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112 STAT. 3014 PUBLIC LAW 105-319—OCT. 30, 1998 Immigration and Naturalization Service shall compile and submit to the Congress a report on the number of aliens admitted with nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(Q)(ii) who have overstayed their visas. (4) DESIGNATED COUNTIES DEFINED. —For the purposes of this Act, the term "designated counties" means the six counties of Northern Ireland and the counties of Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo, and Donegal within the Republic of Ireland. (b) TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT VISA.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 101(a)(15)(Q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(Q)) is amended— (A) by inserting "(i)" after "(Q)"; and (B) by inserting after the semicolon at the end the following: "or (ii)(I) an alien 35 years of age or younger having a residence in Northern Ireland, or the counties of Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo, and Donegal within the Republic of Ireland, which the alien has no intention of abandoning who is coming temporarily (for a period not to exceed 36 months) to the United States as a participant in a cultural and training program approved by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General under section 2(a) of the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the experience of coexistence and conflict resolution in a diverse society, and (II) the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying the alien or following to join the alien;". (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to be available until expended. (d) SUNSET.— Effective date. (1) Effective October 1, 2005, the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 is repealed.