Public Laws Amending the INA
Updated Through September, 2007
Posted September, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Pub.L. 110-53 | Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 |
| Pub.L.110-36 | A bill to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants, and for other purposes |
| Pub. L. 110-28 | U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 |
| Pub. L. 109-477 | Physicians for Underserved Areas Act |
| Pub. L. 109-472 | Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-463 | Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-423 | Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005 |
| Pub. L. 109-367 | Secure Fence Act of 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-364 | John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 |
| Pub. L.109-271 | Technical Corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 |
| Pub. L. 109-270 | Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-248 | Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-163 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-162 | Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 |
| Pub. L. 109-97 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-90 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 |
| Pub. L. 109-13 | REAL ID ACT OF 2005 |
| Pub. L. 108-458 | Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 |
| Pub. L. 108-449 | To amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 |
| Pub. L. 108-447 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Includes L-1 Visa and H-1B Visa Reform Act, and the H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004) |
| Pub. L 108-441 | To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas |
| Pub. L. 108-390 | To improve the process for verifying an individual’s eligibility for employment |
| Pub. L. 108-199 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 |
| Pub. L. 108-193 | Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 |
| Pub. L. 108-177 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 |
| Pub. L. 108-156 | Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 |
| Pub. L. 108-136 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 |
| Pub. L. 108-99 | Extension of the Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program |
| Pub. L. 108-90 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004 |
| Pub. L. 108-78 | United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act |
| Pub. L. 108-77 | United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act |
| Pub. L. 108-7 | Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 |
| Pub. L. 107-296 | Homeland Security Act of 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-274 | Border Commuter Student Act of 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-273 | 21 st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act |
| Pub. L. 107-258 | Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-234 | Extension of Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program |
| Pub. L. 107-208 | Child Status Protection Act |
| Pub. L. 107-206 | 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States |
| Pub. L. 107-173 | Enhanced Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-150 | Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-128 | Extend Pilot Program for Employment Eligibility Verification |
| Pub. L. 107-125 | Provide Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Intracompany Transferees |
| Pub. L. 107-124 | Provide Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors |
| Pub. L. 107-108 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-77 | Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 |
| Pub. L. 107-56 | Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 |
| Pub. L. 107-45 | To Provide Permanent Authority for the Admission of “S” Visa Nonimmigrants |
| Pub. L. 107-43 | United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act’. |
| Pub. L. 106-570 | Assistance for International Malaria Control Act |
| Pub. L. 106-554 | Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001 |
| Pub. L. 106-553 | Making Appropriations for the Government of the District of Columbia and Other Activities Chargeable in Whole or in Part Against the Revenues of Said District of Columbia for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2001 and for Other Purposes |
| Pub. L. 106-536 | Special Immigrant Status for Certain United States International Broadcasting Employees |
| Pub. L. 106-484 | Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-451 | Wartime Violation of Italian Americans Civil Liberties Act |
| Pub. L. 106-448 | Waiver of Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Naturalization of Aliens having Certain Disabilities Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-429 | Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. |
| Pub. L. 106-415 | Extension of Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-409 | Religious Workers Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-406 | International Patient Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-396 | Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act |
| Pub. L. 106-395 | Child Citizenship Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-386 | Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-378 | Adjustment of Status of Certain Syrian Nationals |
| Pub. L. 106-313 | American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-311 | Fee Increase for the Employees of H-1B Non-immigrant Workers Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-279 | Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-246 | Aiding Colombian Terrorists |
| Pub. L. 106-215 | Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-207 | Hmong Veteran’s Naturalization Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-185 | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-139 | Adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child if adopted with or after a sibling who is considered a child under the Act. |
| Pub. L. 106-120 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 |
| Pub. L. 106-113 | Consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes |
| Pub. L. 106-104 | To extend the “S” nonimmigrant visa category for two additional years, and to authorize appropriations for the refugee assistance program |
| Pub. L. 106-95 | Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 |
| Pub. L. 106-78 | Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. |
| Pub. L. 105-360 | Extension into Fiscal Year 1999 of Visa Processing Period for Diversity Applicants Whose Visa Processing was Suspended During Fiscal Year 1998 Due to Embassy Bombings. |
| Pub. L. 105-332 | Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-320 | Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-319 | Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Act of 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-306 | Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-292 | International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. |
| Pub. L. 105-277 | Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations |
| Pub. L. 105-259 | Extension of Date of Development of Automated Entry-Exit Control System |
| Pub. L. 105-173 | Immigration and Nationality — Visa Waiver Pilot Program — Data Regarding Nonimmigrant Overstay Rates. |
| Pub. L. 105-141 | To establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes. |
| Pub. L. 105-139 | Technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. |
| Pub. L. 105-119 | Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Approriations Act, 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-100 | Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act |
| Pub. L. 105-85 | National Defense Authorization Act, 1998. |
| Pub. L. 105-78 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 1998. |
| Pub. L. 105-73 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act. |
| Pub. L. 105-65 | Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-54 | Extension of deadlines for religious workers and for paperwork changes in employer sanctions; and to require the Secretary of State to waive or reduce fee for charitable service workers. |
| Pub. L. 105-46 | Continuing Appropriations, 1998 |
| Pub. L. 105-38 | Amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-416) |
| Pub. L. 104-302 | Extend the authorized period of stay within the United States for certain nurses |
| Pub. L. 104-208 | Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 |
| Pub. L. 104-132 | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 |
| Pub. L. 104-114 | To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes. |
| Pub. L. 104-51 | Immigration and Nationality Act; Amendment |
| Pub. L. 103-416 | Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 |
| Pub. L. 103-415 | Technical and Conforming Amendments |
| Pub. L. 103-236 | To authorize appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and related agencies, and for other purposes. |
| Pub. L. 102-395 | The Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1993 |
| Pub. L. 102-232 | Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 |
| Pub. L. 101-649 | Immigration Act of 1990 |
| Pub. L. 100-102 | In part, as amended by Pub. L. 101-167, Pub. L. 101-513 and Pub. L. 101-649 AMERASIAN IMMIGRATION |
| Pub. L. 99-603 | Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 |
| SECTION 13 OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1957 | |
