,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cecf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mr4   
,fo/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ob]nolte7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&      
,security to provide c]ta9 nationals (  
,russia ) special immigrant /atus1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,russian       
,innovation & ,safegu>d+ ,individual    
,sci5ti/s ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,crisis    
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,special immigrant   
/atus = c]ta9 ,russian nationals  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,subject to subsection 7e71 !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 or1      
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 may      
provide an ali5 describ$ 9 subsection   
7b7 ) ! /atus ( a special immigrant "u  
section #aja7;a77#bg7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#bg77 if ! ali5--  7#a7       

submits a classification petition "u    
section #bjd7;a77#a77;,g77i7 ( su* ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7;a77#a77;,g77i772   
7#b7 is o!rwise eligible to receive &   
immigrant visa2  7#c7 is o!rwise        
admissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t 
resid5ce2 &  7#d7 cle>s a backgr\nd *eck
 & appropriate scre5+1 z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & 9       
accordance ) subsection 7d74  7b7 ,ali5s
 describ$  7#a7 ,pr9cipal ali5 ,an ali5 
is describ$ 9 ?is subsection if ! ali5--
 7,a7 is a national ( ,russia2  7,b7 has
 e>n$ a doctoral degree 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates or an equival5t =eign degree 9 a 
field involv+ sci5ce1 te*nology1        
eng9e]+1 or ma!matics2 &  7,c7 is seek+ 
admission to engage 9 "w 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 su* a field4  7#b7 ,sp\se or   
*ild ,an ali5 is describ$ 9 ?is         
subp>agraph if ! ali5-- 7,a7 is ! sp\se 
or *ild ( ! a pr9cipal ali5 describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 is accompany+ or 
foll[+ to jo9 ! pr9cipal ali5 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7c7 ,process+ & num]ical      

limitations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! total     
numb] ( ali5s describ$ "u subsection 7b7
 :o may be provid$ special immigrant    
/atus "u ?is section may n exce$ #c1jjj 
p] ye> = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbf1     
#bjbg1 #bjbh1 & #bjbi4  7#b7 ,process+  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all1 to !
 ext5t practicable1 process petitions   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security receives all requir$  
docum5tation & in=mation to r5d] a      
decision on su* petition4  7#c7         
,num]ical limitations ,ali5s admitt$ to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to subsection  
7a7 %all be exempt f ! num]ical         
limitations describ$ 9 sections #bja1   
#bjb1 & #bjc ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea1  
#aaeb1 & #aaec74  7d7 ,int]view & vett+ 
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,vett+ requirem5ts ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security %all e/abli% vett+    

requirem5ts = applicants seek+ special  
immigrant /atus "u ?is section t are    
equival5t to ! vett+ requirem5ts =      
refugees admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,refugee          
,admissions ,program1 includ+ an        
int]view4  7#b7 ,record requirem5ts ,!  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9        
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1   
%all ma9ta9 records t conta91 = ea*     
applicant "u ?is section = ! duration ( 
! p5d5cy ( _! application = special     
immigrant /atus--  7,a7 p]sonal         
biographic in=mation1 includ+ "n & date 
( bir?2  7,b7 biometric in=mation2  7,c7
 any crim9al conviction occurr+ aft] !  
date on :i* ! applicant ent]$ ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 &  7,d7 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t vett+ to :i* !         
applicant has submitt$1 includ+ :e!r !  
individual has und]gone 9-p]son vett+4  
7#c7 ,rule ( ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is   
subsection may be con/ru$ to limit !    
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security to ma9ta9 records 9 accordance

 ) any o!r provision ( law4  7e7        
,t]m9ation ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security to admit ali5s to !   
,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to subsection 7a7
 %all t]m9ate on ! date t is ! la/ day (
 ! f\r? full fiscal ye> aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 except t petitions 
"u subsection 7a7 t are approv$ on or   
be=e su* date cont9ue to =m ! basis = an
 application = an immigrant visa "u     
section #bba ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7  
or an application = adju/m5t ( /atus "u 
section #bde ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4   
#abee7 aft] su* date4  7f7 ,def9ition ,!
 t]m field involv+ sci5ce1 te*nology1   
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics includes advanc$   
comput+1 advanc$ eng9e]+ mat]ials1      
advanc$ gas turb9e eng9e te*nologies1   
advanc$ manufactur+1 advanc$ & network$ 
s5s+ & signature managem5t1 advanc$     
nucle> en]gy te*nologies1 advanc$       
p>ticle accel]ator & detector           
te*nologies1 artificial intellig5ce1    
autonom\s sy/ems & robotics1            

biote*nologies1 communication & network+
 te*nologies1 cyb]security1 direct$     
en]gy1 f9ancial te*nologies1 human-ma*9e
 int]faces1 hyp]sonics1 advanc$ missile 
propulsion te*nologies1 network$ s5sors 
& s5s+1 quantum in=mation te*nologies1  
r5ewable en]gy g5]ation & /orage1       
semiconductors & microelectronics1 &    
space te*nologies & sy/ems4  7g7 ,rule (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to require an ali5 describ$ 9   
subsection 7b7 to h an (f] ( employm5t f
 a ,unit$ ,/ates employ] to be eligible 
to be admitt$ z a special immigrant     
pursuant to subsection 7a74