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[Congressional Record: October 25, 2000 (Senate)] [Page S11012-S11013] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:cr25oc00-229] AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3239, introduced earlier [[Page S11013]] today by Senators Helms and Kennedy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3239) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain United States international broadcasting employees. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3239) was read the third time and passed, as follows: S. 3239 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING EMPLOYEES. (a) Special Immigrant Category.--Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (K); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (L); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(M) subject to the numerical limitations of section 203(b)(4), an immigrant who seeks to enter the United States to work as a broadcaster in the United States for the International Broadcasting Bureau of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or for a grantee of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the immigrant's accompanying spouse and children.''. (b) Numerical Limitations.-- (1) In general.--Section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and not more than 100 may be made available in any fiscal year to special immigrants, excluding spouses and children, who are described in section 101(a)(27)(M)''. (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to visas made available in any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2000. ____________________ Share this page | Bookmark this page The leading immigration law publisher - over 50000 pages of free information!
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