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8 U.S.C. § 2

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Title
8 — Aliens and Nationality
Chapter
CH12
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“For purposes of this Act—“(1) the term ‘Baltic states’ means the sovereign nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; “(2) the term ‘independent states of the former Soviet Union’ means the sovereign nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; and “(3) the term ‘eligible independent states and Baltic scientists’ means aliens—“(A) who are nationals of any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union or the Baltic states; and “(B) who are scientists or engineers who have expertise in nuclear, chemical, biological or other high technology fields or who are working on nuclear, chemical, biological or other high-technology defense projects, as defined by the Attorney General.

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