It has been brought to my attention that there may be some difficulty in raising the age limit to 14 because of the requirement by regulation that persons 14 years of age or older must undergo full security clearance. Setting the age limit at 13 years would obviate this difficulty. I am sure the committee will act justly in this regard. My bill also repeals outright section 12 of the present act. a section which sets up a completely unworkable system of priorities for the issuance of visas. As far as I can learn. nobody has been able to understand thoroughly what Congress meant by section 12. This provision has been ineffective and it has caused delay and confusion without any constructive benefits for the United States or for the program.