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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2278
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2015
Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as—
the Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2015
; or
the SAFE for America Act
.
Elimination of diversity immigrant program
Worldwide level of diversity immigrants
Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by inserting and
at the end of paragraph (1);
by striking ; and
at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and
by striking paragraph (3); and
by striking subsection (e).
Allocation of diversity immigrant visas
Section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended—
by striking subsection (c);
in subsection (d), by striking (a), (b), or (c),
and inserting (a) or (b),
;
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
in subsection (f), by striking (a), (b), or (c)
and inserting (a) or (b)
; and
in subsection (g), by striking (a), (b), and (c)
and inserting (a) and (b)
.
Procedure for granting immigrant status
Section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended—
by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and
in subsection (e), by striking (a), (b), or (c)
and inserting (a) or (b)
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2015.
