S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 4311: REPORT ON L BLANKET PETITION PROCESS

    (a) Requirement for Report- Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the use of blanket petitions under section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)). Such report shall assess the efficiency and reliability of the process for reviewing such blanket petitions, including whether the process includes adequate safeguards against fraud and abuse.

    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress- In this section the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--

      (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

      (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

      (3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and

      (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

Subtitle D--Other Nonimmigrant Visas

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REPORT ON L BLANKET PETITION PROCESS