119-hr3536

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3536 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3536

 To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain 
 nationals of Russia with special immigrant status, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 21, 2025

 Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain 
 nationals of Russia with special immigrant status, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Russian Innovation and 
Safeguarding Individual Scientists Act of 2025'' or the ``CRISIS Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN RUSSIAN NATIONALS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection

    (e) , the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, may provide an alien described in subsection

    (b) with the 
status of a special immigrant under 

section 101

    (a)

    (27) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101

    (a)

    (27) ) if the alien--

    (1) submits a classification petition under 

section 204

    (a)

    (1)
        (G)
            (i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154

    (a)

    (1)
        (G)
            (i) );

    (2) is otherwise eligible to receive and immigrant visa;

    (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States for 
 permanent residence; and

    (4) clears a background check and appropriate screening, as 
 determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security and in 
 accordance with subsection
            (d) .

    (b) Aliens Described.--

    (1) Principal alien.--An alien is described in this 
 subsection if the alien--
        (A) is a national of Russia;
        (B) has earned a doctoral degree in the United 
 States or an equivalent foreign degree in a field 
 involving science, technology, engineering, or 
 mathematics; and
            (C) is seeking admission to engage in work in the 
 United States in such a field.

    (2) Spouse or child.--An alien is described in this 
 subparagraph if the alien--
        (A) is the spouse or child of the a principal alien 
 described in paragraph

    (1) ; and
        (B) is accompanying or following to join the 
 principal alien in the United States.
            (c) Processing and Numerical Limitations.--

    (1) In general.--The total number of aliens described under 
 subsection

    (b) who may be provided special immigrant status 
 under this section may not exceed 3,000 per year for each of 
 the fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.

    (2) Processing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the extent 
 practicable, process petitions described in subsection

    (a) not 
 later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security receives all required documentation and 
 information to render a decision on such petition.

    (3) Numerical limitations.--Aliens admitted to the United 
 States pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall be exempt from the 
 numerical limitations described in sections 201, 202, and 203 
 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152, 
 and 1153).
            (d) Interview and Vetting Requirements.--

    (1) Vetting requirements.--Not later than 180 days after 
 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security shall establish vetting requirements for applicants 
 seeking special immigrant status under this section that are 
 equivalent to the vetting requirements for refugees admitted to 
 the United States through the United States Refugee Admissions 
 Program, including an interview.

    (2) Record requirements.--The Secretary of Homeland 
 Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
 maintain records that contain, for each applicant under this 
 section for the duration of the pendency of their application 
 for special immigrant status--
        (A) personal biographic information, including name 
 and date of birth;
        (B) biometric information;
            (C) any criminal conviction occurring after the 
 date on which the applicant entered the United States; 
 and
            (D) the history of the United States Government 
 vetting to which the applicant has submitted, including 
 whether the individual has undergone in-person vetting.

    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
 be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security to maintain records in accordance with any 
 other provision of law.

    (e) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to admit aliens to the United States pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall terminate on the date that is the last day of the fourth full 
fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, except that 
petitions under subsection

    (a) that are approved on or before such date 
continue to form the basis for an application for an immigrant visa 
under 

section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201) or an application for adjustment of status under 

section 245 of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) after such date.

    (f) 

=== Definition. ===
-The term ``field involving science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics'' includes advanced computing, advanced 
engineering materials, advanced gas turbine engine technologies, 
advanced manufacturing, advanced and networked sensing and signature 
management, advanced nuclear energy technologies, advanced particle 
accelerator and detector technologies, artificial intelligence, 
autonomous systems and robotics, biotechnologies, communication and 
networking technologies, cybersecurity, directed energy, financial 
technologies, human-machine interfaces, hypersonics, advanced missile 
propulsion technologies, networked sensors and sensing, quantum 
information technologies, renewable energy generation and storage, 
semiconductors and microelectronics, and space technologies and 
systems.

    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to require an alien described in subsection

    (b) to have an offer of 
employment from a United States employer to be eligible to be admitted 
as a special immigrant pursuant to subsection

    (a) .
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