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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1565

To make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central

American Relief Act.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 13, 1997

Mr. ABRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered,

read the third time, and passed

A BILL

To make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment

and Central American Relief Act.

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

3 SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NICARAGUAN

4 ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RE5 LIEF ACT.

6 (a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 202(a)(1) of

7 the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief

8 Act is amended—

9 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),

10 by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
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1 Immigration and Nationality Act, the’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘The’’; and

3 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘is otherwise eligible to re5 ceive an immigrant visa and’’; and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘(6)(A), and (7)(A)’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)’’.

8 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND

9 CHILDREN.—Section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjust10 ment and Central American Relief Act is amended—

11 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),

12 by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the

13 Immigration and Nationality Act, the’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘The’’; and

15 (2) in subparagraph (D)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘is otherwise eligible to re17 ceive an immigrant visa and’’;

18 (B) by striking ‘‘exclusion’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘inadmissibility’’; and

20 (C) by striking ‘‘(6)(A), and (7)(A)’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)’’.

22 (c) TRANSITIONAL RULES WITH REGARD TO SUS23 PENSION OF DEPORTATION.—Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the

24 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

25 Act of 1996, as added by section 203(a)(1) of the Nica-
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1 raguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is

2 amended (1) in clause (i) in the matter preceding sub3 clause (I), by inserting ‘‘of this paragraph’’ after ‘‘sub4 paragraph (A)’’; (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘this clause

5 (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;

6 (d) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DIVERSITY VISAS.—

7 Section 203(d) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central

8 American Relief Act is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘otherwise’’

10 before ‘‘available under that section’’; and

11 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘309(c)(5)(C)’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘309(c)(5)(C)(i)’’; and

14 (B) by striking ‘‘year exceeds—’’ and in15 serting ‘‘year; exceeds’’.

16 (e) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN OTHER WORKERS’

17 VISAS.—Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Nicaraguan Adjust18 ment and Central American Relief Act is amended by

19 striking ‘‘(d)(2)(A), exceeds—’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(2)(A);

20 exceeds’’.

21 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

22 this section—

23 (1) shall take effect upon the enactment of the

24 Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
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1 Relief Act (as contained in the District of Columbia

2 Appropriations Act, 1998); and

3 (2) shall be effective as if included in the enact4 ment of such Act.

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