Mr. Speaker. S. 2593. as approved by the Senate. proposed to exclude executive officers and managerial personnel of Western Hemisphere businesses from the numerical limitation on Western Hemisphere immigration. The Committee on the Judiciary amended this bill by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting the provisions of H.R. 15356. a bill jointly sponsored by all the members of Subcommittee No. 1. Immigration and Nationality. Thus. the bill before us today is. in content. the House bill. The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the temporary admission into the United States of executive. managerial. and specialist personnel of international organizations. fiancees of U.S. citizens. and persons of distinguished merit and ability. It would also alter the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the 2year foreign residency requirement for aliens in the United States as exchange visitors. Under the present law. aliens of distinguished merit and ability are allowed only to fill positions temporary in nature. Temporary in this context is interpreted to mean that the position will cease to exist within a specified time.
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