	Introduction

The 108th Congress has considered and is considering legislation on a wide range ofimmigration issues. Effective March 1, 2003, P.L.107-296 abolished the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of the Department of Justice(DOJ), the agency which had administered and enforced the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), (1) and transferred most immigration-related functions to the newly created DHS. The 108th Congress has enacted a measure ( P.L. 108-136 ) that amendsmilitary naturalization and posthumous citizenship statutes and provides immigration benefits forimmediate relatives of U.S. citizen servicemembers who die as a result of actual combat service. The 108th Congress is currently debating legislation that would implement recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9/11Commission). Other measures before the 108th Congress -- such as those on temporary workers and business personnel, adjustment of status for unauthorized aliens, and noncitizen eligibility for public benefits-- concern more perennial immigration-related questions. 108-7 ). It has been argued that only a section-by-section revision of the INA, replacing references to the Attorney General with references to the Secretary of Homeland Security where appropriate, willtruly clarify the allocation of authorities between the two departments. As passed by the House and reported bythe Senate Committee, this bill, the "Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act of 2003," wouldremove specified references to the Attorney General, INS, and the INS Commissioner in INA ï¿½103(leaving intact the controlling nature of the Attorney General's determinations of law) and in INAï¿½287(g), which concerns acceptance of state services to carry out immigration enforcement. P.L. (7)
There are several major bills that seek to implement recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and some propose significant revisions to U.S. immigration law and policy. Of these bills, H.R. The major immigration areas underconsideration in these comprehensive 9/11 Commission bills include: asylum, biometric trackingsystems, border security, document security, exclusion, immigration enforcement, and visaissuances. (8)

	Temporary Workers and Business Personnel

The INA provides for the temporary admission of various categories of foreign workers andbusiness personnel. Separate legislation ( P.L. S. 1452 / H.R. 2688 ) would suspend or eliminate H-1B visas. 2849 , S. 1635 , H.R. 2154 , H.R. 2702 , H.R. 4166 , and H.R. 4415 ). H.R. 4166 has similar provisionsrevising the L visa. Several of the bills ( S. 1452 / H.R. 2849 and H.R. Legislation to implement the Chile and Singapore FTAs was introduced on July 15, 2003, as S. 1416 / H.R. 3142 , S. 2185 , and H.R. S. 2010 , S. 2381 / H.R. H.R. Also before the 108th Congress are proposals to create new temporary worker programs ( S. 1387 , S. 1461 / H.R. 2899 , S. 2010 , S. 2381 / H.R. 4262 , and H.R. 3651 ). S. 1645 / H.R. 3534 , H.R. 3604 , and H.R. Under P.L. H.R. Other Legislation Receiving Action

Iraqi Scientists. 108-156 . P.L. 108-77 ( H.R. 108-78 ( H.R. 108-173 ( H.R. P.L. Reported by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee( S.Rept. H.R. S. 1545 (Hatch). S. 2845 (Collins).
The 108th Congress has considered and is considering legislation on a wide range of immigration issues. Chief among these are the immigration-related recommendations of theNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9/11Commission), expedited naturalization through military service, and foreign temporary workers andbusiness personnel.
Several major bills that seek to implement recommendations of the 9/11 Commission propose significant revisions to U.S. immigration law: H.R. 10 , S. 2845 , S. 2774 / H.R. 5040 , and H.R. 5024 . Of these bills, H.R.10 proposes the most extensive revisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The major immigration areas under consideration in these comprehensive 9/11 Commission billsinclude: asylum, biometric tracking systems, border security, document security, exclusion, and visaissuances.
The 108th Congress has enacted a measure on expedited naturalization through military service. P.L. 108-136 , the FY2004 Defense Department Authorization bill, amends military naturalizationand posthumous citizenship statutes and provides immigration benefits for immediate relatives ofU.S. citizen servicemembers who die as a result of actual combat service.
In the area of foreign temporary workers and business personnel, the 108th Congress has enacted legislation to implement the Chile ( P.L. 108-77 ) and Singapore ( P.L. 108-78 ) Free TradeAgreements. These agreements address several categories of temporary workers and businesspersonnel currently governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), including professionalworkers. Separate legislation on H-1B professional workers ( S. 1452 / H.R. 2849 , H.R. 2235 , H.R. 2688 , H.R. 3534 , and H.R. 4166 ) and L intracompany transfers ( S. 1452 / H.R. 2849 , S. 1635 , H.R. 2154 , H.R. 2702 , H.R. 4415 , and H.R. 4166 ) has also been introduced. Also pending are proposals to reform existingguest worker visas ( S. 1645 / H.R. 3142 , S. 2010 , S. 2185 , S. 2381 / H.R. 4262 , H.R. 3534 , and H.R. 3604 ) and establish new guest worker visas ( S. 1387 , S. 1461 / H.R. 2899 , S. 2010 , S. 2381 / H.R. 4262 ,and H.R. 3651 ).
Since the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( P.L. 107-296 ) created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Congress has considered legislation to clarify the allocation of immigrationauthorities between the Secretary of DHS and the Attorney General. P.L. 108-7 amended the INAin an apparent effort to clarify the authority that was to remain with the Attorney General. H.R. 1416 , as passed by the House and reported by the Senate Governmental AffairsCommittee, would further amend the INA to remove certain references to the Attorney General.
Among other immigration-related legislation receiving action are adjustment of status of unauthorized alien students ( S. 1545 ), noncitizen eligibility for Medicaid ( P.L.108-173 ), consular identification cards ( H.R. 1950 ), elimination of the diversity visalottery ( H.R. 775 ) and employment eligibility verification pilot programs ( P.L.108-156 ). This report will be updated as legislative developments occur.