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SEC. 702. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF VISA WAIVER PRO-
GRAM. 
The admission of aliens to the United States under 
the provisions of section 217 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is suspended. 
SEC. 703. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS APPLICATIONS. 
(a) The admission of aliens described in section 
101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is suspended. 
(b) The authority of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity to adjust the status of any alien to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under sections 
240A or 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229b, 1255) is suspended. 
(c) The suspensions described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall include the suspension of acceptance for filing 
of applications for adjustment of status described in such 
subsection. 
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to aliens 
described in sections 101(a)(15)(K) or 101(a)(42) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(K), 1101(a)(42)).
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SEC. 704. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RENEWALS OF TEM-
PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 
The authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to renew or extend any designation made under subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254(b)(1)) is suspended. 
SEC. 705. CURTAILMENT OF VISAS FOR COUNTRIES DENY-
ING OR DELAYING REPATRIATION OF NA-
TIONALS. 
(a) PUBLIC LISTING OF ALIENS WITH NO SIGNIFI-
CANT LIKELIHOOD
OF REMOVAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish and maintain a public 
listing of every alien who is subject to a final order of 
removal and with respect to whom the Secretary or any 
Federal court has determined that there is no significant 
likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future 
due to the refusal, or unreasonable delay, of all countries 
designated by the alien or under this section to receive 
the alien. The public listing shall indicate whether such 
alien has been released from federal custody, and the city 
and state in which such alien resides. 
(b) DISCONTINUATION OF VISAS.—In the case of any 
foreign state for which 24 or more of the citizens, subjects, 
or nationals of such state appear on the public listing de-
scribed in paragraph (a), such foreign state shall be 
deemed to have denied or unreasonably delayed the accept-
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ance of such aliens, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make the notification to the Secretary of State 
prescribed in section 243(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)). The Secretary of State 
shall accordingly discontinue the issuance of non-immi-
grant visas to citizens, subjects, or nationals of such for-
eign state. 
SEC. 706. WAIVER OF SUSPENSIONS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may in his or 
her discretion waive, on an individual case-by-case basis, 
the suspension of applications under sections 702, 703, 
or 704, if the beneficiaries of such applications are not 
inadmissible under section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) or deportable under 
section 237(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C 1227). 
SEC. 707. TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSIONS. 
The emergency suspension of issuance of non-
immigrant visas, and of admissions to the United States, 
as mandated by sections 702 through 704, shall terminate 
one week after the certification by the Secretary of Home-
land Security to the Congress that the following conditions 
are satisfied: 
(1) The integrated entry and exit data system 
required by the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000
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(Public Law 106–215), including the requirements 
added by section 302(a) of the Enhanced Border Se-
curity and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–173), is fully operational at all ports of 
entry. 
(2) The system of machine-readable tamper-re-
sistant visas and other alien travel and entry docu-
ments described in section 202 of this Act is fully 
implemented at all ports of entry. 
(3) The Department of Homeland Security has 
the operational capability to take into custody and 
remove from the United States any alien described 
in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) who has been lawfully de-
tained by a State or local law enforcement agency, 
and such agency has notified the Department of 
such detention. 
(4) The data system for the registration of 
aliens under chapter 7 of title II of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 261 et seq.) is fully 
operational and— 
(A) is fully compliant with the data system 
integration and interoperability standards en-
acted in section 202(a) of the Enhanced Border
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Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–173); 
(B) ensures the entry of all registrations 
made in accordance with section 221(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(b)) into the registration system at the 
time of the relevant visa application; 
(C) ensures that all other registrations 
made under procedures required by section 264 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1304) are entered into 
the data system within 72 hours of receipt from 
the alien of an approved form of registration; 
and 
(D) ensures that all notices of change of 
address required by section 265 of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1305) are entered in the data system 
within 5 working days of receipt from the alien 
of an approved change of address form. 
(5) A program for the random audit of the 
backlog of applications for changes in immigration 
status by aliens present in the United States exist-
ing on the effective date of this Act has been fully 
implemented by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity.
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(6) The program described in paragraph (5) re-
liably indicates that the estimated incidence of fraud 
or false statements is no more than three percent of 
all approved applications and a program is in place 
to ensure that all benefits granted on the basis of 
such fraud or false statements are revoked in a 
timely manner. 
(7) The foreign student monitoring system de-
scribed in section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act (8 U.S.C. 
1372), as amended and expanded by sections 501 
and 502 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa 
Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–173), 
is fully operational, and no educational institution 
certified to receive nonimmigrant students under 
subparagraph (F), (M), or (J) of section 101(a)(15) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) knowingly registers or admits aliens 
present in the United States in violation of law. 
(8) The number of aliens removed from the 
United States, during the 4 month period preceding 
the month in which the certification under this sec-
tion is executed, was at least 25 percent higher than 
in the comparable period of the previous year.
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(9) All reports and plans, and all operational 
transfers of functions, required under title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) have been successfully performed and imple-
mented to the extent required by law as of the cer-
tification date. 
(10) The annual report required by section 
205(b) of the American Competitiveness in the 
Twenty-First 
Century 
Act 
of 
2000 
(8 
U.S.C.1574(b)), for the fiscal year preceding the 
date of the certification, has been submitted to the 
Congress. 
(11) Process changes described in section 
205(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the American Competitiveness in 
the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 
1574(b)(2)(C)(vi)) have been implemented and are 
substantially operational. 
SEC. 708. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this title shall take effect at mid-
night on the first Saturday that occurs two weeks after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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TITLE VIII—REFORMING LEGAL 
IMMIGRATION 
Subtitle A—Promotion of 
Citizenship 
SEC. 801. CHANGES IN NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STUDY OF NATURALIZATION EXAMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Office of 
Citizenship of the Department of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study of the scope and nature of the 
examination of applicants for naturalization. The 
study shall analyze the value of the questions on the 
exam, and recommend questions that ought to be 
eliminated and new questions that ought to be in-
cluded. The study shall recommend new questions to 
be included that gauge an applicant’s understanding 
of the principles in the oath of allegiance required 
under section 337(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)). 
(2) CIVICS COURSE.—The study shall also ana-
lyze and make recommendations as to whether appli-
cants for naturalization ought to be required to com-
plete a course in civic education. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of 
the Office of Citizenship for the Bureau of Citizen-
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ship and Immigration Services of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Con-
gress containing the results of the study conducted 
under this subsection. The report shall also contain 
a proposed revised examination to be administered 
to applicants for naturalization that reflects the rec-
ommendations developed through the study. In de-
veloping the proposed examination, the Chief of the 
Office of Citizenship shall consult with interested 
groups specializing in immigration issues, civics or-
ganizations, patriotic associations, and veterans’ 
groups. 
(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS FOR NATURALIZATION 
TO UNDERSTAND OATH.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
NATURALIZATION.— 
Section 312(a) (8 U.S.C. 1423(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) an understanding of the oath of allegiance 
required under section 337(a).’’. 
(2) EXAMINATION.—Section 332(a) (8 U.S.C. 
1443(a)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘ability’’
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the following: ‘‘understanding of the oath of alle-
giance required under section 337(a),’’. 
(c) CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZA-
TION.—Section 338 (8 U.S.C. 1449) is amended by insert-
ing before ‘‘and the seal’’ the following: ‘‘the oath of alle-
giance required under section 337(a); a statement that the 
applicant recognizes the privileges and responsibilities of 
citizenship;’’. 
SEC. 802. OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE. 
Section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘the 
child is unable to understand its meaning.’’ the following: 
‘‘The oath referred to in this section shall read the same 
as the oath provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) of part 
337.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on September 1, 2003.’’. 
Subtitle B—Treatment of Nationals 
of State Sponsors of Terrorism 
SEC. 811. TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS 
OF TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 9 of title II, as 
amended by section 265 of this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after section 295 the following 
new section:
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‘‘TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS OF 
TERRORISM 
‘‘SEC. 296. (a) IN GENERAL.—No nonimmigrant or 
immigrant visa may be issued, or nonimmigrant or immi-
grant status otherwise provided, other than a visa or sta-
tus described in section 101(a)(15)(A) or 201(b)(2)(A)(i), 
to any alien who is a national of, or residing in, a country 
that is determined to be a state sponsor of terrorism, ex-
cept the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the consular 
officer, in the case of an application for a visa) may, on 
a case-by-case basis, waive the application of this sub-
section in the case of an alien who— 
‘‘(1) requires examination or treatment for an 
emergency medical condition (as defined in section 
562(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
gration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1396(d))); or 
‘‘(2) is eligible for admission as a refugee under 
section 207 or for asylum under section 208. 
‘‘(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘state sponsor of terrorism’ means any country the 
government of which has been determined by the 
Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in 
paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided support
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for acts of terrorism. Such term shall apply to a 
country beginning on the date on which such deter-
mination takes effect and ending on the date on 
which such determination is withdrawn, terminated, 
revoked, or otherwise ceases to be effective. 
‘‘(2) LAWS
UNDER
WHICH
DETERMINATIONS 
WERE MADE.—The laws specified in this paragraph 
are the following: 
‘‘(A) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (or successor statute). 
‘‘(B) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export 
Control Act. 
‘‘(C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 295 the following: 
‘‘296. Treatment of nationals of state sponsors of terrorism.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to visas 
issued, or status provided, on and after such date. 
(b) APPLICATION TO ADMITTED NONIMMIGRANTS.— 
In the case of a nonimmigrant alien lawfully admitted into 
the United States who would have been ineligible to be
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granted such nonimmigrant status if the amendments 
made by subsection (a) had been in effect on the date on 
which such status was granted, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the period of authorized admission as 
such a nonimmigrant shall terminate 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary 
of Homeland Security makes an individualized determina-
tion described in section 296(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (as added by subsection (a)) with respect 
to the alien. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 306 of the Enhanced Border 
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–173) is repealed. 
Subtitle C—Legal Immigration 
Reform 
SEC. 821. EXTENDED FAMILY PREFERENCE CATEGORIES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 203(a) (8 U.S.C. 
1153(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR FAMILY-SPON-
SORED IMMIGRANTS.—Qualified immigrants who are the 
spouses or children of an alien lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence shall be subject to the worldwide level 
specified in section 201(c) for family-sponsored immi-
grants, and shall be allocated visas in a number not to 
exceed such level.’’.
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(b) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPONSORED IM-
MIGRANTS.—Section 201(c) (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘480,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘87,934’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘226,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘87,934’’. 
(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOR-
EIGN STATE.—Section 202 (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) 75 PERCENT NOT SUBJECT TO PER 
COUNTRY
LIMITATION.—Of the visa numbers 
made available under section 203(a) in any fis-
cal year, 75 percent shall be issued without re-
gard to the numerical limitation under para-
graph (2).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(d) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204 (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘203(a)(2)’’ and ‘‘203(a)(2)(A)’’ each place such 
terms appear and inserting ‘‘203(a)’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1)(D)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a peti-
tioner for preference status under paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3)’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘to be an 
individual under 21 years of age for purposes of 
adjudicating such petition, and for purposes of 
admission as an immediate relative under sec-
tion 201(b)(2)(A)(i), notwithstanding the actual 
age of the individual.’’; and 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(a), which-
ever paragraph is applicable,’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 203(a), and under 21 years of age 
(notwithstanding the actual age of the indi-
vidual),’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘201(b), 
203(a)(1), or 203(a)(3), as appropriate.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘201(b).’’.
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(e) CLASSES
OF DEPORTABLE ALIENS.—Section 
237(a)(1)(E)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘203(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘203(a)’’. 
(f) CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES AND SONS AND DAUGH-
TERS.—Section 216(g)(1)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(g)(1)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘203(a)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘203(a)’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made this 
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 822. EMPLOYMENT THIRD PREFERENCE CATEGORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 203(b) 
(8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) 
SKILLED
WORKERS
AND
PROFES-
SIONALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Visas shall be made 
available, in a number not to exceed 28.6 per-
cent of such worldwide level, plus any visas not 
required for the classes specified in paragraphs 
(1) and (2), to the following classes of aliens 
who are not described in paragraph (2): 
‘‘(i) SKILLED
WORKERS.—Qualified 
immigrants who are capable, at the time of 
petitioning for classification under this
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paragraph, of performing skilled labor (re-
quiring at least 2 years training or experi-
ence), not of a temporary or seasonal na-
ture, for which qualified workers are not 
available in the United States. 
‘‘(ii) PROFESSIONALS.—Qualified im-
migrants who hold baccalaureate degrees 
and who are members of the professions. 
‘‘(B) LABOR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 
An immigrant visa may not be issued to an im-
migrant under subparagraph (A) until the con-
sular officer is in receipt of a determination 
made by the Secretary of labor pursuant to the 
provisions of section 212(a)(5)(A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 823. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) WORLDWIDE
LEVEL
OF
DIVERSITY
IMMI-
GRANTS.—Section 201 (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);