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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1104 

To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters 

who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 12, 2007 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BOND, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. SMITH, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

SUNUNU, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. DODD) introduced the following bill; 

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

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 

4 ALIENS SERVING AS TRANSLATORS OR IN5 TERPRETERS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

6 (a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED.—Section 

7 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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

9 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 


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

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

3 Mission authority, as a translator or inter4 preter’’ ; 

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

6 Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘recommendation 

7 from’’; and 

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

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

10 and 

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

12 during any fiscal year shall not exceed 50.’’ and in13 serting the following: ‘‘section— 

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

15 2008, and 2009, shall not exceed 500; and 

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

17 exceed 50.’’. 

18 (b) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED

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

20 Act is amended— 

21 (1) by amending the paragraph heading to read 

22 as follows: 

23 ‘‘(2) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT24 BASED NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—’’; and 


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

2 against the numerical limitations under section 

3 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration 

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

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

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

7 Act is further amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub9 section (e); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol11 lowing: 

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

13 paragraphs (2), (7) and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immi14 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the Sec15 retary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an 

16 alien to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 

17 245(a) of such Act if the alien— 

18 ‘‘(1) was paroled or admitted as a non19 immigrant into the United States; and 

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

21 status under this section and under the Immigration 

22 and Nationality Act.’’. 

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