Public Law 113-42. To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas.Oct

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An Act To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas.Oct. 4, 2013[[H.R. 3233](/us/bill/113/hr/3233)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ## SECTION 1 SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note ) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) Fiscal year 2014 > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Except as provided in clauses

(ii)and (iii), the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section during the first 3 months of fiscal year 2014 shall be the sum of— > > > ###### “(I) > > the number of aliens described in subsection

(b)whose application for special immigrant status under this section is pending on September 30, 2013; and > > > ###### “(II) > > 2,000. > > > ###### “(ii) Employment period > > The 1-year period during which the principal alien is required to have been employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, and end on or before September 30, 2013. > > > ###### “(iii) Application deadline > > The principal alien seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance with subsection (b)(4) not later than December 31, 2013.” > . ## SEC. 2 TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES [8 USC 1351 note](/us/usc/t8/s1351). ###

(a)In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State, not later than January 1, 2014, shall increase the fee or surcharge authorized under section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ([Public Law 103–236](/us/pl/103/236); [8 U.S.C. 1351 note](/us/usc/t8/s1351)) by $1 for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.127 STAT. 553 ###

(b)Deposit of Amounts Notwithstanding section 140(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ([Public Law 103–236](/us/pl/103/236); [8 U.S.C. 1351 note](/us/usc/t8/s1351)), the additional amount collected pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection

(a)shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. ###

(c)Sunset Provision The fee increase authorized under subsection

(a)shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the first date on which such increased fee is collected. Approved October 4, 2013.

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