Mr. President. I would like to ask the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee a few questions to clarify the changes made in the asylum provisions of the Senate immigration bill when the House and Senate conferees adopted the conference report on H.R. 2202. the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. These provisions are included in this omnibus appropriations measure. Senator HATCH was a conferee on this legislation and was deeply involved in the development of this provision. Section 604 of the conference report would add to the Immigration and Nationality Act a new section providing that an alien may not apply for asylum unless he or she demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the application has been filed within 1 year after the date of the aliens arrival in the United States. That section also includes two important exceptionsone for changed circumstances that materially affect the applicants eligibility for asylum. and the other relating to the delay in filing an application. Would the Chairman explain the meaning of these exceptions?
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