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108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 83

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the record 
  of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the record 
  of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens.

    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 ``Date of Registry and Legal Amnesty 
Restoration Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. RECORD OF ADMISSION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE CASE OF 
              CERTAIN ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``January 1, 1972'' and 
        inserting ``January 1, 1986''; and
            (2) by striking ``january 1, 1972'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``January 1, 1986''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) General rule.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Extension of date of registry.--
                    (A) Period beginning january 1, 2004.--Beginning on 
                January 1, 2004, section 249 of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended by striking 
                ``January 1, 1986'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``January 1, 1987''.
                    (B) Period beginning january 1, 2005.--Beginning on 
                January 1, 2005, section 249 of such Act is amended by 
                striking ``January 1, 1987'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``January 1, 1988''.
                    (C) Period beginning january 1, 2006.--Beginning on 
                January 1, 2006, section 249 of such Act is amended by 
                striking ``January 1, 1988'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``January 1, 1989''.
                    (D) Period beginning january 1, 2007.--Beginning on 
                January 1, 2007, section 249 of such Act is amended by 
                striking ``January 1, 1989'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``January 1, 1990''.
                    (E) Period beginning january 1, 2008.--Beginning on 
                January 1, 2008, section 249 of such Act is amended by 
                striking ``January 1, 1990'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``January 1, 1991''.
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