[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12711]
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 MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL 
                          AMERICAN RELIEF ACT

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Senate bill 1565 introduced earlier 
today by Senator Abraham.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1565) to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill 
appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1565) was considered, read a third time, and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 1565

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

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND 
                   CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT.

       (a) Adjustment of Status.--Section 202(a)(1) of the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``is otherwise eligible to receive an 
     immigrant visa and''; and
       (B) by striking ``(6)(A), and (7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)''.
       (b) Adjustment of Status for Spouses and Children.--Section 
     202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American 
     Relief Act is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) by striking ``is otherwise eligible to receive an 
     immigrant visa and'';
       (B) by striking ``exclusion'' and inserting 
     ``inadmissibility''; and
       (C) by striking ``(6)(A), and (7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)''.
       (c) Transitional Rules with Regard to Suspension of 
     Deportation.--Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as added by 
     section 203(a)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central 
     American Relief Act is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
     by inserting ``of this paragraph'' after ``subparagraph 
     (A)'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``this clause (i)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (i)''.
       (d) Temporary Reduction in Diversity Visas.--Section 203(d) 
     of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``otherwise'' before 
     ``available under that section''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``309(c)(5)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``309(c)(5)(C)(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``year exceeds--'' and inserting ``year; 
     exceeds''.
       (e) Temporary Reduction in Other Workers' Visas.--Section 
     203(e)(2)(A) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central 
     American Relief Act is amended by striking ``(d)(2)(A), 
     exceeds--'' and inserting ``(d)(2)(A); exceeds''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--
       (1) shall take effect upon the enactment of the Nicaraguan 
     Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (as contained in 
     the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998); and
       (2) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of 
     such Act.

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