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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage &    
facilitate int]national p>ticipation 9 !
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,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,arts ,require ,timely ,s]vice ,act (   
#bjah or ! ,,arts ,act ( #bjah4  #b4    
,int]national p>ticipation 9 ! p]=m+    
arts ,section #bad7;c77#f77;,d7 ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
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be=e ,any p]son2  7#b7 9 ! second       
s5t5ce--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,once & ins]t+  
,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 once2 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ ,attorney ,g5]al %all & 
ins]t+ ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security    
%all2  7#c7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y2
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7ii7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security   
%all adjudicate ea* petition = an ali5 )
 extraord9>y ability 9 ! arts 7z        
describ$ 9 section                      
#aja7;a77#ae77,o77i771 an ali5          
accompany+ su* an ali5 7z describ$ 9    
section #aja7;a77#ae77,o77ii771 or an   
ali5 describ$ 9 section                 
#aja7;a77#ae77,p7 7o!r ?an an ali5      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a7 7relat+ to
 a?letes77 n lat] ?an #ad days aft]--   
7,i7 ! date on :i* ! petition] submits !
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lett] ( no objection1 or reque/ = a     
waiv]2 or  7,,ii7 ! date on :i* !       
#ae-;day p]iod describ$ 9 clause 7i7 has
 expir$1 if ! petition] has _h an       
appropriate opportunity to supply       
rebuttal evid5ce4  7iii7 ,if a petition 
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 is n adjudicat$  
by ! end ( ! #ad-;day p]iod describ$ 9  
clause 7ii7 & ! petition] is an arts    
organization describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71  
7#e71 or 7#f7 ( section #eja7;c7 ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 

f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code = 
! taxable ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* 
! petition is submitt$1 or an individual
 or entity petition+ prim>ily on behalf 
( su* an organization1 ! ,secret>y (    
,homel& ,security %all provide !        
petition] ) ! premium process+ s]vices  
ref]r$ to 9 section #bhf7u71 )\t a fee4 
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