115 STAT. 356 PUBLIC LAW 107-56 —OCT. 26, 2001 (b) ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. —I f the Secretary of State determines under subsection (a) that consular shopping is a problem, the Secretary shall take steps to address the problem and shall submit a report to Congress describing what action was taken. Subtitle C—Preservation of Immigration Benefits for Victims of Terrorism SEC. 421. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS. (a) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Attorney General may provide an alien described in subsection (b) with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 tJ.S.C. 1101(a(27)), ifthealien- Cl) files with the Attorney General a petition under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); and (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent residence, except in determining such admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not apply. (b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— (1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.— An alien is described in this subsection if— (A) the alien was the beneficiary of— (i) a petition that was filed with the Attorney General on or before September 11, 2001— (I) under section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) to classify the alien as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or as an employment-based immigrant under section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or (II) under section 214(d) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) of such Act to authorize the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to the alien under section 101(a)(15)(K) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)); or (ii) an application for labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) that was filed under regulations of the Secretary of Labor on or before such date; and (B) such petition or application was revoked or terminated (or otherwise rendered null), either before or after its approval, due to a specified terrorist activity that directly resulted in— (i) the death or disability of the petitioner, applicant, or alien beneficiary; or (ii) loss of employment due to physical damage to, or destruction of, the business of the petitioner or applicant. (2) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.— (A) IN GENERAL.— An alien is described in this subsection if—
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