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(B) an organization or entity closely associ-
ated with the United States mission in Iraq that
has received United States Government funding
through an official and documented contract,
award, grant, or cooperative agreement; and
(3) spouses, children, and parents who are not
accompanying or following to join and sons, daugh-
ters, and siblings of aliens described in paragraph (1)
or section 1574(b)(1); and
(4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or mi-
nority community, have been identified by the De-
partment of State with the concurrence of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security as a persecuted group,
and have close family members (as described in sec-
tion 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 Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security are authorized to identify other Pri-
ority 2 groups in Iraq.
(c) INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES.—Or-
ganizations and entities described in section 1573 shall not
include any that appear on the Department of the Treas-
ury’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or any entity
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specifically excluded by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, after consultation with the Department of State and
relevant intelligence agencies.
(d) Aliens under this section who qualify for Priority
2 processing must meet the requirements of section 207 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 1574. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN
IRAQIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c)(1) and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), the Secretary of Homeland Security may provide an
alien described in subsection (b) with the status of a special
immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)), if the alien—
(1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, sub-
mits to the Secretary a petition under section 204 of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under sec-
tion 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(6)(4));
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant
visa;
(3) is otherwise admissible to the United States
for permanent residence (excluding the grounds for
inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and
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(4) cleared a background check and appropriate
screening, as determined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security.
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—
(1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described
in this subsection if the alien—
(A) is a national of Iraq;
(B) was or is employed by, or worked for
the United States Government in Iraq, in or
after 2003, for a period of not less than 1 year;
(C) provided faithful and valuable service to
the United States Government, which is docu-
mented in a positive recommendation or evalua-
tion from the employee’s senior supervisor. Such
evaluation or recommendation must be accom-
panied by approval from the Chief of Mission or
his designee who shall conduct a risk assessment
of the alien and an independent review of
records maintained by the hiring organization or
entity to confirm employment and faithful and
valuable service prior to approval of a petition
under this section; and
(D) has experienced or is experiencing an
ongoing serious threat as a consequence of their
employment by the United States Government.