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 PUBLIC LAW 94-571—OCT. 20, 1976 by catastrophic n a t u r a l calamity as defined by the President who are unable to return to their usual phice of abode. For the purpose of the foregoing the term 'general area of the Middle E a s t ' means the area between and including (1) Libya on the west, (2) Turkey on the north, (3) Pakistan on the east, and (4) Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia on the south: Provided, That immigrant visas in a number not exceeding one-half the number specified in this paragraph may be made available, in lieu of conditional entries of a like number, to such aliens who have been continuously physically present in the United States for a period of at least two years prior to application for adjustment of status. " (8) Visas so allocated but not required for the classes specified in paragraph s (1) through (7) shall be made available to other qualified immigrants strictly in the chronological order in which they qualify.". SEC. 4. Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— (1) by striking out "201(a) ( i i) " each place it appears in paragraph s (1) through (7) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof in each such place "201(a)(1) or (2)"'; (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and whose services in the professions, sciences, or arts are sought by an employer in the United States."; (3) jjy striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "provided such citizens are at least twenty-one years of age."; and (4) by striking out the second sentence of subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Secretary of State shall terminate the registration of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year following notification to him of the availability of such visa, but the Secretary shall reinstate the registration of any such alien who establishes within two years following notification of the availability of such visa that such failure to appl}^ was due to circumstances beyond his control. Upon such termination the approval of any petition approved pursuant to section 204(b) shall be automatically revoked.". SEC. 5. Section 212(a) (14) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a) (14)) is amended to read as follows: " (14) Aliens seeking to enter the United States, for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor, unless the Secretary of Labor has determined and certified to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General that (A) there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, qualified (or equally qualified in the case of aliens who are members of the teaching profession or who have exceptional ability in the sciences or the a r t s), and available at the time of application for a visa and admission to the United States and at the place where the alien is to perform such skilled or unskilled labor, and (B) the employment of such aliens will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of the workers in the United States similarly employed. The exclusion of aliens under this paragraph shall apply to preference immig r a n t aliens described in section 203(a)(3) and (6), and to nonpreference immigrant aliens described in section 203(a)(8);". SEC. 6. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended to read as follows:

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"General area of the Middle East."

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8 USC 1154.

8 USC 1153.

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