118 STAT. 3469 PUBLIC LAW 108–449—DEC. 10, 2004 Public Law 108–449 108th Congress An Act To amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM ACT.— (1) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2(a) of the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS.—An alien entering the United States as a participant in the program shall satisfy the following requirements: ‘‘(A) The alien shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. ‘‘(B) The alien shall be between 21 and 35 years of age on the date of departure for the United States. ‘‘(C) The alien shall have resided continuously in a designated county for not less than 18 months before such date. ‘‘(D) The alien shall have been continuously unemployed for not less than 12 months before such date. ‘‘(E) The alien may not have a degree from an institu- tion of higher education.’’. (2) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘the third program year and for the 4 subsequent years,’’ and inserting ‘‘each program year,’’; and (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: ‘‘(d) SUNSET.— ‘‘(1) Effective October 1, 2008, the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 is repealed. ‘‘(2) Effective October 1, 2008, section 101(a)(15)(Q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(Q)) is amended— ‘‘(A) by striking ‘or’ at the end of clause (i); ‘‘(B) by striking ‘(i)’ after ‘(Q)’; and ‘‘(C) by striking clause (ii).’’. Effective dates. 8 USC 1101. Dec. 10, 2004 [H.R. 2655] VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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