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# 50 U.S.C. § 47c - Aliens; waiver of admission requirements
## Text
If the information leading to an award under section 47b of this title is furnished by an alien, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of Central Intelligence, acting jointly, may determine that the admission of such alien into the United States is in the public interest and, in that event, such alien and the members of his immediate family may receive immigrant visas and may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence, notwithstanding the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.].
(July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 4, 69 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 104208, div. C, title III, § 308(f)(7), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009622.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.
Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104208 substituted “admission” for “entry”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Directors capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Directors capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108458, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104208, set out as a note under section 1101 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.