1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020”.
Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the period of time for which a conditional permit to land temporarily may be granted to an alien seafarer engaged in ship-to-ship cargo transfer operations, and for other purposes.
2. Extension of time for a conditional permit to land temporarily
Section 252 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1282(a)) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
by striking “(a) No alien crewman” and inserting “(a)(1) No alien crewman”;
by striking “he may” and inserting “the immigration officer may”; and
by striking “his discretion” and inserting “the immigration officer’s discretion”;
by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
in subparagraph (A), as redesignated—
by striking “twenty–nine” and inserting “29”;
by striking “he” each place such term appears and inserting “the crewman”; and
by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (B), as redesignated—
by striking “twenty-nine” and inserting “29”;
by striking “he” each place such term appears and inserting “the crewman”;
by striking “one” and inserting “vessel or aircraft”; and
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) 180 days, if the immigration officer is satisfied that the crewman intends to depart, within the period for which the crewman is permitted to land, on a vessel other than the vessel on which the crewman arrived and that the crewman will perform ship-to-ship cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade.
“(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the period of admission for an alien who is a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(C) in immediate and continuous transit through the United States to a vessel performing ship-to-ship cargo transfer operations shall be up to, but shall not exceed, 180 days.”
in subsection (b), by striking “subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “subsection (a)(1)(A)”.