§ 3410 : TIBETAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2013.

TRANSITION FOR DISPLACED TIBETANS.—Notwithstanding the numerical limitations specified in sections 201 and 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 and 1152), 5,000 immigrant visas shall be made available to qualified displaced Tibetans described in subsection (c) during the 3-year period beginning on October 1, 2013.

QUALIFIED DISPLACED TIBETAN DESCRIBED.—

1.

IN GENERAL.—An individual is a qualified displaced Tibetan if such individual—

A.

is a native of Tibet; and

B.

has been continuously residing in India or Nepal since before the date of the enactment of this Act.

2.

NATIVE OF TIBET DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), an individual shall be considered a native of Tibet if such individual—

A.

was born in Tibet; or

B.

is the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an individual who was born in Tibet.

DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—A spouse or child (as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1))) shall, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa under this section, be entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, provided under this section, if accompanying, or following to join, the spouse or parent of such spouse or child.

DISTRIBUTION OF VISA NUMBERS.—The Secretary of State shall ensure that immigrant visas provided under subsection (b) are made available to qualified displaced Tibetans described in subsection (c) or (d) in an equitable manner, giving preference to those qualified displaced Tibetans who—

1.

are not resettled in India or Nepal; or

2.

are most likely to be resettled successfully in the United States.

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