I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1790 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
to expand the provision of special immigrant status for certain aliens, 
including translators or interpreters, serving with Federal agencies in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 to expand the provision of special immigrant 
status for certain aliens, including translators or inter-
preters, serving with Federal agencies in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 
ALIENS, INCLUDING TRANSLATORS AND IN-
TERPRETERS, 
SERVING 
WITH 
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED AND ALIENS 
ELIGIBLE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1059 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AS 
TRANSLATORS
WITH
UNITED
STATES 
ARMED FORCES’’ and inserting ‘‘WITH FED-
ERAL AGENCIES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANI-
STAN’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘as a translator’’ and inserting ‘‘, or under 
Chief of Mission authority, as a translator, 
interpreter, or other capacity’’ ; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘the Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘rec-
ommendation from’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘the Chief of Mission or’’ after ‘‘as deter-
mined by’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘(or, 
beginning with fiscal year 2007, 500 or such 
greater number as the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines is warranted by the cir-
cumstances)’’ after ‘‘50’’. 
(2) REVIEW.—If the circumstances warrant, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall review the numer-
ical limitation established under section 1059(c)(1) 
of such Act, as amended by paragraph (1)(B), and 
may submit a report to Congress recommending an 
increase in such limitation. 
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to Congress a report whenever 
the Secretary increases, under subsection (c)(1) of 
section 1059 of such Act, as amended by paragraph 
(1)(B), the number of aliens provided special immi-
grant status under such section. Such report shall 
include an explanation of the circumstances war-
ranting such increase. 
(b) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATION.— 
Section 1059(c)(2) of such Act is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COUNTING 
AGAINST’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCLUSION FROM’’; and 
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(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘but shall not be counted against any nu-
merical limitation under section 201(d), 202(a), or 
203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), 
and 1153(b)(4))’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 1059 of such 
Act is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (2), (7), and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an 
alien to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 
245(a) of such Act if the alien— 
‘‘(1) was paroled or admitted as a non-
immigrant into the United States; and 
‘‘(2) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant 
status under this section and under the Immigration 
and Nationality Act.’’. 
(d) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
1059 of such Act, as amended by subsection (c), is further 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating (e) as subsection (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—Any 
alien provided special immigrant status under this section 
shall be eligible for benefits under chapter 2 of title IV 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the same extent 
as individuals admitted (or awaiting admission) to the 
United States under section 207 of such Act are eligible 
for benefits under such chapter.’’. 
(e) SUNSET PROVISION.—Section 1059 of such Act, 
as amended by subsections (c) and (d), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SUNSET PROVISION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section is repealed on 
the date that is 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
provide an alien with the status of a special immi-
grant under this section if— 
‘‘(A) the alien’s petition for such status 
was pending before the date described in para-
graph (1); and 
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‘‘(B) the alien was eligible for such status 
at the time the petition was filed.’’. 
Æ 
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