[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3718 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3718

                    For the relief of Mark A. Potts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1993

   Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                    For the relief of Mark A. Potts.

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

SECTION 1. CLASSIFICATION OF MARK A. POTTS AS A CHILD FOLLOWING TO JOIN 
              A PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN.

    (a) In General.--Mark A. Potts shall be classified as a child under 
section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and a child 
accompanying or following to join his adoptive parent, an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, under section 203(d) of such 
Act for the purpose of the filing of an application for an immigrant 
visa or adjustment of status.
    (b) Effect of Age.--The classification accorded Mark A. Potts by 
subsection (a) shall apply and shall not be denied or revoked 
regardless of whether he is under 21 years of age on any date that 
occurs before he is issued an immigrant visa or his status is adjusted 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
    (c) Adjustment of Status.--If Mark A. Potts enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he 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.
    (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) 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.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Mark A. Potts, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 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 alien's 
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 alien's birth under section 
202(e) of such Act.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Mark A. Potts 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, 
privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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