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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1566 

To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United 

States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status 

and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machinereadable nonimmigrant visas. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KAINE, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed 

A BILL 

To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed 

by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted 

special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the 

fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMI4 GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(C) FISCAL YEAR 2014.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro3 vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the total 

4 number of principal aliens who may be 

5 provided special immigrant status under 

6 this section during the first 3 months of 

7 fiscal year 2014 shall be the sum of— 

8 ‘‘(I) the number of aliens de9 scribed in subsection (b) whose appli10 cation for special immigrant status 

11 under this section is pending on Sep12 tember 30, 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(II) 2,000. 

14 ‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT PERIOD.—The 1- 

15 year period during which the principal 

16 alien is required to have been employed by 

17 or on behalf of the United States Govern18 ment in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) 

19 shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, 

20 and end on or before September 30, 2013. 

21 ‘‘(iii) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—The 

22 principal alien seeking special immigrant 

23 status under this subparagraph shall apply 

24 to the Chief of Mission in accordance with 

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1 subsection (b)(4) not later than December 

2 31, 2013.’’. 

3 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CON4 SULAR SERVICES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, the Secretary of State, not later than January 

7 1, 2014, shall increase the fee or surcharge authorized 

8 under section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza9 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103– 

10 236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) by $1 for processing machine11 readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable com12 bined border crossing identification cards and non13 immigrant visas. 

14 (b) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding sec15 tion 140(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

16 Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 

17 U.S.C. 1351 note), the additional amount collected pursu18 ant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall 

19 be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. 

20 (c) SUNSET PROVISION.—The fee increase authorized 

21 under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 

22 2 years after the first date on which such increased fee 

23 is collected. 

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