Sec. 155. EXPEDITED ISSUANCE OF LEBANESE SECOND AND FIFTH PREFERENCE VISAS

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## SEC. 155 EXPEDITED ISSUANCE OF LEBANESE SECOND AND FIFTH PREFERENCE VISAS ###

(a)In General In the issuance of immigrant visas to certain Lebanese immigrants described in subsection

(b)in fiscal years 1991 and 1992 and notwithstanding section 203(c) (or section 203(e), in the case of fiscal year 1992) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (to the extent inconsistent with this section), the Secretary of State shall provide that immigrant visas which would otherwise be made available in the fiscal year shall be made available as early as possible in the fiscal year. ###

(b)Lebanese Immigrants Covered Lebanese immigrants described in this subsection are aliens who— ####

(1)are natives of Lebanon, ####

(2)are not firmly resettled in any foreign country outside Lebanon, and ####

(3)as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are the beneficiaries of a petition approved to accord status under section 203(a)(2) or 203(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act), or who are the spouse or child of such an alien if accompanying or following to join the alien. ## Subtitle E Effective Dates; Conforming Amendments