Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/785

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PUBLIC LAW 102-232—DEC. 12, 1991 105 STAT. 1737 SEC. 202. REPEAL OF NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON P-1 AND P-3 NONIMMIGRANTS; GAO REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 214(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)), as added by section 205(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended— (1) by adding "or" at the end of subparagraph (A), (2) by striking ", or" at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and (3) by striking subparagraph (C). (b) REPORT. — (1) By not later than October 1, 1994, the Comptroller 8 USC llOl note. General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a report containing information relating to the admission of artists, entertainers, athletes, and related support personnel as nonimmigrants under subparagraphs (O) and (P) of section 101(a)(lD) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and information on the laws, regulations, and practices in effect in other countries that affect United States citizens and permanent resident aliens in the arts, entertainment, and athletics, in order to evaluate the impact of such admissions, laws, regulations, and practices on such citizens and aliens. (2) Not later than 30 days after the date the Committee of the Judiciary on the Senate receives the report under paragraph (1), the Chairman of the Committee shall make the report available to interested parties and shall hold a hearing respecting the report. No later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the report, such Committee shall report to the Senate its findings and any legislation it deems appropriate. SEC. 203. STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF P-1 NONIMMIGRANTS. (a) SUBSTITUTION OF NEW STANDARDS. —Clause (i) of section 101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 207(a)(3) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended to read 8 USC llOl. as follows: "(i)(a) is described in section 214(c)(4)(A) (relating to athletes), or (b) is described in section 214(c)(4)(B) (relating to entertainment groups);". 03) NEW STANDARDS. —Section 214(c)(4) of such Act, as added by section 20703)(2)(B) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (C) through (E) and by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs: "(A) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(a), an alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien— "(i) performs as an athlete, individually or as part of a group or team, at an internationaly recognized level of performance, and "(ii) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing as such an athlete with respect to a specific athletic competition. "(B)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(b), an alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien— "(I) performs with or is an integral and essential part of the performance of an entertainment group that has (except as provided in clause (ii)) been recognized internationaly as being outstanding in the discipline for a sustained and substantial period of time.