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Union Calendar No. 464 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 775 

[Report No. 108–747] 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 

immigrant program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2004 

Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. HALL, Mr. FORBES, 

Mr. BOYD, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

CULBERSON, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

OCTOBER 6, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. UPTON, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 

BALLENGER, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. 

BAKER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. HART, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. 

GILCHREST, Mr. HERGER, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WHITFIELD, 

Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. CARTER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BARRETT of South 

Carolina, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. DEFAZIO, 

Mr. COBLE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

BACHUS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BRADY

of Texas, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama 

OCTOBER 6, 2004 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 

the diversity immigrant 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— 

5 (1) the ‘‘Security and Fairness Enhancement 

6 for America Act of 2003’’; or 

7 (2) the ‘‘SAFE for America Act’’. 

8 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO9 GRAM. 

10 (a) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF DIVERSITY IMMI11 GRANTS.—Section 201 of the Immigration and Nation12 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para15 graph (1); 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para17 graph (2) and inserting a period; and 

18 (C) by striking paragraph (3); and 

19 (2) by striking subsection (e). 

20 (b) ALLOCATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS.— 

21 Section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (c); 
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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 

2 (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b),’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) 

4 and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 

5 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 

6 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’; and 

7 (5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), and 

8 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) and (b)’’. 

9 (c) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA10 TUS.—Section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and 

13 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 

14 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’. 

15 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2003. 
Union Calendar No. 464 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 775 

[Report No. 108–747] 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

eliminate the diversity immigrant program. 

OCTOBER 6, 2004 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed