Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§47c Aliens; Waiver of Admission Requirements
Title 50 › CHAPTER 4C — ATOMIC WEAPONS AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS INFORMATION REWARDS › § 47c
Summary
Top officials in State, Justice, and Intelligence can jointly let a foreign person whose information produced a government award — and that person's immediate family — get immigrant visas and permanent residence even if they don't meet normal immigration rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §47c
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If the information leading to an award under section 47b of this title is furnished by an alien, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of Central Intelligence, acting jointly, may determine that the admission of such alien into the United States is in the public interest and, in that event, such alien and the members of his immediate family may receive immigrant visas and may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence, notwithstanding the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.].
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “admission” for “entry”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 47c
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102