I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4064 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Secretary 
of State to waive certain requirements with respect to special immigrants 
described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of such Act who have performed 
service for the United States abroad under extraordinary conditions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. POMEROY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
the Secretary of State to waive certain requirements 
with respect to special immigrants described in section 
101(a)(27)(D) of such Act who have performed service 
for the United States abroad under extraordinary condi-
tions. 
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 IMMIGRANTS PERFORMING SERVICE 
FOR THE UNITED STATES ABROAD UNDER 
EXTRAORDINARY CONDITIONS. 
Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULES FOR ‘D’ SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to visas 
made available to special immigrants under sec-
tion 101(a)(27)(D), the Secretary of State, 
after consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and other appropriate agencies of 
the United States Government, may determine 
that it is in the interests of the United States 
to reduce the period of faithful service required 
to a period of at least 1 year, for such alien em-
ployees or honorably retired former employees 
who have been employed in and are nationals of 
a foreign state in which the Secretary finds that 
there exist extraordinary conditions, such as on-
going military or civil conflict or ongoing seri-
ous threats to alien employees as a consequence 
of their faithful service as an employee of the 
United States Government abroad, or of the 
American Institute in Taiwan. 
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‘‘(B) 
BACKGROUND
AND
SECURITY 
CHECKS.—Prior to the issuance of a visa, an 
alien subject to a determination under subpara-
graph (A) shall undergo and pass background 
and security checks, as established by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security in consultation 
with the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF DETERMINA-
TION.—A determination made under subpara-
graph (A) may remain in effect for not more 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(D) NOT COUNTED AGAINST NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—Immigrant visas made available 
to special immigrants pursuant to a determina-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall not be sub-
ject to, or counted against, any numerical limi-
tation established under this subsection, section 
201, or section 202. 
‘‘(E) REVIEW.—Any recommendation of 
any employee to the Secretary of State by the 
principal officer with respect to a determination 
under subparagraph (A) shall be reviewed by an 
official at the Department of State in accord-
ance with procedures established by the Sec-
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