,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 
,sensenbrenner introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide for the admission to the    
,united ,states of certain ,tibetans4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,tibetan ,refugee ,assistance   
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,transition for     
displaced ,tibetans  7a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding the numerical          
limitations specified in sections #bja  
and #bjb of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea   
and #aaeb71 there shall be made         
available to qualified displaced        
,tibetans described in subsection 7b7 of
 this section #c1jjj immigrant visas in 
the #c-;fiscal-year period beginning    
with fiscal year #bjad4  7b7 ,qualified 
displaced ,tibetan described  7#a7 ,in  
general ,an individual is a qualified   
displaced ,tibetan if such individual is

 an individual who--  7,a7 is a native  
of ,tibet2 and  7,b7 since before the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 has 
been continuously residing in ,india or 
,nepal4  7#b7 ,native of ,tibet         
described ,for purposes of subparagraph 
7,a7 of paragraph 7#a71 an individual   
shall be considered to be a native of   
,tibet if such individual was born in   
,tibet or is the son1 daughter1         
grandson1 or granddaughter of an        
individual born in ,tibet4  7c7         
,distribution of visa numbers ,the      
,secretary of ,state shall ensure that  
immigrant visas provided under          
subsection 7a7 are made available to    
qualified displaced ,tibetans described 
in subsection 7b7 7or described in      
subsection 7d7 as the spouse or child of
 such a qualified displaced ,tibetan7 in
 an equitable manner1 giving preference 
to those qualified displaced ,tibetans  
who are not resettled in ,india or      
,nepal or who are most likely to be     
resettled successfully in the ,united   

,states4  7d7 ,derivative status for    
spouses and children ,a spouse or child 
7as defined in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71
 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e7 of section         
#aja7;b77#a7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;b77#a777 shall1 if not otherwise 
entitled to an immigrant status and the 
immediate issuance of a visa under this 
section1 be entitled to the same status1
 and the same order of consideration1   
provided under this section1 if         
accompanying1 or following to join1 the 
spouse or parent of such spouse or      
child4