To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.

January 20, 2004

Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, 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. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IMMIGRANT VISA.

Section 101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended--

(1) by striking `the date of the enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,' and inserting `January 1, 2011,'; and

(2) by striking `3 years' each place such term appears and inserting `6 months'.

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