#aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#acjj  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! section   
#bba ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act to provide relief = adoptive       
families f immigrant visa fees 9 c]ta9  
situations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,adoptive ,family       
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,waiv] ( fees =      
r5ewal ( immigrant visa = adopt$ *ild 9 
c]ta9 situations ,section #bba7;c7 ( !  
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;c77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7c7 ,p]iod ( validity2 r5ewal  
or replacem5t  7#a7 ,immigrant visas ,an
 immigrant visa %all be valid = su*     
p]iod1 n exce$+ six mon?s1 z %all be by 
regulations prescrib$1 except t any visa
 issu$ to a *ild lawfully adopt$ by a   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 & sp\se :ile su*   
citiz5 is s]v+ abroad 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,arm$ ,=ces1 or is employ$ abroad by !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 or is          
tempor>ily abroad on bus9ess1 %all be   
valid until su* "t1 = a p]iod n to exce$
 ?ree ye>s1 z ! adoptive citiz5 p>5t    

returns to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 due c\rse (
 8 s]vice1 employm5t1 or bus9ess4  7#b7 
,nonimmigrant visas ,a nonimmigrant visa
 %all be valid = su* p]iods z %all be by
 regulations prescrib$4 ,9 prescrib+ !  
p]iod ( validity ( a nonimmigrant visa 9
 ! case ( nationals ( any =eign c\ntry  
:o are eligible = su* visas1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate %all1 ins(> z practicable1     
accord to su* nationals ! same treatm5t 
^u a reciprocal basis z su* =eign c\ntry
 accords to nationals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o are )9 a simil> class2 except t 9 !  
case ( ali5s :o are nationals ( a =eign 
c\ntry & :o ei!r are grant$ refugee     
/atus & firmly resettl$ 9 ano!r =eign   
c\ntry or are grant$ p]man5t resid5ce & 
resid+ 9 ano!r =eign c\ntry1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate may prescribe ! p]iod (        
validity ( su* a visa bas$ ^u ! treatm5t
 grant$ by t o!r =eign c\ntry to ali5   
refugees & p]man5t resid5ts1            
respectively1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7  
,visa replacem5t ,an immigrant visa may 
be replac$ "u ! orig9al numb] dur+ !    

fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! orig9al visa 0 issu$ 
= an immigrant :o e/abli%es to !        
satisfaction ( ! consul> (fic] t !      
immigrant--  7,a7 0 unable to use !     
orig9al immigrant visa dur+ ! p]iod (   
its validity because ( reasons beyond 8 
control & = :i* he 0 n responsible2     
7,b7 is f\nd by a consul> (fic] to be   
eligible = an immigrant visa2 &  7,c7   
pays aga9 ! /atutory fees = an          
application & an immigrant visa4  7#d7  
,fee waiv] ,if an immigrant visa 0      
issu$1 on or aft] ,m>* #bg1 #bjac1 = a  
*ild :o has be5 lawfully adopt$1 or :o  
is com+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be adopt$1
 by a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz51 any /atutory
 immigrant visa fees relat+ to a r5ewal 
or replacem5t ( su* visa may be waiv$   
or1 if already paid1 may be refund$ ^u  
reque/1 subject to su* crit]ia z !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate may prescribe1 if--   
7,a7 ! immigrant *ild 0 unable to use ! 
orig9al immigrant visa dur+ ! p]iod (   
its validity z a direct result (        
extraord9>y circum/ances1 includ+ !     

d5ial ( an exit p]mit2 &  7,b7 if su*   
inability 0 attributable to factors     
beyond ! control ( ! adopt+ p>5t or     
p>5ts & ( ! immigrant4  4  ,pass$ !     
,s5ate ,july #ad1 #bjae4,secret>y