[110th Congress Public Law 391]
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Public Law 110-391
110th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and 
        for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 10, 2008 -  [S. 3606]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Special 
Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious 
Worker Program Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Subclause (II) and subclause (III) of section 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by striking ``October 1, 2008,'' both 
places such term appears and inserting ``March 6, 2009,''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall--
            (1) <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> issue final regulations to 
        eliminate or reduce fraud related to the granting of special 
        immigrant status for special immigrants described in subclause 
        (II) or (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)); and
            (2) submit <<NOTE: Certification. Notice. Federal 
        Register, publication.>> a certification to Congress and publish 
        notice in the Federal Register that such regulations have been 
        issued and are in effect.

    (c) Report.--Not later than March 6, 2009, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on 
the effectiveness of the regulations required by subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Effective <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> Date.--The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that the Secretary of 
Homeland Security submits the certification described in subsection 
(b)(2)

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stating that the final regulations required by subsection (b)(1) have 
been issued and are in effect.

    Approved October 10, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3606:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
            Sept. 26, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 27, considered and passed House.

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