Public Law 83–751

That subdivision (c) be added to section 4 of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 (67 Stat.

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401), to read as follows:

“(c)“(c)

Any allotments of visas provided in paragraphs (5) and (6), paragraphs (7) and (8), and paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be available bilaterally within each of the three ethnic groups therein defined.”

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Sec. 2.

Subsection (c) of section 5 of the Refugee Relief Act of

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1953 (67 Stat. 403) is hereby amended to read as follows:

“(c)“(c)

The assurances required in this section shall be in lieu of the

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assurances required in section 7 of this Act, and the provisions of section 7 (d) (2) shall not apply to eligible orphans as defined in this section.”

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Sec. 3.

The first sentence of section 6 of the Refugee Relief Act of

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Application for adjustment of status.

1953 (67 Stat. 403) is hereby amended to read as follows: “Any alien who establishes that prior to July 1, 1953, he lawfully entered the United States as a bona fide nonimmigrant and that he is unable to return to the country of his birth, or nationality, or last residence because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion, or who was brought to the United States from other American republics for internment, may, not later than June 30, 1955, apply to the Attorney General of the United States for an adjustment of his immigration status.”

Sec. 4.

That subsection (a) of section 7 be amended by adding at

Visas.

Italy.

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the end thereof the following: “No visa shall be issued under the allotment of forty-five thousand visas heretofore made by paragraph (5) of subsection 4 (a) of this Act to refugees in Italy, or under the

Greece.

allotment of fifteen thousand visas heretofore made by paragraph (7) of subsection 4 (a) of this Act to refugees in Greece, or under the

Netherlands.

allotment of fifteen thousand visas heretofore made by paragraph (9) of subsection 4 (a) of this Act to refugees in the Netherlands, to an alien who qualifies under the preferences specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 203 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality

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8 USC 1153.

Act, until satisfactory evidence is presented to the responsible consular officer to establish that the alien in question will have suitable employment and housing, without displacing any other person therefrom, after arrival in the United States. Verification of such available

Verification of employment, etc.

employment and housing shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the Administrator may, in his discretion, prescribe for the administration of the Act, including job order clearances by the United States Employment Service and its affiliated State employment services, and a certification by local housing authorities wherever they exist and are authorized and prepared to make such certifications.”