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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF EB–5 RE4 GIONAL CENTER PROGRAM. 

5 Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Jus6 tice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap7 propriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amend8 ed— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place such term ap2 pears; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘until Sep4 tember 30, 2012’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF E–VERIFY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Illegal Immi7 gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 

8 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘the pilot programs’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘the programs required under this 

13 subtitle’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Unless the Congress oth15 erwise provides, the Secretary of Homeland Se16 curity shall terminate a pilot program on Sep17 tember 30, 2012.’’; and 

18 (3) in subsection (d)— 

19 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 

20 (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), 

21 (1), (5), (2), (3), (7), and (6), respectively; and 

22 (B) by amending paragraph (4), as redes23 ignated, to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

2 any of the 3 programs provided for under this sub3 title.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subtitle A of title 

5 IV of division C of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 

6 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 

7 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in section 402, by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each 

9 place such term appears; and 

10 (2) in section 403(a)(2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by amending 

12 clause (i) to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(i) A document referred to in section 

14 274A(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and 

15 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1324a(b)(1)(B)(ii)) shall be designated by 

17 the Secretary of Homeland Security as 

18 suitable for the purpose of identification in 

19 a program provided for under this sub20 title.’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

22 ‘‘pilot’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL IMMI2 GRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKER 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 

5 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘before Sep8 tember 30, 2012,’’; and 

9 (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘before Sep10 tember 30, 2012,’’. 

11 SEC. 4. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF CONRAD 

12 STATE 30 J–1 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 

13 Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

14 Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘and before September 30, 2012’’. 

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