[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4437

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of title VII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 709. IMMIGRATION-RELATED DISCRIMINATION.

       (a) Study.--The Attorney General shall conduct a study on 
     the effect increased enforcement of employer sanctions has on 
     discrimination in the workplace based on national origin or 
     citizenship since 2000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the study under subsection (a). Such 
     report shall include recommendations regarding how such 
     discrimination may be prevented.

                               H.R. 4437

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 2: Section 1546(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended in the first paragraph by inserting 
     ``distributes (or intends to distribute),'' before ``or 
     falsely'' the first place it appears.
       Section 1546(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     in the first paragraph by inserting ``distributed,'' before 
     ``or falsely'' the second place it appears.

                               H.R. 4437

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following:

                      TITLE IX--EMERGENCY SERVICES

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Pay for All Your 
     Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 902. AUTHORIZING FEDERAL PAYMENT TO EMERGENCY AMBULANCE 
                   AND MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR THE COST OF 
                   UNCOMPENSATED CARE OF ALIENS AIDED BY THE 
                   BORDER PATROL OR OTHER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 
                   OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--In the case described in subsection (b), 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, from amounts 
     appropriated under subsection (c), provide payment to the 
     hospital, health clinic, or other provider of the ambulance 
     or other emergency services described in subsection (b) 
     appropriate reimbursement for the costs of such emergency 
     services, but only to the extent that such costs are not 
     otherwise reimbursed through any Federal program and cannot 
     be recovered from the alien or another person.
       (b) Case of Injured Alien Described.--A case described in 
     this subsection is the case of an alien to whom a Border 
     Patrol agent or other Federal immigration official provides 
     assistance in any form, directly or indirectly, in seeking or 
     obtaining emergency medical assistance, including contacting 
     an ambulance service for the transport of the alien to an 
     appropriate medical facility for the receipt of emergency 
     services.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with 
     fiscal year 2006, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

                               H.R. 4437

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of the bill add the following:

                   TITLE IX--DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Visitors Interested in 
     Strengthening America (VISA) Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 902. WAIVER OF DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
                   NONIMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND ACCOMPANYING ADULTS.

       Section 212(d)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(4)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) Upon application by an alien who is citizen or 
     national of Mexico, and who is applying for admission as a 
     visitor under section 101(a)(15)(B) from Mexico, the 
     Department of Homeland Security official in charge at a port 
     of entry may, in the exercise of his or her discretion, on a 
     case-by-case basis, waive either or both of the requirements 
     paragraph (7)(B)(i) of subsection (a), if the official is 
     satisfied that the alien is in possession of proper 
     identification, as provided under clause (ii), and the alien 
     is a child coming for a regular medical appointment (as 
     evidenced by proof such as a letter from the medical 
     professional concerned), or is the parent (or other adult 
     chaperone) accompanying such a child, except that the number 
     of adults admitted under this subclause shall not exceed one 
     per child;
       ``(ii)(I) For purposes of this subparagraph, in the case of 
     a child, proper identification shall include a passport, 
     birth certificate, or other proof of citizenship or 
     nationality.
       ``(II) In the case of an adult, proper identification shall 
     include a passport, birth certificate, or other proof of 
     citizenship or nationality, and a government-issued driver's 
     license, or similar document issued for the purpose of 
     identification, that contains personal identifying 
     information and a photograph.
       ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph--
       ``(I) the term `child' means an unmarried person under 16 
     years of age; and
       ``(II) the term `adult' means any person who is not a 
     child.''.