Joint resolution to enable the United States to participate in the resettlement of certain refugees, and for other purposes
PL 86-648 (H.J.Res.397), enacted 07/14/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-648-JULY 14, 1960 
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July 14, 1960 
[H. J. Res. 397] 
Public Law 86-648 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To enable the United States to participate in the resettlement of certain 
refugees, and for other purposes. 
RefuEees. 
Resettlement. 
66 Stat. 188. 
8 u s e 1182. 
S e c r e t a r y 
State. 
Advisory report 
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Limitation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That under the terms of 
section 212(d) (5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act the Attor-
ney General may parole into the United States, pursuant to such reg-
ulations as he may prescribe, an alien refugee-escapee defined in sec-
tion 15(c) (1) of the Act of September 11,1957 (71 Stat. 643) if such 
alien (1) applies for parole while physically present within the limits 
of any country which is not Communist, Communist-dominated, or 
Communist-occupied, (2) is not a national of the area in which the 
application is made, and (3) is within the mandate of the United 
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit to 
the Attorney General, as soon as practicable following the date of the 
enactment of this Act, an advisory report indicating the number of 
refugee-escapees, as specified in section 1 of this Act, who within the 
period beginning July 1, 1959, and ending June 30, 1960, have availed 
themselves of resettlement opportunities offered by nations other than 
the United States; and, thereafter, prior to January 1, and July 1 of 
each year to submit such an advisory report to the Attorney General 
indicating the number of such refugee-escapees who within the pre-
ceding six months period have availed themselves of such resettle-
ment opportunities. 
The Attorney General shall not parole into the 
United States pursuant to section 1 of tliis Act, in any six months 
period immediately following the submission of the Secretary of 
State's advisory report, a number of refugee-escapees exceeding 
twenty-five per centum of the number of such refugee-escapees indi-
cated in such advisory report as having been resettled outside of the 
United States^ The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress 
a report containing complete and detailed statement of facts in the 
case of each allien paroled into the United States pursuant to section 
1 of this Act. Such reports shall be submitted on or before January 
15 and June 15 of each year. 
If within ninety days immediately 
following the submission of such report, either the Senate or the 
House 01 Representatives passes a resolution stating in substance that 
it does not favor the continuation of the authority vested in the Attor-
ney General under section 1 of this Act, the Attorney General shall, 
not later than at the expiration of sixty days immediately follow-
ing the adoption of such resolution by either the Senate or the House 
of Representatives, discontinue the paroling into the United States 
of such refugee-escapees. 
The Attorney General shall discontinue 
paroling refugee-escapees pursuant to section 1 of this Act on July 1, 
1962. 
(b) The Attorney General may, within the numerical limitation 
pi-escribed by subsection (a) of this section, parole into the United 
States pursuant to section 1 of this Act not to exceed five hundred 
refugee-escapees listed by the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees as "difficult to resettle": Provided^ That no refugee-escapee 
may be paroled into the United States pursuant to this subsection if 
he suffers from conditions requiring institutionalization: 
Provided 
further J That in the case of each such refugee-escapee, the Attorney 
General receives and approves a finding by a voluntary relief or wel-
fare organization recognized for this purpose by the Attorney Gen-
eral, that such refugee-escapee can, with some assistance, become self-
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supporting, or is a member of a family unit capable of becoming 
self-supporting. 
SEC. B. Any alien who was paroled into the United States as a 
refugee-escapee, pursuant to section 1 of this Act, whose parole has 
not theretofore been terminated by the Attorney General pursuant to 
such regulations as he may prescribe under the authority of section 
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and who has 
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been in the United States for at least two years, and who has not 
acquired permanent residence, shall forthwith return or be returned 
to the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and 
shall thereupon be inspected and examined for admission into the 
United States, and his case dealt with in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 235, 236, and 237 of the Immigration and Nationality 
8 u s c 1225-
Act. 
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SEC. 4. Any alien who, pursuant to section 3 of this Act, is found, 
upon inspection by the immigration officer or after hearing before a 
special inquiry officer, to be admissible as an immigrant under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of his inspection and 
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examination, except for the fact that he was not and is not in posses- 
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sion of the documents required by section 212(a) (20) of the said Act, 
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shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for perma-
nent residence as of the date of his arrival. 
SEC. 5. Section 1 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1712), 
is hereby amended by substituting the words "two thousand" for the 
words "fifteen hundred" and by substituting the words "total of the 
annual quota for two years" for the words "annual quota." 
SEC. 6. Section 7 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1713), 
is hereby amended by substituting "June 30, 1962" for "June 30, 
1960." 
SEC. 7. Section 4(a) of the Act of September 11, 1957 (71 Stat. 
639-640), as amended by section 2 of the Act of September 9, 1959 
s use 1205. 
(73 Stat. 490), is hereby amended by substituting "June 30,1961" for 
"June 30, I960". 
SEC. 8. Section 212(a) (23) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended (66 Stat. 184; 70 Stat. 575; 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) (23)), 
is further amended by changing the language "narcotic drugs," to 
read "narcotic drugs or marihuana,". 
SEC. 9. Section 241(a) (11) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended (66 Stat. 206, 70 Stat. 575; 8 U.S.C. 1251(a) (11)), 
is further amended by changing the language "narcotic drugs," to 
read "narcotic drugs or marihuana,". 
SEC. 10. Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as amended (66 Stat. 217, 72 Stat. 699, 8 U.S.C. 1255(a)), is further 
amended to read as follows: 
" (a) The status of an alien, other than an alien crewman, who was 
inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States may be 
adjusted by the Attorney General, in his discretion and under such 
regulations as he may prescribe, to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence if (1]) the alien makes an application for 
such adjustment, (2) the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant visa 
and is admissible to the United States for permanent residence, and 
(3) an immigrant visa is immediately available to him at the time 
his application is approved." 
SEC. 11. Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to repeal, 
amend, alter, modify, affect, or restrict the powers, duties, functions, 
or authority of the Attorney General in the administration and en-
forcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act or any other law 
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relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization. 
note. 
Approved July 14, 1960.