II 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2252

To increase the number of aliens who may receive certain nonimmigrant 

status during fiscal year 2004 and to require submissions of information 

by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2004

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. JEFFORDS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mr. STEVENS, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. SUNUNU, 

and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL

To increase the number of aliens who may receive certain 

nonimmigrant status during fiscal year 2004 and to require submissions of information by the Secretary of 

Homeland Security.

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 ‘‘Save Summer Act of 

5 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF H–2B 

2 NONIMMIGRANTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2004. 

3 Section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation4 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)) is amended to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(B) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), may 

7 not exceed—

8 ‘‘(i) 106,000 in fiscal year 2004; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) 66,000 in a fiscal year other than fis10 cal year 2004.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION RE12 GARDING H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS. 

13 Section 416 of the American Competitiveness and 

14 Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (title IV of division 

15 C of Public Law 105–277; 8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amend16 ed—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 

18 that term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—

23 ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY NOTIFICATION.—Beginning 

24 not later than December 1, 2005, the Secretary of 

25 Homeland Security shall notify, on a quarterly basis, 

26 the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
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1 Representatives and the Senate of the numbers of 

2 aliens who during the preceding 3-month period—

3 ‘‘(A) were issued visas or otherwise pro4 vided nonimmigrant status under section 

5 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and 

6 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

7 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)); or 

8 ‘‘(B) had such a visa or such status expire 

9 or be revoked or otherwise terminated. 

10 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—Beginning with 

11 fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Homeland Secu12 rity shall submit on an annual basis, to the Commit13 tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representa14 tives and the Senate—

15 ‘‘(A) information on the countries of origin 

16 and occupations of, and compensation paid to, 

17 aliens who were issued visas or otherwise pro18 vided nonimmigrant status under section 

19 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and 

20 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) during the previous fis22 cal year; 

23 ‘‘(B) the number of aliens who during each 

24 month of such fiscal year had such a visa or 
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1 such status expire or be revoked or otherwise 

2 terminated; and 

3 ‘‘(C) the number of aliens who were pro4 vided nonimmigrant status under such section 

5 during both such fiscal year and the fiscal year 

6 preceding such fiscal year.’’.

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