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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3233 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 3, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed 
by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted 
special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the 
fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable non-
immigrant visas. 
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. SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) FISCAL YEAR 2014.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the total 
number of principal aliens who may be 
provided special immigrant status under 
this section during the first 3 months of 
fiscal year 2014 shall be the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the number of aliens de-
scribed in subsection (b) whose appli-
cation for special immigrant status 
under this section is pending on Sep-
tember 30, 2013; and 
‘‘(II) 2,000. 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT PERIOD.—The 1- 
year period during which the principal 
alien is required to have been employed by 
or on behalf of the United States Govern-
ment in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, 
and end on or before September 30, 2013. 
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‘‘(iii) APPLICATION
DEADLINE.—The 
principal alien seeking special immigrant 
status under this subparagraph shall apply 
to the Chief of Mission in accordance with 
subsection (b)(4) not later than December 
31, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CON-
SULAR SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of State, not later than January 
1, 2014, shall increase the fee or surcharge authorized 
under section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103– 
236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) by $1 for processing machine- 
readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable com-
bined border crossing identification cards and non-
immigrant visas. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 140(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 8 
U.S.C. 1351 note), the additional amount collected pursu-
ant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. 
(c) SUNSET PROVISION.—The fee increase authorized 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 
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2 years after the first date on which such increased fee 
is collected. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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