105 STAT. 1746 PUBLIC LAW 102-232—DEC. 12, 1991 8 USC 1154. 8 USC 1182. 8 USC 1255. Effective date. 8 USC 1101. 8 USC 1186a. 8 USC 1201. Effective date. 8 USC 1182. Effective date. 8 USC 1255 note. 8 USC 1187. 8 USC 1281. (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking "Secretary of State" and inserting "Attorney General", and (C) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by striking "or registration". (5) Section 204(e) of the INA, as amended by section 162(b)(3) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended by striking "a immigrant" and inserting "an immigrant". (6) Paragraph (1) of section 162(e) of the Immigration Act of 1990 is repealed, and the provisions of law amended by such paragraph are restored as though such paragraph had not been enacted. (7) Section 245(b) of the INA, as amended by section 162(e)(3) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended— (A) by striking "201(a)" and inserting "202 and 203", and (B) by striking "for the succeeding fiscal year" and inserting "for the fiscal year then current". (8) Effective as if included in section 162(e) of the Immigration Act of 1990— (A) clauses (ii)(II) and (iii)(II) of section 101(a)(27)(I) of the INA are amended by striking "applies for a visa or adjustment of status" and inserting "files a petition for status", (B) section 216(g)(l) of the INA is amended by striking "203(a)(8)" and inserting "203(d)"; and (C) section 221(a) of the INA is amended by striking "nonpreference,". (9) Effective as if included in the Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989, section 212(m)(2)(A) of the INA is amended, by inserting after the first sentence following clause (vi) the following: "Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a facility that lays off a registered nurse other than a staff nurse still meets clause (i) if, in its attestation under this subparagraph, the facility has attested that it will not replace the nurse with a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(a) (either through promotion or otherwise) for a period of 1 year after the date of the lay off.". (10) Effective as if included in the Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989, as amended by section 162(f)(1)(B) of the Immigration Act of 1990, section 2(b) of the Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989 is amended by inserting after "registered nurse," the following: "who, as of September 1, 1989, is present in the United States and had been admitted to the United States in the status of nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) of such Act to perform services as a registered nurse but has failed to maintain that status due to the expiration of the time limitation with respect to such status,". SEC. 303. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO TITLE II OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990. (a)(1) Section 217 of the INA, as amended by section 201(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking "BY SEA OR AIR" and inserting "INTO THE UNITED STATES", and (B) in the heading of subsection (b), by striking "RIGHTS" and inserting "RIGHTS". (2) Section 217(e)(1) of the INA, as redesignated by section 201(a)(7) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended by striking "(a)(4)(C)" and inserting "(a)(4)". (3) The second sentence of section 251(d) of the INA, as inserted by section 203(b)(2) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended by striking "charterer" and inserting "consignee".
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