subclause (III) of section 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by striking ``October 1, 2008,'' both 
places such term appears and inserting ``October 1, 2011,''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2010, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress 
a report on the effectiveness of the regulations described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF THE E-VERIFY PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (b) of section 401 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 
of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ``at 
the end of the 11-year period beginning on the first day the pilot 
program is in effect.'' and inserting ``not later than December 31, 
2013.''.
    (b) Designation of E-Verify Program.--Title IV of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 
of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of section 401(c), by striking ``basic 
        pilot'' and inserting ``E-Verify'';
            (2) in section 403--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Basic 
                        Pilot'' and inserting ``E-Verify''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``basic pilot'' and inserting ``E-
                        Verify'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking 
                ``basic pilot'' and inserting ``E-Verify''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), by striking 
                ``basic pilot'' and inserting ``E-Verify''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2) of section 405(b), by striking ``basic 
        pilot'' and inserting ``E-Verify''.
                                                       Calendar No. 875

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3257

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 14, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar