[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S614-S615]
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SA 30. 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:
At the appropriate place, add the following:
SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Immigration and nationality act.--The Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 101(a)(15)(V) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)), by
striking ``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)'';
(B) in section 201 (8 U.S.C. 1151)--
(i) in subsection (a)--
(I) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
a period; and
(III) by striking paragraph (3); and
(ii) by striking subsection (e);
(C) in section 203 (8 U.S.C. 1153)--
(i) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV), by striking ``section
203(b)(2)(B)'' each place such term appears and inserting
``clause (i)'';
(ii) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and
(h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
(iii) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection
(a) or (b)'';
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(iv) in subsection (d), as redesignated--
(I) by striking paragraph (2); and
(II) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(v) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section'' and inserting
``subsection (a) or (b)'';
(vi) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking
``subsections (a), (b), and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections
(a) and (b)''; and
(vii) in subsection (g), as redesignated--
(I) by striking ``(d)'' each place such term appears and
inserting ``(c)''; and
(II) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``subsection (a),
(b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)'';
(D) in section 204 (8 U.S.C. 1154)--
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I);
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of section 203'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)
of section 203''; and
(iii) in subsection (l)(2)--
(I) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 203 (a) or
(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (c) of section 203'';
and
(II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 203(d)''
and inserting ``section 203(c)'';
(E) in section 214(q)(1)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1184(q)(1)(B)(i)),
by striking ``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section
203(c)'';
(F) in section 216(h)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(h)(1)), in the
undesignated matter following subparagraph (C), by striking
``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)''; and
(G) in section 245(i)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)(B)), by
striking ``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)''.
(2) Immigrant investor pilot program.--Section 610(d) of
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8
U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking ``section 203(e) of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(e))'' and inserting ``section 203(d)
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(d))''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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