Sec. 2. Statement of policy
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It shall be the policy of the United States, in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (referred to in this Act as UNRWA ), which operates in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, to define a Palestinian refugee as a person who— resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain between 1922 and 1948 that was known as Mandatory Palestine; was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country or territory.
In applying the definition under subsection
(a)with respect to refugees receiving assistance from UNRWA, it shall be the policy of the United States, consistent with the definition of refugee in section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) ) and the requirements for eligibility for refugee status under section 207 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ), that— derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or a minor child of a Palestinian refugee; and an alien who is firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
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