#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#eafh  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
include aliens passing in transit       
through the ,united ,states to board a  
vessel on which the alien will perform  
ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer      
operations within a class of            
nonimmigrant aliens1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,energy ,security   
and ,lightering ,independence ,act of   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,changes in nonimmigrant    
categories  7a7 ,transit through ,united
 ,states ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,c7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,c77 is   
amended to read as follows3  7,c7 7i7 an
 alien in immediate and continuous      
transit through the ,united ,states1 for
 a period not to exceed #bi days2  7ii7 
an alien who qualifies as a person      
entitled to pass in transit to and from 
the ,united ,nations ,headquarters      
,district 7as defined in section        

#bji;,a7e7 of the ,state ,department    
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #dcji;a7e777 and foreign      
countries1 under the provisions of      
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e7 of      
section #aa of the ,agreement regarding 
the ,headquarters of the ,united        
,nations1 done at ,lake ,success ,june  
#bf1 #aidg 7#fa ,stat4 #geh72 or  7iii7 
an alien passing in transit through the 
,united ,states to board a vessel on    
which the alien will perform1 or to     
disembark from a vessel on which the    
alien performed1 ship-to-ship liquid    
cargo transfer operations to or from    
another vessel engaged in foreign trade1
 for a period not to exceed #ahj days2  
4  7b7 ,alien crewmen ,section          
#aja7;a77#ae77;,d7 of such ,act 7#h     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,d77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by adding
 or at the end2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7iii7 an alien  
crewman performing ship-to-ship liquid  
cargo transfer operations to or from    

another vessel engaged in foreign trade1
 who intends to land temporarily solely 
in pursuit of the alien's               
responsibilities as a crewman and to    
depart from the ,united ,states on the  
vessel on which the alien arrived or on 
another vessel or aircraft1 for a period
 not to exceed #ahj days2  4  #c4       
,conditional permits to land temporarily
 ,section #beb7;a7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abhb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 by striking or at the   
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 #ahj days1 
if the immigration officer determines   
that the crewman-- 7,a7 intends to      
depart1 within the period for which the 
crewman is permitted to land1 on the    
same vessel or on a vessel or aircraft  
other than the vessel on which the      
crewman arrived2 and  7,b7 will perform 
ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer      

operations to or from any other vessel  
engaged in foreign trade during such    
period4  4  #d4 ,rule of construction   
,for purposes of this ,act1 and the     
amendments made by this ,act1 the       
performance by a crewman of ship-to-ship
 liquid cargo transfer operations to or 
from any other vessel engaged in foreign
 trade shall not be considered1 for     
immigration purposes1 to be services1   
work1 labor or employment by the crewman
 within the ,united ,states4  ,passed   
the ,senate ,december #ae1              
#bjbb4,secretary