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110 STAT. 3009–659 PUBLIC LAW 104–208—SEPT. 30, 1996

TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT OF

RESTRICTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYMENT

Subtitle A—Pilot Programs for

Employment Eligibility Confirmation

SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall conduct 3 pilot

programs of employment eligibility confirmation under this subtitle.

(b) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE; TERMINATION.—The Attorney

General shall implement the pilot programs in a manner that

permits persons and other entities to have elections under section

402 of this division made and in effect no later than 1 year after

the date of the enactment of this Act. Unless the Congress otherwise

provides, the Attorney General shall terminate a pilot program

at the end of the 4-year period beginning on the first day the

pilot program is in effect.

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PUBLIC LAW 107–128—JAN. 16, 2002 115 STAT. 2407

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Public Law 107–128

107th Congress

An Act

To extend 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 Extension Act of

2001’’.

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 ‘‘4-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the

date of the enactment of this Act.

Approved January 16, 2002.

8 USC 1324a

note.

8 USC 1101 note.

Basic Pilot

Extension Act of

2001.

Jan. 16, 2002

[H.R. 3030]

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BASIC PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION AND EXPANSION ACT OF 2003

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Public Law 108-156

108th Congress

An Act

To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment

eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

<<NOTE: Dec. 3, 2003 - [S. 1685]>>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of <<NOTE: Basic Pilot Program

Extension and Expansion Act of 2003.>> Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> 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 <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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 <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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 elect-

ing--'' and all that follows through ``(ii) the citizen

attestation

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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 <<NOTE: 8 USC 1360 note.>> 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''.

SEC. 4. PILOT IMMIGRATION PROGRAM.

(a) Processing Priority Under Pilot Immigration Program for Regional

Centers To Promote Economic Growth.--Section 610 of the Departments of

Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended--

(1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term

appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(d) In processing petitions under section 204(a)(1)(H) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)) for

classification under section 203(b)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C.

1153(b)(5)), the Secretary of Homeland Security may give priority to

petitions filed by aliens seeking admission under the pilot program

described in this section. Notwithstanding section 203(e) of such Act (8

U.S.C. 1153(e)), immigrant visas made available under such section

203(b)(5) may be issued to such aliens in an order that takes into

account any priority accorded under the preceding sentence.''.

(b) Extension.--Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce,

Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking ``10 years'' and

inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 5. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1153 note.>> GAO STUDY.

(a) In <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> General.--Not later than 1 year

after the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office

shall report to Congress on the immigrant investor program created under

section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

1153(b)(5)).

(b) Contents.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include

information regarding--

(1) the number of immigrant investors that have received

visas under the immigrant investor program in each year since

the inception of the program;

(2) the country of origin of the immigrant investors;

(3) the localities where the immigrant investors are

settling and whether those investors generally remain in the

localities where they initially settle;

(4) the number of immigrant investors that have sought to

become citizens of the United States;

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(5) the types of commercial enterprises that the immigrant

investors have established; and

(6) the types and number of jobs created by the immigrant

investors.

Approved December 3, 2003.