[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3606 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3606

 To extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 26 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

    Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program 
                        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 ``Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious 
Worker Program Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.

    (a) 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 ``March 6, 2009,''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) 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)); and
            (2) submit a certification to Congress and publish notice 
        in the Federal Register that such regulations have been issued 
        and are in effect.
    (c) Report.--Not later than March 6, 2009, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report 
on the effectiveness of the regulations required by subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that the Secretary of Homeland Security submits 
the certification described in subsection (b)(2) stating that the final 
regulations required by subsection (b)(1) have been issued and are in 
effect.
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