H. R. 4986—392 
prescribe standards for determining the kinds of logistical and 
military support to the United States that shall be considered 
reimbursable under the authority in subsection (a). Such stand-
ards may not take effect until 15 days after the date on which 
the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth such standards. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount 
of 
reimbursements made under the authority in subsection (a) 
during fiscal year 2008 may not exceed $1,200,000,000. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO MAKE 
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any 
contractual obligation to make a reimbursement under the 
authority in subsection (a). 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) notify the congressional defense committees not less 
than 15 days before making any reimbursement under the 
authority in subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees on a 
quarterly basis a report on any reimbursements made under 
the authority in subsection (a) during such quarter. 
SEC. 1234. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUP-
PORTING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—Subject 
to the provisions of this section, amounts available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for operation and maintenance 
may be used to provide supplies, services, transportation (including 
airlift and sealift), and other logistical support to coalition forces 
supporting United States military and stabilization operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(b) REQUIRED DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may provide 
logistical support under the authority in subsection (a) only if 
the Secretary determines that the coalition forces to be provided 
the logistical support— 
(1) are essential to the success of a United States military 
or stabilization operation; and 
(2) would not be able to participate in such operation 
without the provision of the logistical support. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH EXPORT CONTROL LAWS.—Logistical 
support may be provided under the authority in subsection (a) 
only in accordance with applicable provisions of the Arms Export 
Control Act and other export control laws of the United States. 
(d) LIMITATION ON VALUE.—The total amount of logistical sup-
port provided under the authority in subsection (a) in fiscal year 
2008 may not exceed $400,000,000. 
(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days after the 
end of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the provision of logistical support under the authority in 
subsection (a) during such fiscal-year quarter. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include, for the fiscal-year quarter covered by such report, 
the following: 
(A) Each nation provided logistical support under the 
authority in subsection (a).
H. R. 4986—393 
(B) For each such nation, a description of the type 
and value of logistical support so provided. 
Subtitle C—Iraq Refugee Crisis 
SEC. 1241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act 
of 2007’’. 
SEC. 1242. PROCESSING MECHANISMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish or use existing 
refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in countries, where 
appropriate, in the region in which— 
(1) aliens described in section 1243 may apply and inter-
view for admission to the United States as refugees; and 
(2) aliens described in section 1244(b) may apply and inter-
view for admission to United States as special immigrants. 
(b) SUSPENSION.—If such is determined necessary, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
may suspend in-country processing under subsection (a) for a period 
not to exceed 90 days. Such suspension may be extended by the 
Secretary of State upon notification to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. The Secretary of State shall submit to such commit-
tees a report outlining the basis of any such suspension and any 
extensions thereof. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the committees 
specified in subsection (b) a report that— 
(1) describes the Secretary of State’s plans to establish 
the processing mechanisms required under subsection (a); 
(2) contains an assessment of in-country processing that 
makes use of videoconferencing; and 
(3) describes the Secretary of State’s diplomatic efforts 
to improve issuance of exit permits to Iraqis who have been 
provided special immigrant status under section 1244 and Iraqi 
refugees under section 1243. 
SEC. 1243. UNITED STATES REFUGEE PROGRAM PROCESSING PRIOR-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Refugees of special humanitarian concern 
eligible for Priority 2 processing under the refugee resettlement 
priority system who may apply directly to the United States Admis-
sion Program shall include— 
(1) Iraqis who were or are employed by the United States 
Government, in Iraq; 
(2) Iraqis who establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
of State that they are or were employed in Iraq by— 
(A) 
a 
media 
or 
nongovernmental 
organization 
headquartered in the United States; or 
(B) an organization or entity closely associated with 
the United States mission in Iraq that has received United
H. R. 4986—394 
States Government funding through an official and docu-
mented contract, award, grant, or cooperative agreement; 
and 
(3) spouses, children, and parents whether or not accom-
panying or following to join, and sons, daughters, and siblings 
of aliens described in paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or section 
1244(b)(1); and 
(4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or minority 
community, have been identified by the Secretary of State, 
or the designee of the Secretary, as a persecuted group, and 
have 
close 
family 
members 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) and 1153(a))) in the United States. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER PERSECUTED GROUPS.—The Sec-
retary of State, or the designee of the Secretary, is authorized 
to identify other Priority 2 groups of Iraqis, including vulnerable 
populations. 
(c) INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES.—Organizations 
and entities described in subsection (a)(2) shall not include any 
that appear on the Department of the Treasury’s list of Specially 
Designated Nationals or any entity specifically excluded by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence 
community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Aliens under this 
section who qualify for Priority 2 processing under the refugee 
resettlement priority system shall satisfy the requirements of sec-
tion 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
for admission to the United States. 
(e) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—In determining the number of 
Iraqi refugees who should be resettled in the United States under 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) and subsection (b) 
of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157), the President shall consult with the heads of nongovern-
mental organizations that have a presence in Iraq or experience 
in assessing the problems faced by Iraqi refugees. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS REFUGEE.—No alien shall 
be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this section 
solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or 
is eligible for any other immigrant classification. 
SEC. 1244. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN IRAQIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, may provide an alien described in subsection (b) 
with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if 
the alien— 
(1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits 
a petition for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); 
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa; 
(3) is otherwise admissible to the United States for perma-
nent residence (excluding the grounds for inadmissibility speci-
fied in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and
H. R. 4986—395 
(4) cleared a background check and appropriate screening, 
as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described in this sub-
section if the alien— 
(A) is a citizen or national of Iraq; 
(B) was or is employed by or on behalf of the United 
States Government in Iraq, on or after March 20, 2003, 
for not less than one year; 
(C) provided faithful and valuable service to the United 
States Government, which is documented in a positive rec-
ommendation or evaluation, subject to paragraph (4), from 
the employee’s senior supervisor or the person currently 
occupying that position, or a more senior person, if the 
employee’s senior supervisor has left the employer or has 
left Iraq; and 
(D) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing 
serious threat as a consequence of the alien’s employment 
by the United States Government. 
(2) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—An alien is described in this 
subsection if the alien— 
(A) is the spouse or child of a principal alien described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(B) is accompanying or following to join the principal 
alien in the United States. 
(3) TREATMENT OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILD.—An alien 
is described in subsection (b) if the alien— 
(A) was the spouse or child of a principal alien 
described in paragraph (1) who had a petition for classifica-
tion approved pursuant to this section or section 1059 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note), which 
included the alien as an accompanying spouse or child; 
and 
(B) due to the death of the principal alien— 
(i) such petition was revoked or terminated (or 
otherwise rendered null); and 
(ii) such petition would have been approved if the 
principal alien had survived. 
(4) APPROVAL
BY
CHIEF
OF
MISSION
REQUIRED.—A rec-
ommendation or evaluation required under paragraph (1)(C) 
shall be accompanied by approval from the Chief of Mission, 
or the designee of the Chief of Mission, who shall conduct 
a risk assessment of the alien and an independent review 
of records maintained by the United States Government or 
hiring organization or entity to confirm employment and faith-
ful and valuable service to the United States Government prior 
to approval of a petition under this section. 
(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of principal aliens who 
may be provided special immigrant status under this section 
may not exceed 5,000 per year for each of the five fiscal years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Aliens pro-
vided special immigrant status under this section shall not 
be counted against any numerical limitation under sections