DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 2. [8 U.S.C. 1153 note] DEFINITIONS. 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.