An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part C of House Report 111-143 to direct the State Department to submit to Congress a report on the 1059 and 1244 Special Immigrant Visa Programs for certain Iraqis and Afghanis who work for, or on behalf of, the U.S. Government.

1. Adds SEC. 239. REPORT ON SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN on page 73, line 21

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   Inserted: SEC. 239. REPORT ON SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report on the programs authorized under the following provisions:

   Inserted: (1) Section 1059 of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note).

   Inserted: (2) Section 1244 of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 396 et seq.).

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall address at least the following:

   Inserted: (1) Whether the eligibility requirements with respect to the programs are sufficiently clear, and if not, whether legislation is necessary to clarify those requirements.

   Inserted: (2) Whether the programs are being run effectively and expeditiously.

   Inserted: (3) Whether processing delays exist with respect to the programs that place applicants' lives at risk, and if so--

   Inserted: (A) what the cause or causes of the delays are; and

   Inserted: (B) whether legislation is necessary to eliminate the delays.

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   Page 73, after line 21, insert the following (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

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