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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3245 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3245

  To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-
  Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker 
       Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2012

Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
  To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-
  Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker 
       Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM.

    Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``pilot'' each place such term appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``until September 30, 
        2012''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF E-VERIFY.

    (a) In General.--Section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``pilot'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``the pilot programs'' and 
                inserting ``the programs required under this 
                subtitle''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Unless the Congress otherwise 
                provides, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
                terminate a pilot program on September 30, 2012.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
                (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (1), (5), (2), 
                (3), (7), and (6), respectively; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (4), as redesignated, to 
                read as follows:
            ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means any of the 3 
        programs provided for under this subtitle.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subtitle A of title IV of division C of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--
            (1) in section 402, by striking ``pilot'' each place such 
        term appears; and
            (2) in section 403(a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (i) to 
                read as follows:
                            ``(i) A document referred to in section 
                        274A(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)(1)(B)(ii)) 
                        shall be designated by the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security as suitable for the purpose 
                        of identification in a program provided for 
                        under this subtitle.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``pilot''.

SEC. 3. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER 
              RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.

    Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``before September 30, 
        2012,''; and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``before September 30, 
        2012,''.

SEC. 4. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF CONRAD STATE 30 J-1 VISA WAIVER 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking 
``and before September 30, 2012''.
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