; (2) in subsection (d), in paragraphs (11) and (12), by inserting or the Secretary after Attorney General each place that term appears; (3) in subsection (e), by striking the first proviso and inserting Provided, That upon the favorable recommendation of the Director, pursuant to the request of an interested United States Government agency (or, in the case of an alien described in clause (iii), pursuant to the request of a State Department of Public Health, or its equivalent), or of the Secretary after the Secretary has determined that departure from the United States would impose exceptional hardship upon the alien’s spouse or child (if such spouse or child is a citizen of the United States or a lawfully resident alien), or that the alien cannot return to the country of his or her nationality or last residence because the alien would be subject to persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion, the Secretary may waive the requirement of such two-year foreign residence abroad in the case of any alien whose admission to the United States is found by the Secretary to be in the public interest except that in the case of a waiver requested by a State Department of Public Health, or its equivalent, or in the case of a waiver requested by an interested United States Government agency on behalf of an alien described in clause (iii), the waiver shall be subject to the requirements under section 214(l): . (4) in subsections (g), (h), (i), and (k), by inserting or the Secretary after Attorney General each place that term appears; (5) in subsection (m)(2)(E)(iv), by inserting of Labor after Secretary the second and third place that term appears; (6) in subsection (n), by inserting of Labor after Secretary each place that term appears, except that this amendment shall not apply to references to the Secretary of Labor