[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2829 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2829

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight


                                 An Act


 
 To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant 
           status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISION GRANTING SPECIAL 
IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN IRAQIS.
    Section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each of the five years 
    beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
    inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through 2012''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``one 
            through four'' and inserting ``2008 through 2011''; and
                (ii) by striking ``one through four'' and inserting 
            ``2008 through 2011''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

                    (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``five 
                and six'' and inserting ``2012 and 2013'';
                    (II) by striking ``the fifth fiscal year beginning 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
                inserting ``fiscal year 2012''; and
                    (III) by striking ``the sixth fiscal year beginning 
                after such date'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2013''; 
                and

                (ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``the 
            fifth fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2012''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT PETITIONS DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security or the 
Secretary of State may convert an approved petition for special 
immigrant status under section 1059 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) with 
respect to which a visa under such section 1059 is not immediately 
available to an approved petition for special immigrant status under 
section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181) notwithstanding any requirement of subsection 
(a) or (b) of such section 1244 but subject to the numerical 
limitations applicable under subsection (c) of such section 1244, as 
amended by this Act.
    (b) Duration.--The authority under subsection (a) shall be 
available only with respect to petitions filed before October 1, 2008.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.