[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2305 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2305

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
                           immigrant program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2009

 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
 Poe of Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Conaway, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
   Rohrabacher, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
  Myrick, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
 Heller, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bartlett, 
Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Cantor) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
                           immigrant program.

    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--
            (1) the ``Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act 
        of 2009''; or
            (2) the ``SAFE for America Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Worldwide Level of Diversity Immigrants.--Section 201 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Allocation of Diversity Immigrant Visas.--Section 203 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c);
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c),'' 
        and inserting ``(a) or (b),'';
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c)'' and 
        inserting ``(a) or (b)''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``(a), (b), and (c)'' 
        and inserting ``(a) and (b)''.
    (c) Procedure for Granting Immigrant Status.--Section 204 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``(a), (b), or (c)'' and 
        inserting ``(a) or (b)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2009.
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