Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3068

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118 STAT. 3038 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’ and replacing ‘‘International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank’’ with the phrase ‘‘multilateral development banks as defined in section 1307(g)’’; and (2) by inserting at the end of subsection (b) the following text: ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct such Executive Directors to work with other countries’ Executive Directors and multilateral development bank management to— ‘‘(A) improve the procedures of each multilateral develop ment bank for providing its board of directors with a complete and accurate record regarding public consultation before they vote on proposed projects with significant environmental implications; and ‘‘(B) revise bank procedures to consistently require public consultation on operational policy proposals or revisions that have significant environmental or social implications. ‘‘(3) Progress under this subsection shall be incorporated into Treasury’s required annual report to Congress on the environmental performance of the multilateral development banks.’’. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SEC. 594. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR IN COUNTRY REFUGEE PROC ESSING IN VIETNAM.—For purposes of eligibility for in country ref ugee processing for nationals of Vietnam during fiscal years 2004 and 2005, an alien described in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a refugee of special humanitarian concern to the United States (within the meaning of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157)) and shall be admitted to the United States for resettlement if the alien would be admissible as an immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act (except as provided in section 207(c)(3) of that Act). (b) ALIENS COVERED.—An alien described in this subsection is an alien who— (1) is the son or daughter of a qualified national; (2) is 21 years of age or older; and (3) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the alien’s parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure Program or through the United States Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. (c) QUALIFIED NATIONAL.—The term ‘‘qualified national’’ in sub section (b)(1) means a national of Vietnam who— (1)(A) was formerly interned in a re education camp in Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; or (B) is the widow or widower of an individual described in subparagraph (A); (2)(A) qualified for refugee processing under the Orderly Departure Program re education subprogram; and (B) is or was accepted under the Orderly Departure Pro gram or through the United States Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City— (i) for resettlement as a refugee; or (ii) for admission to the United States as an immediate relative immigrant; and