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Union Calendar No. 94 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1104 

[Report No. 110–158 ] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2007 

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 21, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators 

and interpreters who may be admitted to the United 

States as special immigrants. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 

2 ALIENS SERVING AS TRANSLATORS OR IN3 TERPRETERS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

4 (a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED.—Section 

5 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘as a 

9 translator’’ and inserting ‘‘, or under Chief of 

10 Mission authority, as a translator or inter11 preter’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the 

13 Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘recommendation 

14 from’’; and 

15 (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘the 

16 Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘as determined by’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

19 during any fiscal year shall not exceed 50.’’ and in20 serting the following: ‘‘section— 

21 ‘‘(A) during each of the fiscal years 2007, 

22 2008, and 2009, shall not exceed 500; and 

23 ‘‘(B) during any other fiscal year shall not 

24 exceed 50.’’. 


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1 (b) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED

2 NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 1059(c)(2) of such 

3 Act is amended— 

4 (1) by amending the paragraph heading to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(2) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT7 BASED NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—’’; and 

8 (2) by inserting ‘‘and shall not be counted 

9 against the numerical limitations under section 

10 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration 

11 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), 

12 and 1153(b)(4))’’ before the period at the end. 

13 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 1059 of such 

14 Act is further amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub16 section (e); and 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 

20 paragraphs (2), (7) and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immi21 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the Sec22 retary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an 

23 alien to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 

24 245(a) of such Act if the alien— 


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1 ‘‘(1) was paroled or admitted as a non2 immigrant into the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(2) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant 

4 status under this section and under the Immigration 

5 and Nationality Act.’’. 

6 SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 

7 ALIENS SERVING AS TRANSLATORS OR IN8 TERPRETERS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

9 (a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED.—Section 1059 

10 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘as a 

14 translator’’ and inserting ‘‘, or under Chief of 

15 Mission authority, as a translator or inter16 preter’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the 

18 Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘recommendation 

19 from’’; and 

20 (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘the 

21 Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘as determined by’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section dur24 ing any fiscal year shall not exceed 50.’’ and insert25 ing the following: ‘‘section— 


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1 ‘‘(A) during each of the fiscal years 2007 

2 and 2008, shall not exceed 500; and 

3 ‘‘(B) during any other fiscal year shall not 

4 exceed 50.’’. 

5 (b) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED NU6 MERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 1059(c)(2) of such Act is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by amending the paragraph designation and 

9 heading to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(2) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED

11 NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘and shall not be counted 

13 against the numerical limitations under sections 

14 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and 

15 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 

16 1153(b)(4))’’ before the period at the end. 

17 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 1059 of such 

18 Act is further amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

20 (e); and 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 

24 paragraphs (2), (7) and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immi25 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the SecVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:09 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S1104.RH S1104

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1 retary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an 

2 alien to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 

3 245(a) of such Act if the alien— 

4 ‘‘(1) was paroled or admitted as a non5 immigrant into the United States; and 

6 ‘‘(2) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant 

7 status under this section and under the Immigration 

8 and Nationality Act.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 94 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1104 

[Report No. 110

–158 ] 

A BILL 

To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani transthe United States as special immigrants. lators and interpreters who may be admitted to 

MAY 21, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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