STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2073

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 38

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 38 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING ENACTMENT OF H.R. 901/S. 4070, "FILIPINO FAMILY REUNIFICATION", OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT GRANTS THE PRIORITY ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO VETERANS' CHILDREN WITH APPROVED IMMIGRATION PETITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the enactment of federal legislation that grants the priority issuance of visas to veterans' children with approved immigration petitions.

     The W.W. II Fil-Am Veterans, Hawaii Chapter, testified in support of this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Changing its title to, "REQUESTING ENACTMENT OF THE FILIPINO VETERANS FAMILY REUNIFICATION ACT, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT GRANTS THE PRIORITY ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO VETERANS' CHILDREN WITH APPROVED IMMIGRATION PETITIONS";

     (2)  Removing references to federal legislation numbers; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 38, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 38, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair