PUBLIC LAW 105-319—OCT. 30, 1998 112 STAT. 3013 Public Law 105-319 105th Congress An Act To establish a cultural training program for disadvantaged individuals to assist Oct. 30, 1998 the Irish peace process. [H R 42931 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Irish Peace Process Cultural SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. and Training This Act may be cited as the "Irish Peace Process Cultural 1998. and Training Program Act of 1998". 8 USC 1101 note. SEC. 2. IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM. 8 USC 1101 note. (a) PURPOSE. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall establish a program to allow young people from disadvantaged areas of designated counties suffering from sectarian violence and high structural unemployment to enter the United States for the purpose of developing job skills and conflict resolution abilities in a diverse, cooperative, peaceful, and prosperous environment, so that those young people can return to their homes better able to contribute toward economic regeneration and the Irish peace process. The program shall promote cross-community and cross-border initiatives to build grassroots support for long-term peaceful coexistence. The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall cooperate with nongovernmental organizations to assist those admitted to participate fully in the economic, social, and cultural life of the United States. (2) SCOPE AND DURATION OF PROGRAM. — (A) IN GENERAL.— The program under paragraph (1) shall provide for the admission of not more than 4,000 aliens under section 101(a)(15)(Q)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (including spouses and minor children) in each of 3 consecutive program years. (B) OFFSET IN NUMBER OF H-2B NONIMMIGRANT ADMIS- SIONS ALLOWED. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each alien so admitted in a fiscal year, the numerical limitation specified under section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall be reduced by 1 for that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year. (3) RECORDS AND REPORT. — The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall maintain records of the nonimmigrant status and place of residence of each alien admitted under the program. Not later than 120 days after the end of the third program year and for the 3 subsequent years, the
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