IB Union Calendar No. 185 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 704 [Report No. 112–275] 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 A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

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.

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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.

November 10, 2011 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed