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68THl CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT1V~iR - PORT
1st Session j___ 6
IMMIGRATION OF ALIENS INTO THE UNXJED §ATvffr
MAY 12, 1924.-Ordered to be printed.
Mr. JOHNSON of Washington, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H. R. 7995]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 7995)
to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States, and for
other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses
as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amend-
ment insert the following:
That this Act may be cited as the Immigration Act of 1924.
IMMIGRA TION VISAS.
Sec. 2. (a) A consular officer upon the application of any immigrant
(as defined in section 3) may (under the conditions hereinafter prescribed
and subject to the limitations prescribed in this Act or regulations made
thereunder as to the number of immigration visas which may be issued
by such officer) issue to such immigrant an immigration visa which
shall consist of one copy of the application provided for in section 7,
visaed by such consular officer. Such visa shall specify (1) the na-
tionality of the ininigrant; (2) whether he is a quota immigrant (as
defined in section 5) or a non-quota immigrant (as defined in section
4); (3) the date on which the validity of the immigration visa shall
expire; and (4) such additional information necessary to the proper
enforcement of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws as
may be by regulations prescribed.
(b) The immigrant shall furnish two copies of his photograph to the
consular officer. One copy shall be permanently attached by the consular](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.immigration/nteng0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)