Walker had already been In Argentina for a substantial portion of the 2 years required by law. I believe that waiving the remainder of the requirement would relieve the Walkers of an extreme hardship without doing violence to the intent of the statute. There are a number of congressional precedents that support Ms. Walker. In 1982 and 1984. Congress passed private bills to waive the 2year residency requirement of people who had come here on J1 visas. Some Members have expressed concern about the fact that Ms. Walker came to the United States originally on a Governmentfunded student exchange program.