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 97 STAT. 1062 PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 EXTENDED VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EL SALVADORANS SEC. 1012. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) ongoing fighting between the military forces of the Gov- ernment of El Salvador and opposition forces is creating poten- tially life-threatening situations for innocent nationals of El Salvador; (2) thousands of El Salvadoran nationals have fled from El S^vador and entered the United States since January 1980; (3) currently the United States Government is detaining these nationals of El Salvador for the purpose of deporting or other- wise returning them to El Salvador, thereby irreparably harm- ing the foreign policy image of the United States; (4) deportation of these nationals could be temporarily sus- pended, until it became safe to return to El Salvador, if they are provided with extended voluntary departure status; and (5) such extended voluntary departure status has been granted in recent history in cases of nationals who fled from Vietnam, Laos, Iran, and Nicaragua. (b) Therefore, it is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Secretary of State should recommend that extended voluntary departure status be granted to aliens— (A) who are nationals of El Salvador, (B) who have been in the United States since before January 1, 1983, (C) who otherwise qualify for voluntary departure (in lieu of deportation) under section 242(b) or 244(e) of the Immi- gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(b) and 1254(e)), and (D) who were not excludable from the United States at the time of their entry on any ground specified in section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) other than the grounds described in paragraphs (14), (15), (20), (21), and (25); and (2) such status should be granted to those aliens until the situation in El Salvador has changed sufficiently to permit their safely residing in that country. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS 50 USC 1546a. SEC. 1013. Any joint resolution or bill introduced in either House which requires the removal of United States Armed Forces engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories, without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization shall be considered in accordance with the procedures of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance

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