`Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003'.[ S. 1685 ]***FYI***

http://thomas.loc.gov ^ | November 6, 2003 | 108th CONGRESS

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S 1685 RS

Calendar No. 374

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1685

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2003

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. KYL, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

November 6, 2003

Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

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A BILL

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

[Struck out->] SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] This Act may be cited as the `Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003'. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `6-year period' and inserting `11-year period'. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BASIC PILOT PROGRAM. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] (a) IN GENERAL- Section 401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `in,' and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting `in all States;'. [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 402(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended-- [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `or entity electing--' and all that follows through `(ii) the citizen attestation pilot program' and inserting `or entity electing the citizen attestation pilot program'; [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] (2) by striking paragraph (3); and [<-Struck out]

[Struck out->] (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). [<-Struck out]

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `6-year period' and inserting `11-year period'.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BASIC PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by inserting after `United States' the following: `, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand the operation of the program to all 50 States not later than December 1, 2004'.

(b) REPORT- Section 405 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--

(1) by striking `The' and inserting:

`(a) IN GENERAL- The', and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(b) REPORT ON EXPANSION- Not later than June 1, 2004, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report--

`(1) evaluating whether the problems identified by the report submitted under subsection (a) have been substantially resolved; and

`(2) describing what actions the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take before undertaking the expansion of the basic pilot program to all 50 States in accordance with section 401(c)(1), in order to resolve any outstanding problems raised in the report filed under subsection (a).'

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 402(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `or entity electing--' and all that follows through `(ii) the citizen attestation pilot program' and inserting `or entity electing the citizen attestation pilot program';

(2) by striking paragraph (3); and

(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

(d) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `Attorney General' each place that term appears and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security'.

Calendar No. 374

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1685

A BILL

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

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November 6, 2003

Reported with an amendment

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Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)[S.1685.IS]

S 1685 IS

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1685

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2003

Mr. GRASSLEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `6-year period' and inserting `11-year period'.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BASIC PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking `in,' and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting `in all States;'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 402(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `or entity electing--' and all that follows through `(ii) the citizen attestation pilot program' and inserting `or entity electing the citizen attestation pilot program';

(2) by striking paragraph (3); and

(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

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[NewRomeTacitus]

Assume we lack your skill in interpreting bills and ammendments and lack your recollection of the wording of the original bills referred to. Please fill us lay people in.

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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (the 96 Act) Pub L. 104-208, was enacted on September 30, 1996. It includes increases in criminal penalties for immigration-related offenses, authorization for increases in enforcement personnel, and enhanced enforcement authority. There are a number of measures designed to enhance Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) presence and enforcement at the border. The 96 Act undertakes a comprehensive reorganization of the process of removal for inadmissible and deportable aliens, including a provision for the expedited removal of inadmissible aliens arriving at ports of entry. The 96 Act requires the conducting of three types of employment authorization verification pilot programs. It includes restrictions on the eligibility of aliens for public benefits and imposes new requirements on sponsors of alien relatives for immigration. A brief description of the Act's principal provisions follows.

Aliens may seek cancellation of removal through two new provisions intended to replace the waiver under former INA section 212(c) and suspension of deportation under former INA section 244. These new forms of relief are available to both inadmissible and deportable aliens. Under section 240A(a), aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence for not less than five years who have resided continuously in the United States for seven years after having been admitted in any status may request cancellation of removal provided they have not been convicted of an aggravated felony. Under section 240A(b), an alien who has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of at least 10 years, who has been a person of good moral character, and who has not been convicted of a criminal offense that could result in the alien's removal from the United States may seek cancellation of removal and adjustment of status, provided the alien has a spouse, parent or child who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Cancellation under section 240A(b) may only be granted if aliens demonstrate that their removal from the United States would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a spouse, parent or child who is a lawful permanent resident or U.S. citizen. The Attorney General may not adjust the status of more than 4,000 aliens under section 240A(b) in any fiscal year.

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/OcahoMain/Efoiadecisions/U(N-Z)/7b00079a.pdf

Uniting and Strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, Public Law 107-56

[NewRomeTacitus]

Thank you very much! While I don't approve of any measure that rewards an alien with continued residence status for his ability to lie low here for ten years (was that Ted Kennedy's?), the relatively low ceiling of 4,000 overseen by the AG is something.

Continuing to add loopholes and incentives for fraud marriages and reproduction is not so good. So long as the EOIR (Executive Office of Immigration Review) continues to be presided over by attorneys from the American Immigration Lawyers Association "catch and release" will continue as unspoken policy.