[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 133 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11387-S11388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINOR LEAGUE PROFESSIONALS, ENTERTAINERS, 
               AND TEAMS THROUGH LEGAL ENTRY ACT OF 2006

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3821 and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3821) to authorize certain athletes to be 
     admitted temporarily into the United States to compete or 
     perform in an athletic league, competition, or performance.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Collins 
amendment at the desk be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read the 
third time and passed, a motion to reconsider be laid upon the table 
with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating 
to this measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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  The amendment (No. 5223) was agreed to as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as either the ``Creating 
     Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, 
     and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006'' or the ``COMPETE 
     Act of 2006''.

     SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN STATUS FOR CERTAIN ATHLETES.

       (a) In General.--Section 214(c)(4)(A) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)(A)) is amended by 
     striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(i)(I) performs as an athlete, individually or as part of 
     a group or team, at an internationally recognized level of 
     performance;
       ``(II) is a professional athlete, as defined in section 
     204(i)(2);
       ``(III) performs as an athlete, or as a coach, as part of a 
     team or franchise that is located in the United States and a 
     member of a foreign league or association of 15 or more 
     amateur sports teams, if--
       ``(aa) the foreign league or association is the highest 
     level of amateur performance of that sport in the relevant 
     foreign country;
       ``(bb) participation in such league or association renders 
     players ineligible, whether on a temporary or permanent 
     basis, to earn a scholarship in, or participate in, that 
     sport at a college or university in the United States under 
     the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; 
     and
       ``(cc) a significant number of the individuals who play in 
     such league or association are drafted by a major sports 
     league or a minor league affiliate of such a sports league; 
     or
       ``(IV) is a professional athlete or amateur athlete who 
     performs individually or as part of a group in a theatrical 
     ice skating production; and
       ``(ii) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and 
     solely for the purpose of performing--
       ``(I) as such an athlete with respect to a specific 
     athletic competition; or
       ``(II) in the case of an individual described in clause 
     (i)(IV), in a specific theatrical ice skating production or 
     tour.''.
       (b) Limitation.--Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(F)(i) No nonimmigrant visa under section 
     101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a) shall be issued to any alien who is a 
     national of a country that is a state sponsor of 
     international terrorism unless the Secretary of State 
     determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the heads of other appropriate United States 
     agencies, that such alien does not pose a threat to the 
     safety, national security, or national interest of the United 
     States. In making a determination under this subparagraph, 
     the Secretary of State shall apply standards developed by the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the heads of other appropriate United 
     States agencies, that are applicable to the nationals of such 
     states.
       ``(ii) In this subparagraph, the term `state sponsor of 
     international terrorism' means any country the government of 
     which has been determined by the Secretary of State under any 
     of the laws specified in clause (iii) to have repeatedly 
     provided support for acts of international terrorism.
       ``(iii) The laws specified in this clause are the 
     following:
       ``(I) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act 
     of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)) (or successor 
     statute).
       ``(II) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d)).
       ``(III) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)).''.
       (c) Petitions for Multiple Aliens.--Section 214(c)(4) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)), as 
     amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(G) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a 
     petition under this subsection to seek classification of more 
     than 1 alien as a nonimmigrant under section 
     101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a).''.
       (d) Relationship to Other Provisions of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.--Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)), as amended by 
     subsections (b) and (c), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(H) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an 
     athlete, or the employer of an athlete, to seek admission to 
     the United States for such athlete under a provision of this 
     Act other than section 101(a)(15)(P)(i) if the athlete is 
     eligible under such other provision.''.

  The bill (S. 3821) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
  (The bill will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)

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