S.Amdt. 2949

SA 2949. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Inhofe)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background
investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as
refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 3. PRIORITIZING SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR IRAQI AND
AFGHAN TRANSLATORS.

In allocating the resources of the Department of State, the
Secretary of State shall prioritize the issuance of special
immigrant visas authorized under--
(1) section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 8 U.S.C. 1101
note);
(2) section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007
(8 U.S.C. 1157 note); and
(3) section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
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