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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2412
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the religious worker
visa programs and to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to
amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to modify the effective date for certain paperwork changes
in the employer sanctions program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
Mr. SMITH of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify
the religious worker visa programs and to extend the
visa waiver pilot program, and to amend the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 to modify the effective date for certain paperwork
changes in the employer sanctions program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. MODIFICATION OF RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA
PROGRAMS.
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO NONIMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS
WORKER PROGRAM.—Section 101(a)(15)(R) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(R)) is
amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(i) seeks to enter the United States
for a period not to exceed 5 years solely to
perform the work described in subclause
(I) or (II) of paragraph (27)(C)(ii);
‘‘(ii) satisfies the requirements of
paragraph (27)(C)(i); and
‘‘(iii) will not be significantly depend-
ent for support on the personal solicitation
of donations; or’’.
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELI-
GIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)(C)) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5’’;
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(ii) by striking subclause (II) and re-
designating subclause (III) as subclause
(II); and
(iii) in subclause (II) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(I) by striking ‘‘1997,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2000, solely’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(C) in clause (iii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘vocation, professional
work, or other work’’ and inserting ‘‘voca-
tion or occupation’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘described in clause
(i);’’ and inserting ‘‘immediately preceding
the time of application for admission;
and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) will not be significantly depend-
ent for support on the personal solicitation
of donations or on supplemental employ-
ment.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘or
(III)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1,
1997.
SEC. 2. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF VISA WAIVER PILOT
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(f) of the Immigration
and Naturalization Act is amended by striking ‘‘Septem-
ber 30, 1997.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 3. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DESIGNA-
TION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAPERWORK
CHANGES IN EMPLOYER SANCTIONS PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 412(e)(1) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–668) is
amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996.
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