[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 27. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby) to the bill
H.R. 268, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 1299, strike lines 1 through 8 and insert the
following:
SEC. 109. CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEWS.
Section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (v)
and inserting the following:
``(v) Credible fear of persecution.--
``(I) Credible fear of persecution defined.--In this
subparagraph, the term `credible fear of persecution' means
that there is a significant possibility, taking into account
the credibility of the statements made by the alien in
support of the alien's claim, as determined pursuant to
section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii), and such other facts as are known
to the officer, that--
``(aa) the alien is able to establish eligibility for
asylum under section 208; and
``(bb) it is more probable than not that the statements
made by, and on behalf of, the alien in support of such claim
are true.
``(II) Limitation.--An alien shall be determined to not
have a credible fear of persecution, and ineligible for
asylum under section 208, if he or she is subject to a
limitation or condition under subsection (b)(2) of such
section or a regulation promulgated under such subsection.''.
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