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[S. 3606 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3606

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight


                                 An Act


 
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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.