placed orphans and eligible displaced persons who apply to be or who are admitted into the United States pursuant to this Act. SEC. 11. After June 30, 1948, no preference or priority shall be given to any person because of his status as a displaced person, or his status as an eligible displaced person, in the issuance of visas under the other immigration laws of the United States. SEC. 12. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to immediately resume general consular activities in Germany and Austria to the end that the German and Austrian quotas shall be available for applicants for immigration visas pursuant to the immigration laws. From and after June 30, 1948 and until July 1, 1950, notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924, as amended, 50 per centum of the German and Austrian quotas shall be available exclusively to persons of German ethnic origin who were born in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania or Yugoslavia and who, on the effective date of this Act reside in Germany or Austria. SEC. 13. No visas shall be issued under the provisions of this Act to any person who is or has been a member of, or participated in, any movement which is or has been hostile to the United States or the form of government of the United States. SEC. 14. Any person or persons who knowingly violate or conspire to violate any provision of this Act, except section 9, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, or shall be imprisoned not less than two or more than ten years, or both. Approved June 25, 1948. [PUBLIC LAW 783-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 656-2D SESSION] AN ACT To amend section 332 (a) of the Nationality Act of 1940. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of section 332 (a) of the Nationality Act of 1940, approved October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1154; 8 U. S. C. 732), is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 332. (a) An applicant for naturalization shall, not less than two nor more than seven years after such declaration of intention has been made, make and file in the office of the clerk of a naturalization court, in duplicate, a sworn petition in writing, signed by the applicant in the applicant's own handwriting if physically able to write, and duly verified by witnesses, which petition shall contain substantially the following averments by such applicant.' [CHAPTER 783-2D SESSION] [H. R. 3566] AN ACT To amend subsection (c) of section 19 of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) of section 19 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended (54 Stat. 671; 56 Stat. 1044; 8 U. S. C. 155 (c)), is further amended to read as follows: "(c) In the case of any alien (other than one to whom subsection (d) is applicable) who is deportable under any law of the United States and who has proved good moral character for the preceding five years, the Attorney General may (1) permit such alien to depart the United States to any country of his choice at his own expense, in lieu of deportation; or (2) suspend deportation of such alien if he is not ineligible for naturalization or if ineligible, such ineligibility is solely by reason of his race, if he finds (a) that such deportation would result in serious economic detriment to a citizen or legally resident alien who is the spouse, parent, or minor child of such deportable alien; or (b) that such alien has resided continuously in the United States for seven years or more and is residing in the United States upon the effective date of this Act. If the deportation of any alien is suspended under the provisions of this subsection for more than six months, a complete and detailed statement of the facts and pertinent provisions of law in the case shall be reported to the Congress with the reasons for such suspension. These reports shall be submitted on the 1st and 15th day of each calendar month in which Congress is in session. If during the session of the Congress at which a case is reported, or prior to the close of the session of the Congress next following the session at which a case is reported, the Congress passes a concurrent resolution stating in substance that it favors the suspension of such deportation, the Attorney General shall cancel deportation proceedings. If prior to the close of the session of the Congress next following the session at which a case is reported, the Congress does not pass such a concurrent resolution, the Attorney General shall thereupon deport such alien in the manner provided by law. Deportation proceedings shall not be canceled in the case of any alien who was not legally admitted for permanent residence at the time of his last entry into the United States, unless such alien pays the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization a fee of $18 (which fee shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts). Upon the cancellation of such proceedings in any case in which fee has been paid the Commissioner shall record the alien's admission for permanent residence as of the date of his last entry into the United States and the Secretary of State shall, if the alien was a quota immigrant at the time of entry (287) 92455° 49- -19 and was not charged to the appropriate quota, reduce by one the immigration quota of the country of the alien's nationality as defined in section 12 of the Act of May 26, 1924 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 212), for the fiscal year then current at the time of cancellation or the next following year in which a quota is available: Provided, That no quota shall be reduced by more than 50 per centum in any fiscal year." Approved July 1, 1948. [PRIVATE LAW 102-80TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 1652] AN ACT To provide for the naturalization of certain United States Army personnel— Yugoslav fliers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon compliance with all other provisions of section 701 or section 702 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended (56 Stat. 182-183; 8 U. S. C. 1001-1002), Vojislav N. Skakich, Army of the United States, Army serial number O-2039144; Milosh M. Jelich, Army of the United States, Army serial number O-2039139; Zivko T. Miloykovich, Army of the United States, Army serial number O-2039141; Dejan D. Radich, Army of the United States, Army serial number T-223285; Viktor A. Starc, Army of the United States, Army serial number O-10600769; Momchilo M. Markovich, Army of the United States, Army serial number 0-884223; and Sava J. Milovanovich, Army of the United States, Army serial number O-2039140, may be naturalized pursuant to either of said sections as may be applicable, notwithstanding the facts that at the time of their enlistment or induction into the military forces of the United States none of them had been lawfully admitted to the United States and none was a resident thereof, notwithstanding the fact that Momchilo M. Markovich did not serve in the military forces of the United States prior to December 28, 1945, and notwithstanding the further fact that the time for filing a petition for naturalization expired December 31, 1946. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct two numbers from the quota for Yugoslavia of the first year that the said quota is available in behalf of Viktor A. Starc and Sava J. Milovanovich. Approved July 30, 1947. О |