108 th Congress

October 15, 2003

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H.R.2152

An Act

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.

Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking “2003,” each place it appears and inserting “2008,”.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on October 1, 2003.

Speaker of the House of Representatives .

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate .