Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives .
The term covered alien means any alien who— is applying for admission to the United States as a refugee; and is a national or resident of Iraq or Syria; has no known nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or in Syria; or has been present in Iraq or in Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011. is not a citizen of Iraq who— is or was employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq on or after March 20, 2003, for not less than 1 year; and provided faithful and valuable service to the United States Government, which is documented in a positive recommendation or evaluation described in subsection (c), from the employer’s senior supervisor in the United States Government or from a more senior person if the employee’s senior supervisor cannot be located; is not the spouse or child of an alien described in subparagraph (B); and is not an infant child without living parents who is younger than 4 years of age, as certified under procedures promulgated by the Secretary of State under subsection (b).
The term foreign terrorist organization is a foreign organization that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ). The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures for certifying that an alien is an alien child without living parents who is younger than 4 years of age. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the regulations promulgated under paragraph
(1)to the appropriate congressional committees. Not earlier than 90 days after the submission of regulations under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall implement such regulations. Each recommendation or evaluation required under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be accompanied by approval from the appropriate Chief of Mission, or the designee of the appropriate Chief of Mission, who shall conduct a risk assessment of the alien and an independent review of records maintained by the United States Government or hiring organization or entity to confirm the alien’s employment and faithful and valuable service to the United States Government before the alien is exempted from definition of covered alien under subsection (a)(2)(B).
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