[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17907-17911]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1979. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. 
Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 
1639, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

     SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF 
                   LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS 
                   BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

       Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(b)(1) of this Act, is further 
     amended by inserting ``, or a child or spouse of a lawful 
     permanent resident for whom a family-based visa petition was 
     filed on or before January 1, 2007,'' after ``United 
     States''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1980. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy 
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division XI, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1981. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy 
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division XII, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1982. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy 
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division XIII, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1983. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy 
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division XXII, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1984. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy 
(for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division XXVII, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1985. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes, which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

     SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF 
                   LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS 
                   BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

       Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section

[[Page 17908]]

     503(b)(1) of this Act, is further amended by inserting ``,or 
     a child or spouse of a lawful permanent resident for whom a 
     family-based visa petition was filed on or before January 1, 
     2007,'' after ``United States''.

     SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO 
                   ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the 
     amendments made by such section are null and void.
       (b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section if, with respect to any individual who is 
     assigned a social security account number on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity 
     and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage 
     is earned prior to the year in which such social security 
     account number is assigned; and
       ``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an 
     individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, 
     unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the 
     basis of information provided to the Commissioner in 
     accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be 
     employed in the United States during such quarter.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time 
     such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion 
     specified in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and 
     Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
     of Social Security to provide such information as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the 
     limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under 
     subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     as establishing an effective date for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of 
     an individual who is assigned a social security account 
     number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure 
     Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 
     2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment 
     income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to 
     such individual as a result of the application of section 
     214(d).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1986. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of division _, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.

     SEC. __. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.

       Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended by section 409 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``(II)''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``200,000'' and inserting 
     ``300,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by section 409(2) of 
     this Act, by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who 
     has already been counted toward the numerical limitation 
     under paragraph (1)(D) during any 1 of the 3 fiscal years 
     immediately preceding the fiscal year of the approved start 
     date of a petition for a nonimmigrant worker described in 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall not be counted toward the 
     limitations under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(D) 
     for the fiscal year in which the petition is approved. Such 
     alien shall be considered a returning worker.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by section 409(2) of 
     this Act--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(11)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The numerical limitations under paragraph (1)(D) 
     shall be allocated for each fiscal year to ensure that the 
     total number of aliens subject to such numerical limits who 
     enter the United States pursuant to a visa or are accorded 
     nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(Y)(ii) during 
     the first 6 months of such fiscal year is not greater than 50 
     percent of the total number of such visas available for that 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO 
                   ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the 
     amendments made by such section are null and void.
       (b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section if, with respect to any individual who is 
     assigned a social security account number on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity 
     and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage 
     is earned prior to the year in which such social security 
     account number is assigned; and
       ``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an 
     individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, 
     unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the 
     basis of information provided to the Commissioner in 
     accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be 
     employed in the United States during such quarter.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time 
     such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion 
     specified in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and 
     Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
     of Social Security to provide such information as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the 
     limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under 
     subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     as establishing an effective date for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of 
     an individual who is assigned a social security account 
     number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure 
     Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 
     2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment 
     income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to 
     such individual as a result of the application of section 
     214(d).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1987. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of division 11, add the following:

     SEC. __. FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

       Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(c)(2) of this Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``87,000'' and inserting the following: 
     ``137,000 (for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013) 
     and 112,000 (for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year)''.

     SEC. __. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.

       Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended by section 409 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``(II)''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``200,000'' and inserting 
     ``300,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by section 409(2) of 
     this Act, by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who 
     has already been counted toward the numerical limitation 
     under paragraph (1)(D) during any 1 of the 3 fiscal years 
     immediately preceding the fiscal year of the approved start 
     date of a petition for a nonimmigrant worker described in 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall not be counted toward the 
     limitations under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(D) 
     for the fiscal year in which the petition is approved. Such 
     alien shall be considered a returning worker.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by section 409(2) of 
     this Act--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(11)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The numerical limitations under paragraph (1)(D) 
     shall be allocated for each fiscal year to ensure that the 
     total number of aliens subject to such numerical limits who

[[Page 17909]]

     enter the United States pursuant to a visa or are accorded 
     nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(Y)(ii) during 
     the first 6 months of such fiscal year is not greater than 50 
     percent of the total number of such visas available for that 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO 
                   ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the 
     amendments made by such section are null and void.
       (b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section if, with respect to any individual who is 
     assigned a social security account number on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity 
     and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage 
     is earned prior to the year in which such social security 
     account number is assigned; and
       ``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an 
     individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, 
     unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the 
     basis of information provided to the Commissioner in 
     accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be 
     employed in the United States during such quarter.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time 
     such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion 
     specified in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and 
     Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
     of Social Security to provide such information as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the 
     limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under 
     subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     as establishing an effective date for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of 
     an individual who is assigned a social security account 
     number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure 
     Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 
     2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment 
     income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to 
     such individual as a result of the application of section 
     214(d).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1988. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO 
                   ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the 
     amendments made by such section are null and void.
       (b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section if, with respect to any individual who is 
     assigned a social security account number on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity 
     and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage 
     is earned prior to the year in which such social security 
     account number is assigned; and
       ``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an 
     individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, 
     if the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the 
     basis of information provided to the Commissioner in 
     accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) or otherwise, that the individual was not authorized to 
     be employed in the United States during such quarter.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time 
     such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion 
     specified in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and 
     Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
     of Social Security to provide such information as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the 
     limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under 
     subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     as establishing an effective date for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of 
     an individual who is assigned a social security account 
     number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure 
     Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 
     2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment 
     income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to 
     such individual as a result of the application of section 
     214(d).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1989. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. __. RECLASSIFYING THE SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF 
                   LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO FILED PETITIONS 
                   BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007 AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.

       Section 201(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as amended by section 503(b)(1) of this Act, is further 
     amended by inserting ``, or a child or spouse of a lawful 
     permanent resident for whom a family-based visa petition was 
     filed on or before January 1, 2007,'' after ``United 
     States''.

     SEC. __. PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO 
                   ENUMERATION OR FOR ANY PERIOD WITHOUT WORK 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 607 of this Act is repealed and the 
     amendments made by such section are null and void.
       (b) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section if, with respect to any individual who is 
     assigned a social security account number on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity 
     and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, such quarter of coverage 
     is earned prior to the year in which such social security 
     account number is assigned; and
       ``(B) no quarter of coverage shall be credited for purposes 
     of this section for any calendar year, with respect to an 
     individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, 
     if the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the 
     basis of information provided to the Commissioner in 
     accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) or otherwise, that the individual was not authorized to 
     be employed in the United States during such quarter.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time 
     such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion 
     specified in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and 
     Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
     of Social Security to provide such information as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the 
     limitations on crediting quarters of coverage under 
     subsection (d). Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     as establishing an effective date for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of 
     an individual who is assigned a social security account 
     number on or after the date of enactment of the Secure 
     Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 
     2007, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment 
     income for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to 
     such individual as a result of the application of section 
     214(d).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1990. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr.

[[Page 17910]]

Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 
1639, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1991. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1992. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1993. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1994. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1995. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1996. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1997. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
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  SA 1998. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
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  SA 1999. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1934 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself 
and Mr. Specter)) to the bill S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     enactment.
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  SA 2000. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 656. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR 
                   BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY DEPENDENCY 
                   AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
       (B) In section 1451(c)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
     amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450--
       (i) by striking subsection (e); and
       (ii) by striking subsection (k).
       (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C).
       (C) In section 1452--
       (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``does not apply--'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``does not apply in the 
     case of a deduction made through administrative error.''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (g).
       (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 1450(k)(2),''.
       (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may 
     be paid to any person for any period before the effective 
     date provided under subsection (f) by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
     Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has 
     been in receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan 
     under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that is in effect before the effective date provided 
     under subsection (f) and that is adjusted by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) and who has received a 
     refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall not be required to repay such 
     refund to the United States.
       (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
     Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
     follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
     paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the 
     case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible 
     Spouses.--The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall restore annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving 
     spouse who, in consultation with the Secretary, previously 
     elected to transfer payment of such annuity to a surviving 
     child or children under the provisions of section 
     1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
     on the day before the effective date provided under 
     subsection (f). Such eligibility shall be restored whether or 
     not payment to such child or children subsequently was 
     terminated due to loss of dependent status or death. For the 
     purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse includes a 
     spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
     annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having 
     attained age 55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has 
     been terminated by death, divorce or annulment.
       (f) Effective Date.--The sections and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
     calendar year in which this Act is enacted.

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     SEC. 657. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER SURVIVOR 
                   BENEFIT PLAN.

       (a) Survivor Benefit Plan.--Section 1452(j) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007''.
       (b) Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan.--Section 
     1436a of such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007''.

     

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