[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2425]
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SA 260. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT FOR CHILDREN OF
CERTAIN FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS.
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(F) Aliens who--
``(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of
section 203(a); and
``(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is
living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to--
``(I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101-649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or
``(II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat.
1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second
War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).''.
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