Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in expressing support for H.R. 4327. legislation that will make many technical corrections in the
Immigration and Nationality Act. save approximately $2 million annually. and provide new enforcement tools to the
Immigration Service. Last year. H.R. 7273. a bill similar in many respects to H.R. 4327. enjoyed the support of the prior administration and passed the House of Representatives. I view it as quite significant that the present administration. after completing its review. expressed the continued support of the executive branch for this legislation. The Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on
Immigration.
Refugees. and International Law made a major effort to confine this bill to noncontroversial provisions and defer proposals for substantial policy changes to a later date. This bill is a stronger legislative proposal as a result of an amendment adopted by the Committee on the Judiciary last month. The Attorney Generals discretion to waive the exclusion of certain
relatives of persons in the United States for narcotics offensesother than traffickingis now limited explicitly to simple possession of marihuana. Similarly. the elimination of narcotics offensesother than traffickingas an absolute bar to a finding of good moral characterrequired for
naturalizationnow is limited to cases of simple possession of marihuana. My colleague. Congressman LUNGREN. of California. deserves credit for introducing this amendment at the full committeeand thus strengthening the bill we have before us today. <Another change. also incorporated by the full committee. retains the quarterly address reporting requirement for persons in lawful temporary resident status.