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 123STA T . 21 86PUBLIC LA W 111 – 83 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9with th em i n im u m s t a n d a r ds esta bl ished b yp ara g raph ( a ) ( 1–3 ) .SEC . 568 . (a) S P EC IALIM MI GR A NTNO NMINI S TER R ELIGIO U S W OR K ER P ROGRAM AN DO T H ER IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS. — (1) EX TENSION.—Sub c lauses (II) and (III) of section 1 0 1(a)( 27 )( C )(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality A ct (8 U .S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by stri k ing ‘ ‘September 30, 200 9 , ’ ’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Sep - tember 30, 2012,’’. (2) STUD Y AND PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the D irector of United States Citi z enship and Immigration Ser v ices shall submit a report to the Committee on the J udiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the H ouse of Representatives that includes— (A) the results of a study conducted under the super- vision of the Director to evaluate the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program to identify the risks of fraud and noncompliance by program participants and ( B ) a detailed plan that describes the actions to be taken by United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv- ices to improve the integrity of the program. (3) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 2 4 0 days after the submission of the report under paragraph (2), the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes the progress made in imple- menting the plan described in clause (a)(2)(B) of this section. (b) CONRAD STATE 30 J–1 V ISA WAI V ER PROGRAM.—Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality T echnical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. (c) RELIE F FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘for at least 2 years at the time of the citizen’s death’’. (2) APPLICA B ILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to all applications and petitions relating to immediate relative status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) pending on or after the date of the enact- ment of this Act. (B) TRANSITION CASES.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, an alien described in clause (ii) who seeks immediate relative status pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall file a petition under sec- tion 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (ii) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in this clause if— Peti ti on.D e adl ine. 8USC1 1 5 1 note. Deadline. R e p o r t s .