[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 3245 Referred in House (RFH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3245


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2012

  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center 
   Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
   Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver 
                                Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM.

    Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``pilot'' each place such term appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``September 30, 2012'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF E-VERIFY.

    Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2012'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS 
              WORKER PROGRAM.

    Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``September 30, 2012'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2015''; and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``September 30, 2012'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF CONRAD STATE 30 J-1 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.

    Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2012'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.

SEC. 5. NO AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the planning, 
testing, piloting, or development of a national identification card.

            Passed the Senate August 2, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.