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Calendar No. 875 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3257 

To extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11, 2008 

Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. HAGEL) introduced the following bill; 

which was read the first time 

JULY 14, 2008 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To extend immigration programs to promote legal 

immigration and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Legal Immigration Ex5 tension Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EB–5 REGIONAL CENTER PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Subsection (b) of section 610 of the Departments of 

4 Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 

5 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–395; 

6 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking ‘‘shall set 

7 aside’’ and all that follows through ‘‘eligible for admis8 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘shall set aside 3,000 visas annually 

9 for 20 years to include such aliens as are eligible for ad10 mission’’. 

11 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM. 

12 Subsection (c) of section 220 of the Immigration and 

13 Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public 

14 Law 103–416; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2013’’. 

16 SEC. 4. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS 

17 WORKER PROGRAM. 

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

19 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue final 

20 regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud related to the 

21 granting of special immigrant status for special immi22 grants described in subclause (II) or (III) of section 

23 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

24 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)). 

25 (b) EXTENSION.—Subclause (II) and subclause (III) 

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1 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended 

2 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2008,’’ both places such term ap3 pears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011,’’. 

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

5 the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se6 curity shall submit to Congress a report on the effective7 ness of the regulations described in subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF THE E-VERIFY PROGRAM. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 401 of 

10 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi11 bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 

12 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘at the end 

13 of the 11-year period beginning on the first day the pilot 

14 program is in effect.’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than De15 cember 31, 2013.’’. 

16 (b) DESIGNATION OF E-VERIFY PROGRAM.—Title IV 

17 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon18 sibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 

19 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1) of section 401(c), by strik21 ing ‘‘basic pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘E-Verify’’; 

22 (2) in section 403— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)— 

24 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BASIC

25 PILOT’’ and inserting ‘‘E-VERIFY’’; and 


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1 (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 

2 (1), by striking ‘‘basic pilot’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘E-Verify’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by 

5 striking ‘‘basic pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘E-Verify’’; 

6 and 

7 (C) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), by 

8 striking ‘‘basic pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘E-Verify’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) in paragraph (2) of section 405(b), by strik11 ing ‘‘basic pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘E-Verify’’. 


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Calendar No. 875 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3257 

A BILL 

To extend immigration programs to promote legal 

immigration and for other purposes. 

JULY 14, 2008 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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