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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.
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