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<meta><dc:title>113 HR 3233 ENR: 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 nonimmigrant visas.</dc:title>
<dc:type>House Bill</dc:type><docNumber>3233</docNumber><citableAs>113 HR 3233 ENR</citableAs>
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<preface><dc:type>H. R.</dc:type><docNumber>3233</docNumber>

<congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="113">One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="1">A T T  H  E F  I  R  S  T S  E  S  S  I  O  N</session>
<enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen</enrolledDateline>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize18" style="-uslm-lc:I665505">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="centered fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I665511">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 nonimmigrant visas.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section id="d168171e62" identifier="/us/bill/113/hr/3233/s1" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1157">8 U.S.C. 1157 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">“(C) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Fiscal year 2014</inline>.—</heading><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Except as provided 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—</chapeau><subclause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650128"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="I">“(I) </num><content>the number of aliens described in subsection (b) whose application for special immigrant status under this section is pending on September 30, 2013; and</content></subclause><subclause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650128"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="II">“(II) </num><content>2,000.</content></subclause></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Employment period</inline>.—</heading><content>The 1-year period during which the principal alien is required to have been employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, and end on or before September 30, 2013.</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Application deadline</inline>.—</heading><content>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.”</content></clause></subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content></section>
<section id="d168171e120" identifier="/us/bill/113/hr/3233/s2" style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES.</heading><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d168171e124" identifier="/us/bill/113/hr/3233/s2/a" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision 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 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/236">Public Law 103–236</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1351">8 U.S.C. 1351 note</ref>) by $1 for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.</content></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d168171e139" identifier="/us/bill/113/hr/3233/s2/b" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Deposit of Amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding section 140(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (<ref href="/us/pl/103/236">Public Law 103–236</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1351">8 U.S.C. 1351 note</ref>), the additional amount collected pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.</content></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d168171e154" identifier="/us/bill/113/hr/3233/s2/c" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Sunset Provision</inline>.—</heading><content>The fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the first date on which such increased fee is collected.</content></subsection></section>
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<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Vice President of the United States and  President of the Senate.</role></signature>
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