The conference report. including the statement of the managers on the part of the Senate. is as follows: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill entitled "An Act to Amend the Displaced Persons Act of 1948." having met. after full and free conference. have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: "That subsection (c) of section 2 of the Displaced Persops Act of 1948 (Public Law 774. Eightieth Congress) is amended to read: "(c) "Eligible displaced person" means a displaced person as defined in subsection (b) above. (1) who on or after September 1. 1939. and on or before January 1. 1949. entered Germany. Austria. or Italy. and who on January 1. 1949. was in Italy or the American sector. the British sector. or the French sector of either Berlin or Vienna. or in the American zone. the British zone. or the French zone of either Germany or Austria. or who had temporarily absented himself therefrom for reasons which. in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the Commission. show special circumstances justifying such absence. and who has not been firmly resettled. or a person who. having resided in Germany or Austria. was a victim of persecution by the Nazi government and was detained in. or was obliged to flee from such persecution and subsequently returned to one of these countries. and who has not been firmly resettled. and (2) who is qualified under the immigration laws of the United States for admission into the United States for permanent residence. and (3) for whom assurances in accprdance with the regulations of the Commission have been given by a citizen or citizens of the United States that such person. if admitted into the United States. will be suitably employed without displacing some other person from employment and that such person. and the members of such persons family who shall accompany such person and who propose to live with such person. shall not become publio charges and will have housing without displacing some other person from such housing. The spouse and unmarried dependent child or children under twentyone years of age. including adopted children and stepchildren of such an eligible displaced person. shall. if otherwise qualified for admission into the United States for permanent residence. also be deemed eligible displaced persons. "SEc. 2. Subsection (d) of section 2 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 is amended to read: " (d) "Eligible displaced person" shall also mean a person displaced from the country of his birth. or nationality. or of his last residence since January 1. 1946. who fled into Italy or the American sector. the British sector. or the French sector of either Berlin or Vienna. or the American zone. the British zone. or the French zone of either Germany or Austria. and cannot return to any of such countries because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race. religion. or political opinions. and (1) whose admission into the United States for permanent residence is recommended by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense. and (2) who is qualified under the immigration laws of the United States for admission into the United States for permanent residence. and (3) for whom assurances in accordance with the regulations of the Commission have been given by a citizen or citizens of the United States that such person. if admitted into the United States. will be suitably employed without displacing some other person from employment and that such person. and the members of such persons family who shall accompany such person and who propose to live with such person. shall not become public charges and will have housing without displacing some other person from such housing. The spouse and unmarried dependent child or children under twentyone years of age. including adopted children and stepchildren of such an eligible displaced person. shall. if otherwise qualified for admission Into the United States for permanent residence. also be deemed eligible displaced persons: Provided. That a number of immigration visas not to exceed five hundred may be issued within the total numerical limitations provided by section 3 (a) of this Act. as amended. to eligible displaced persons as defined in this subsection. "SEc. 3. Subsection (e) of section 2 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 is amended to read as follows. and new subsections (f) and (g) are added to read as follows: 1(e) "Eligible displaced orphan" means a displaced persons (1) who was sixteen years of age or under on June 25. 1948. and (2) who is qualified under the immigration laws of the United States for admission into the United States for permanent residence. and (3) who is an orphan because of the death or disappearance of both parents. or who has been abandoned. or deserted by. or separated. or lost from both parents. or who has only one parent due to the death or disappearance of his other parentand the remaining parent is incapable of providing care for such displaced person and agrees to release him for emigration and adoption or guardianship and (4) who on or before the effective date of this Act. as amended. was in Italy or in the American sector or the British sector or the French sector of either Berlin or Vienna or the American zone or the British zone or the French zone of either Germany or Austria. and (5) for whom satisfactory assurances in accordance with the regulations of the Commission have been given by a citizen or citizens of the United States that such person. if admitted into the United States will be cared for properly. an "eligible displaced orphan" also means a person who is a native of Greece who on or after January 1. 1941. and on or before January 1. 1949. was forcibly removed or forced to flee from his former habitual residence in Greece as a direct result of military operations in Greece by the Nazi government or by military operations in Greece by the Communist guerrillas. and on January 1. 1950. resided in Greece and meets the qualifications of subdivisions (1). (2). (3). and (5) of this subsection. - (f) A special nonquota immigration visa may be issued to any alien who" (1) prior to June 30. 1950. was a resident of Germany. Luxemburg. Austria.
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