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 12 2 STA T .396PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 Sta t esGov e rnm ent fu n di n g t h rough an offi c ia l and docu - mented contract , a w ard, grant, or coo p erative agreement and (3) spouses, children, and parents whether or not accom- pan y ing or following to j oin, and sons, daughters, and si b lings of aliens described in paragraph ( 1 ), paragraph ( 2 ), or section 12 4 4(b)(1); and (4) I ra q is who are members of a religious or minority community, have been identified by the Secretary of State, or the designee of the Secretary, as a persecuted group, and have close family members (as described in section 2 0 1(b)(2)( A )(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration and N ationality Act ( 8U. S. C .11 5 1(b)(2)(A)(i) and 1153(a))) in the United States. (b) I DENTIF I CA TI O NOF O T H E RP ER S EC U TED GROU P S. —T he Sec- retary of State, or the designee of the Secretary, is authori z ed to identify other Priority 2 groups of Iraqis, including vulnerable populations. (c) INE L I G I B LE ORGANI Z ATIONS AND E NTITIES.—Organizations and entities described in subsection (a)(2) shall not include any that appear on the D epartment of the Treasury ’ s list of Specially Designated Nationals or any entity specifically e x cluded by the Secretary of H omeland Security, after consultation with the Sec- retary of State and the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Actof1 9 4 7 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). (d) APPLICABILIT Y OF OTHER R E Q UIRE M ENTS.—Aliens under this section who qualify for Priority 2 processing under the refugee resettlement priority system shall satisfy the requirements of sec- tion 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) for admission to the United States. (e) NUMERICAL L IMITATIONS.—In determining the number of Iraqi refugees who should be resettled in the United States under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the President shall consult with the heads of nongovern- mental organizations that have a presence in Iraq or experience in assessing the problems faced by Iraqi refugees. (f) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS REFUGEE.—No alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this section solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is eligible for any other immigrant classification. SEC.124 4.S P EC IAL I M MI GR A NT STAT U S FO R CERTAIN IRA Q IS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Home- land Security, may provide an alien described in subsection (b) with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the alien— (1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits a petition for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States for perma- nent residence (excluding the grounds for inadmissibility speci- fied in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and Presid e nt.

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