[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3722. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself 
and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CUBAN IMMIGRANTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Cuban 
     Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016''.
       (b) Certain Cubans Ineligible for Refugee Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Title V of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended--
       (A) in the title heading, by striking ``CUBAN AND'';
       (B) in section 501--
       (i) by striking ``Cuban and'' each place such phrase 
     appears;
       (ii) in subsection (d), by striking ``Cuban or''; and
       (iii) in subsection (e)--

       (I) in paragraph (1)--

       (aa) by striking ``Cuban/'' and
       (bb) by striking ``Cuba or''; and

       (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Cuba or''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Personal responsibility and work opportunity 
     reconciliation act of 1996.--Section 403(b)(1)(D) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1)(D)) is amended, by striking 
     ``a Cuban'' and all that follows and inserting ``an eligible 
     participant (as defined in section 101(3) of the Refugee 
     Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note)).''.
       (B) Omnibus education reconciliation act of 1981.--Section 
     543(a)(2) of the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 
     (title V of Public Law 97-35) is amended by striking ``a 
     Cuban-Haitian entrant'' and inserting ``a Haitian entrant''.
       (C) Immigration and nationality act.--Section 245A(h)(2)(A) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255a(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``a Cuban'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``an eligible participant (as 
     defined in section 101(3) of the Refugee Education Assistance 
     Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note)).''.
       (3) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall only apply to nationals of Cuba who enter the United 
     States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social 
     Security Administration shall submit a report to Congress 
     that describes the methods by which the provision described 
     in section 416.215 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     is being enforced.
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