PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1847 (b) CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALIEN ENTREPRENEURS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN.—Section 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking "establishment of and inserting "investment in"; and (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: "(B)(i) the alien did not invest, or was not actively in the process of investing, the requisite capital; or "(ii) the alien was not sustaining the actions described in clause (i) throughout the period of the alien's residence in the United States; or"; (2) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as follows: "(1) CONTENTS OF PETITION. — Each petition under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall contain facts and information demonstrating that the alien— "(A)(i) invested, or is actively in the process of investing, the requisite capital; and "(ii) sustained the actions described in clause (i) throughout the period of the alien's residence in the United States; and "(B) is otherwise conforming to the requirements of section 203(b)(5)."; and (3) by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following: "(3) The term 'commercial enterprise' includes a limited partnership.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section 8 USC 1153 note, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to aliens having any of the following petitions pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act: (1) A petition under section 204(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)) (or any predecessor provision), with respect to status under section 203(b)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)). (2) A petition under section 216A(c)(l)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)(l)(A)) to remove the conditional basis of an alien's permanent resident status. SEC. 11037. AMENDMENTS TO PILOT IMMIGRATION PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL CENTERS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH. (a) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.— Section 610(a) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note), is amended— (1) by inserting after "regional center in the United States" the following: ", designated by the Attorney General on the basis of a general proposal,"; (2) by striking "and increased domestic" and inserting "or increased domestic"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "A regional center shall have jurisdiction over a limited geographic area, which shall be described in the proposal and consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment in defined economic zones. The establishment of a regional center may be based on general predictions, contained in the proposal, concerning the kinds of commercial enterprises that will receive capital from aliens, the jobs that will be created directly or indirectly as a result
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