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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF CRITICAL ALIENS.

(a) Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)), is amended--
(1) by striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (U);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (V)
and inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by adding a new subparagraph (W), reading:
''(W) Subject to section 214(s), an alien--
''(i) who the Attorney General determines,
in coordination with the Secretary of State,
the Director of Central Intelligence and such
other officials as he may deem appropriate, and
in the Attorney General's unreviewable
discretion, is an individual--
''(I) who has worked at any time in
an Iraqi program to produce weapons of
mass destruction or the means to
deliver them;
''(II) who is in possession of
critical and reliable information
concerning any such Iraqi program;
''(III) who is willing to provide,
or has provided, such information to
the United States Government;
''(IV) who may be willing to
provide, or has provided, such
information to inspectors of the United
Nations or of the International Atomic
Energy Agency;
''(V) who will be or has been
placed in danger as a result of
providing such information; and
''(VI) whose admission would be in
the public interest or in the interest
of national security; or
''(ii) who is the spouse, married or
unmarried son or daughter, parent, or other
relative, as determined by the Attorney General
in his unreviewable discretion, of an alien
described in clause (i), if accompanying or
following to join such alien, and whose
admission the Attorney General, in coordination
with the Secretary of State and the Director of
Central Intelligence, determines in his
unreviewable discretion is in the public
interest or in the interest of national
security.''.
(b) Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184), is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsections second (m) (as added by
section 105 of Public Law 106-313), (n) (as added by section
107(e) of Public Law 106-386), (o) (as added by section 1513(c)
of Public Law 106-386), second (o) (as added by section 1102(b)
of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act), and (p) (as added
by section 1503(b) of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act),
as subsections (n), (o), (p), (q), and (r) respectively; and
(2) adding a new subsection (s) reading:
''(s) Numerical limitations and conditions of admission and stay
for nonimmigrants admitted under section 101(a)(15)(W).
''(1) The number of aliens who may be admitted to the
United States or otherwise granted status under section
101(a)(15)(W)(i) may not exceed a total of 500.
''(2) As a condition for the admission, and continued stay
in lawful status, of any alien admitted to the United States or
otherwise granted status as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(W), the nonimmigrant--
''(A) shall report to the Attorney General such
information concerning the alien's whereabouts and
activities as the Attorney General may require;
''(B) may not be convicted of any criminal offense
punishable by a term of imprisonment of 1 year or more
after the date of such admission or grant of status;
''(C) must have executed a form that waives the
nonimmigrant's right to contest, other than on the
basis of an application for withholding of removal or
for protection under the Convention Against Torture,
any action for removal of the alien instituted before
the alien obtains lawful permanent resident status;
''(D) shall cooperate fully with all requests for
information from the United States Government
including, but not limited to, fully and truthfully
disclosing to the United States Government all
information in the alien's possession concerning any
Iraqi program to produce weapons of mass destruction or
the means to deliver them; and
''(E) shall abide by any other condition,
limitation, or restriction imposed by the Attorney
General.''.
(c) Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1255), is amended by--
(1) In subsection (c), striking ''or'' before ''(8)'' and
inserting before the period, ''or (9) an alien who was admitted
as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W)'';
(2) redesignating subsection (l), relating to ''U'' visa
nonimmigrants, as subsection (m); and
(3) adding a new subsection (n) reading:
''(n) Adjustment to permanent resident status of ''W''
nonimmigrants.
''(1) If, in the opinion of the Attorney General, a
nonimmigrant admitted into the United States (or otherwise
provided nonimmigrant status) under section 101(a)(15)(W)(i)
has complied with section 214(s) since such admission or grant
of status, the Attorney General may, in coordination with the
Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence,
and in his unreviewable discretion, adjust the status of the
alien (and any alien who has accompanied or followed to join
such alien pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(W)(ii) and who has
complied with section 214(s) since admission or grant of
nonimmigrant status) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence if the alien is not described in section
212(a)(3)(E).
''(2) Upon the approval of adjustment of status of any
alien under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall record
the alien's lawful admission for permanent residence as of the
date of such approval and the Secretary of State shall reduce
by one the number of visas authorized to be issued under
sections 201(d) and 203(b)(4) for the fiscal year then
current.''.
(d) Section 212(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)), is amended by inserting a new paragraph (d)(2) reading:
''(2) The Attorney General shall determine whether a ground
of inadmissibility exists with respect to a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(W). The Attorney General, in
the Attorney General's discretion, may waive the application of
subsection (a) in the case of such a nonimmigrant if the
Attorney General considers it to be in the public interest or
in the interest of national security.''.
(e) Section 248(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1258(1)), is amended by striking ''or (S)'' and inserting ''(S)'', or
(W)''.

SEC. 3. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFINED.

(a) In General.--In this Act, the term ''weapon of mass
destruction'' has the meaning given the term in section 1403(1) of the
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (title XIV of
Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2717; 50 U.S.C. 2302(1)), as amended by
subsection (b).
(b) Technical Correction.--Section 1403(1)(B) of the Defense
Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (title XIV of Public
Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2717; 50 U.S.C. 2302(1)(B)) is amended by
striking ''a disease organism'' and inserting ''a biological agent,
toxin, or vector (as those terms are defined in section 178 of title
18, United States Code)''.

Passed the Senate November 20, 2002.

Attest:

JERI THOMSON,

Secretary.
A:
Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the nonimmigrant admission of an alien (and accompanying family members or relatives) who the Attorney General determines, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of Central Intelligence and other appropriate officials, and in the Attorney General's unreviewable discretion, is an individual: (1) who has worked at any time in an Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program; (2) who is in possession of critical and reliable information concerning any such Iraqi program; (3) who is willing to provide, or has provided, such information to the United States or to United Nations or International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors; (4) who will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information; and (5) whose admission would be in the public interest or in the interest of national security.Limits such entrants to 500 aliens.Requires such an alien, in order to be admitted and remain in the United States, to: (1) report to the Attorney General concerning his or her whereabouts and activities; (2) not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more after the date of admission or grant of status; (3) have waived rights to contest, other than on the basis of an application for withholding of removal or for protection under the Convention Against Torture, any action for removal instituted before the alien obtains lawful permanent resident status; and (4) cooperate fully with all information requests, including information concerning any Iraqi program to produce or deliver weapons of mass destruction.Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence, to adjust the status of such an alien (and family members) to permanent resident status.Authorizes the Attorney General to waive the inadmissability of such an alien for reasons of public interest or national security.(Sec. 3) Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction" to replace "disease organism" with "biological agent, toxin, or vector." .