[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2981 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2981

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 1-year 
       deadline for application for asylum in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2011

 Mr. Stark (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California) 
 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 1-year 
       deadline for application for asylum in the United States.

    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 ``Restoring Protection to Victims of 
Persecution Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 1-YEAR ASYLUM APPLICATION DEADLINE.

    Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
            (3) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
        by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
        (C)'';
            (4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (B)'';
                    (B) by striking ``either''; and
                    (C) by striking ``or extraordinary circumstances 
                relating to the delay in filing an application within 
                the period specified in subparagraph (B)''; and
            (5) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
        by striking ``Subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting 
        ``Subparagraph (A)''.
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