Sec. 152. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS EMPLOYED AT THE UNITED STATES MISSION IN HONG KONG (D SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS)

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## SEC. 152 SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS EMPLOYED AT THE UNITED STATES MISSION IN HONG KONG (D SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS) ###

(a)In General Subject to subsection (c), an alien described in subsection

(b)shall be treated as a special immigrant described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. ###

(b)Aliens Covered An alien is described in this subsection if— ####

(1)the alien is— #####

(A)an employee at the United States consulate in Hong Kong under the authority of the Chief of Mission (including employment pursuant to section 5913 of title 5, United States Code) and has performed faithful service as such an employee for a total of three years or more, or #####

(B)a member of the immediate family (as defined in 6 Foreign Affairs Manual 117k as of the date of the enactment of this Act) of an employee described in subparagraph

(A)who has been living with the employee in the same household; ####

(2)the welfare of the employee or such an immediate family member is subject to a clear threat due directly to the employee's employment with the United States Government or under a United States Government official; and ####

(3)the principal officer in Hong Kong, in the officer's discretion, has recommended the granting of special immigrant status to such alien in exceptional circumstances and the Secretary of State approves such recommendation and finds that it is in the national interest to grant such status. ###

(c)Expiration Subsection

(a)shall only apply to aliens who file an application for special immigrant status under this section by not later than January 1, 2002. ###

(d)Limited Waiver of Numerical Limitations The first 500 visas made available to aliens as special immigrants under this section shall not be counted against any numerical limitation established under section 201 or 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.