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Union Calendar No. 442 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4080 
[Report No. 110–699] 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate 
nonimmigrant classification for fashion models. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2007 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, 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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 5, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish 
a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FASHION MODEL 
NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) 
NEW
CLASSIFICATION.—Section 
101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘clause (i), 
(ii), or (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv)’’; 
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(v); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) is a fashion model who is of distin-
guished merit and ability and who is seeking to 
enter the United States temporarily to perform 
fashion modeling services that involve events or 
productions which have a distinguished reputa-
tion or that are performed for an organization or 
establishment that has a distinguished reputa-
tion for, or a record of, utilizing prominent mod-
eling talent; or’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZED
PERIOD
OF
STAY.—Section 
214(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is amended in the second 
sentence— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or fashion models’’ after 
‘‘athletes’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or fashion model’’ after 
‘‘athlete’’. 
(3) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Section 214(c)(4) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I)(i) The total number of aliens who may be issued 
visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during 
any fiscal year under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) may not ex-
ceed 1,000. 
‘‘(ii) The numerical limitation established by clause 
(i) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the 
spouses or children of such aliens. 
‘‘(iii) An alien who has already been counted toward 
the limitation established by clause (i) shall not be counted 
again during the same period of stay or authorized exten-
sion under subsection (a)(2)(B), irrespective of whether 
there is a change in petitioner under subparagraph (C).’’. 
(4) CONSULTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(4)(D) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘clause 
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(4) TREATMENT OF PENDING PETITIONS.—Peti-
tions filed on behalf of fashion models under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
be treated as if they had been filed under section 
101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this 
Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 442 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4080 
[Report No. 110–699] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
establish a separate nonimmigrant classification 
for fashion models. 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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