114 STAT. 2196 PUBLIC LAW 106-484—NOV. 9, 2000 such individual is officially absent from such individual's post of duty without authority. (2) MISSING STATUS.— The term "missing status", with respect to the Vietnam War, means the status of an individual as a result of the Vietnam War if immediately before that status began the individual— (A) was performing service in Vietnam; or (B) was performing service in Southeast Asia in direct support of military operations in Vietnam. (3) VIETNAM WAR.— The term "Vietnam War" means the conflict in Southeast Asia during the period that began on February 28, 1961, and ended on May 7, 1975. 8 USC 1157 note. SEC. 3. AMERICAN KOREAN WAR POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM. (a) ASYLUM FOR ELIGIBLE ALIENS. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall grant refUgee status in the United States to any alien described in subsection (b), upon the application of that alien. (b) ELIGIBILITY.— Refugee status shall be granted under subsection (a) to— (1) any alien— (A) who is a national of North Korea, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (B) who personally delivers into the custody of the United States Government a living American Korean War POW/MIA; and (2) any parent, spouse, or child of an alien described in paragraph (1). (c) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) AMERICAN KOREAN WAR POW/MIA.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "American Korean War POW/MIA" means an individual— (i) who is a member of a uniformed service (within the meaning of section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code) in a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of such title and this subsection) as a result of the Korean War; or (ii) who is an employee (as defined in section 5561(2) of title 5, United States Code) in a missing status (as defined in section 5561(5) of such title) as a result of the Korean War. (B) EXCLUSION,—Such term does not include an individual with respect to whom it is officially determined under section 552(c) of title 37, United States Code, that such individual is officially absent from such individual's post of duty without authority. (2) KOREAN WAR.— The term "Korean War" means the conflict on the Korean peninsula during the period that began on June 27, 1950, and ended January 31, 1955. (3) MISSING STATUS.The term "missing status", with respect to the Korean War, means the status of an individual as a result of the Korean War if immediately before that status began the individual— (A) was performing service in the Korean peninsula; or
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