[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2005 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2005

To authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per 
                        year to Irish nationals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 15, 2011

 Mr. Brown of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Kirk) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per 
                        year to Irish nationals.

    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 ``Irish Immigration Recognition and 
Encouragement Act of 2011'' or the ``IRE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Immigration from the Republic of Ireland has been an 
        important part of the history, identity, and culture of the 
        United States.
            (2) Approximately 40,000,000 people in the United States 
        identify themselves as Irish-Americans.
            (3) The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Public Law 
        89-236) created significant barriers for legal Irish 
        immigration to the United States.
            (4) The Republic of Ireland continues to be an important 
        strategic ally and friend to the United States.

SEC. 3. E-VISA REFORM.

    (a) Definition.--Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
``, or solely to perform services as an employee who meets the 
requirements under section 203(c)(2) if the alien is a national of the 
Republic of Ireland,'' after ``Australia''.
    (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g)(11)(B) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting 
``for each of the nationalities identified under section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' before the period at the end.
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