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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS **[**[8 U.S.C. 1153 note](/us/usc/t8/s1153)**]** For purposes of this Act— ####
(1)the term “**Baltic states**” means the sovereign nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; ####
(2)the term “**independent states of the former Soviet Union**” means the sovereign nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; and ####
(3)the term “**eligible independent states and Baltic scientists**” means aliens— #####
(A)who are nationals of any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union or the Baltic states; and #####
(B)who are scientists or engineers who have expertise in nuclear, chemical, biological or other high technology fields or who are working on nuclear, chemical, biological or other high-technology defense projects, as defined by the Attorney General.
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