,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjag,mr4    
,hat* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to /reaml9e !   
,r-#a religi\s work] visa petition      
process4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,religi\s ,work] ,visa      
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,r-#a religi\s   
work] visa petitions ,section #bad ( !  
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7s7 ,visas (             
nonimmigrants describ$ 9 section        
#aja7;a77#ae77,r7  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except
 z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 a consul>   
(fic] may n issue a visa & ! ,secret>y (
 ,homel& ,security may n grant /atus to 
any ali5 "u section #aja7;a77#ae77,r7   
until ! ,secret>y has approv$ a petition
 fil$ on behalf ( su* ali54  7#b7       
,blanket petition au?oriz$ ,not)/&+     
p>agraph 7#a71 a petition] :o has       
satisfi$ ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#c7 

may file a blanket petition1 9 lieu (   
individual petitions1 on behalf ( ali5s 
:o meet ! eligibility requirem5ts "u    
p>agraph 7#d74  7#c7 ,petition]         
requirem5ts ,a petition] satisfies !    
requirem5ts "u ?is p>agraph if-- 7,a7 ! 
petition] has an e/abli%$ program =     
tempor>y1 uncomp5sat$ mission>y "w 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates t is "p ( a broad]        
int]national mission>y "w program2  7,b7
 p>ticipation 9 ! mission>y "w describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is an e/abli%$ elem5t
 ( religi\s developm5t 9 ! petition]'s  
religi\s d5om9ation2  7,c7 ! petition]  
provides =mal tra9+ to its mission>ies t
 is incid5tal to _! mission>y s]vice2   
7,d7 ! petition] has e/abli%$ a f9ancial
 support sy/em t reasonably ensures t   
its mission>ies w n become public *>ges 
dur+ _! mission>y s]vice2 &  7,e7 at    
lea/ #a1jjj individual petitions =      
nonimmigrant religi\s work]s previ\sly  
fil$ by ! petition] "u section          
#aja7;a77#ae77,r7 h be5 approv$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  7#d7    

,eligibility = inclusion 9 blanket      
petition ,an ali5 meets ! requirem5ts "u
 ?is p>agraph if ! ali5-- 7,a7 is       
describ$ 9 section #aja7;a77#ae77,r72   
7,b7 has be5 accept$ into a mission>y   
program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a72 &
  7,c7 w p]=m mission>y "w at a location
 li/$ 9 ! blanket-petition approval     
notice4  7#e7 ,limitation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may   
only include1 9 its approval ( a blanket
 petition1 locations ( mission>y s]vice 
= :i* ! ,secret>y has previ\sly conduct$
 a site inspection 9 connection ) an    
individual petition = a religi\s work]4 
7,b7 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m  
location ( mission>y s]vice means a     
specific worksite or a geographic area )
 specific b\nd>ies4 ,if ! location (    
mission>y s]vice is a geographical area 
) specific b\nd>ies1 ! location %all    
include a head (fice or facility t c be 
reasonably subject to a site inspection4
  7#f7 ,li/ ( au?oriz$ locations (      
mission>y s]vice  7,a7 ,notice ,:5 !    

,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security approves a
 blanket petition fil$ "u p>agraph 7#b71
 ! ,secret>y %all issue a notice to !   
petition] conta9+ a li/ ( ! locations ( 
mission>y s]vice au?oriz$ "u ! blanket  
petition4 ,su* approval %all rema9 valid
 unless revok$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& 
,security = good cause %[n4  7,b7       
,am5dm5t ,a petition] "u ?is subsection 
may file a petition at any "t seek+ to  
am5d ! li/ ( locations ( mission>y      
s]vice t 7 previ\sly au?oriz$4  4