PUBLIC LAW 105-54—OCT. 6, 1997 111 STAT. 1175 Public Law 105-54 105th Congress An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program, to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for designation of an effective otfi1QQ7 date for paperwork changes in the employer sanctions program, and to require '. —: the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance [S. 1198] of a nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming to the United States for certain charitable purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3 -YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—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 "1997," each place it appears and inserting "2000,". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) 8 USC llOl note. shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. WAIVER OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA FEES FOR CERTAIN CHARI- TABLE PURPOSES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 281 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may prescribe, including the duration of stay of the alien and the financial burden upon the charitable organization, the Secretary of State shall waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance of a nonimmigrsmt visa for any alien coming to the United States primarily for, or in activities related to, a charitable purpose involving health or nursing care, the provision of food or housing, job training, or any other similar direct service or assistance to poor or otherwise needy individuals in the United States.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by subsection (a) 8 USC I35i note, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAPERWORK CHANGES IN EMPLOYER SANCTIONS PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 412(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrgmt Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-668) is amended by striking "12 " and 8 USC 1324a inserting "18". note.
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