ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

SEC. 2244. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS. Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–171) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “For purposes” and inserting “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes”; and (B) by striking “fiscal year 1997” and inserting “fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999”; and (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) Aliens Covered.— “(1) In general.—An alien described in this subsection is an alien who— “(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national; “(B) is 21 years of age or older; and “(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure Program. “(2) Qualified national.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified national’ means a national of Vietnam who— “(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; or “(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described in clause (i); and “(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly Departure Program; and “(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is or has been accepted— “(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or “(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly Departure Program.” .