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[H.R. 704 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 185
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 704

                          [Report No. 112-275]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2011

   Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
Sherman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Marchant, 
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. West, and Mr. Bilbray) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                           November 10, 2011

Additional sponsors: Mr. Wittman, Mr. Kline, Mr. Jones, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
Sullivan, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Forbes, 
 Mr. Posey, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
   Hartzler, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Hurt, Mr. 
Palazzo, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Brooks, Mr. Harris, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Mr. Royce

                           November 10, 2011

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed


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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 2011''; 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, 2011.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 185

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 704

                          [Report No. 112-275]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 10, 2011

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed