[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2829 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2829

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 8, 2008

Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, 
   Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Obama, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Coleman, and 
   Mr. Bond) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.
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