ASSIMILATION Act

(a) In general. The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 201 (8 U.S.C. 1151)—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and;

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and

(iii) by striking paragraph (3); and

(B) by striking subsection (e); and

(2) in section 203 (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)), by striking subsection (c).

(b) Technical and conforming amendments. The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 203 (8 U.S.C. 1153)—

(A) in subsection (d), by striking under subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting under subsection (a) or (b);

(B) in subsection (e)—

(i) by striking paragraph (2); and

(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);

(C) in subsection (f), by striking or in subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting or in subsection (a) or (b); and

(D) in subsection (g), by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting subsections (a) and (b); and

(2) in section 204—

(A) in subsection (a)(1)—

(i) by striking subparagraph (I); and

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K) as subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively; and

(B) in subsection (e), by striking in behalf and all that follows through section 203 and inserting on behalf of whom a petition under this section is approved, to be admitted to the United States as an immigrant under subsection (a) or (b) of section 203.

(c) Application

(1) In general. The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to petitions and applications pending on, or filed on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Prior diversity visa selections. An alien selected before the date of the enactment of this Act for a diversity immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, is not eligible, on or after that date, to receive a visa on the basis of that selection, and no petition or application based on that selection may be approved, and no immigrant visa may be issued to the alien on the basis of that selection, on or after that date.