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Union Calendar No. 364 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5570 

[Report No. 110–589] 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset 

in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2008 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

APRIL 14, 2008 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 

the sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious 

worker visa 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Religious Worker Visa 

5 Extension Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT 

2 NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the 

5 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

6 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘before Octo7 ber 1, 2008,’’ each place such term appears. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on September 

10 30, 2008. 

11 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Religious Worker Visa 

13 Extension Act of 2008’’. 

14 SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS 

15 WORKER PROGRAM. 

16 (a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 

17 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue final 

18 regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special im19 migrant categories described in subclauses (II) and (III) 

20 of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)). 

22 (b) EXTENSIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 


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1 1, 2008,’’ each place such term appears and inserting 

2 ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’. 

3 (2) CONDITIONAL FURTHER EXTENSION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 

5 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Na6 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)), as 

7 amended by paragraph (1), is further amended 

8 by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’ each place such 

9 term appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2016,’’. 

10 (B) CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The 

11 amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall 

12 take effect on March 1, 2009, but only if the Sec13 retary of Homeland Security has complied with 

14 subsection (a). 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2010, the 

16 Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security 

17 shall submit to the Congress a report containing the results 

18 of a study of the effectiveness of the regulations described 

19 in subsection (a). 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program, 

and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 364 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5570 

[Report No. 110

–589] 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

nonminister religious worker visa program. eliminate the sunset in the special immigrant 

APRIL 14, 2008 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:03 Apr 15, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5570.RH H5570

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