[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2627 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2627

For the relief of Ovidio Javier Morla Paredes, Maria Estrada de Morla, 
     Javier Alfredo Morla Estrada, and Carlos Andres Morla Estrada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 1993

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Ovidio Javier Morla Paredes, Maria Estrada de Morla, 
     Javier Alfredo Morla Estrada, and Carlos Andres Morla Estrada.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR OVIDIO JAVIER MORLA PAREDES, 
              MARIA ESTRADA DE MORLA, JAVIER ALFREDO MORLA ESTRADA, AND 
              CARLOS ANDRES MORLA ESTRADA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 201(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, Ovidio Javier Morla Paredes, Maria Estrada de 
Morla, Javier Alfredo Morla Estrada, and Carlos Andres Morla Estrada 
shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment 
of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Ovidio Javier Morla Paredes, Maria 
Estrada de Morla, Javier Alfredo Morla Estrada, or Carlos Andres Morla 
Estrada enters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Ovidio Javier Morla Paredes, 
Maria Estrada de Morla, Javier Alfredo Morla Estrada, and Carlos Andres 
Morla Estrada, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer 
to reduce by 4, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of 
the country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the aliens' birth under section 202(e) of such Act.

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