[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1860 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1860

            For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1997

  Mr. Rahall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
            For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF EVACUEES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of 
each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
            (1) applies for such adjustment;
            (2) has been physically present in the United States for at 
        least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on 
        the date the application for such adjustment is filed;
            (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, 
        except as provided in subsection (c); and
            (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for the 
        processing of such application.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the following aliens:
            (1) Waddah Zireeni, Enas Zireeni, and Anwaar Zireeni.
            (2) Salah Abu Al Jibat, Ghada Abu Al Jibat, and Tareq Abu 
        Al Jibat.
            (3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed Mustafa.
            (4) Shahir Abed and Laila Abed.
            (5) Zahid Khan and Nadira Khan.
            (6) Rawhi Abu Tabanjar, Basima Abu Tabanjar, and Mohammed 
        Abu Tabanjar.
            (7) Reuben D'Silva, Anne D'Silva, and Natasha D'Silva.
            (8) Ali Al Khaleel and Fatin Al Khaleel.
            (9) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa Bhikhapurawala, and 
        Tasnim Bhikhapurawala.
            (10) Fayez Ezzir, Abeerl Ezzir, Sharif Ezzir, and Mohammed 
        Ezzir.
            (11) Issam Muslih, Nadia Muslih, and Duaa Muslih.
            (12) Ahmad Khaleel, Mona Khaleel, and Sally Khaleel.
            (13) Husam Al Khadrah and Kathleen Al Khadrah.
            (14) Nawal Mohamad Haijawi.
            (15) Samir M. Massoud, Faten A. Hakkani, Farah S. Massoud, 
        and Sarah Massoud.
            (16) Atef Ibrahim.
            (17) Furas Taha, Bernardina Lopez Taha, and Yousef Taha.
            (18) Mehmood El Eissa and Nadia El Eissa.
            (19) Akram Othman, Amani Othman, and Ali Othman.
            (20) Mohammed Al Awamli, Zainab Al Awamli, and Nizar 
        Awamli.
            (21) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.
            (22) Tareq Shehadah and Inas Shehadah.
            (23) Basim Al Ali and Nawal Al Ali.
            (24) Hael Basheer Attari and Hanaa Attari.
            (25) Faheem Mehmood Abdul Jaleel, Farnal Jaleel, Ala 
        Jaleel, and Ahmed Jaleel.
            (26) Tareq A. Attari.
            (27) Ahmed M. Mobaslat, Abeer Mobaslat, and Alaa Mobaslat.
            (28) Mohammed Al Shaib, Zahre Al Shaib, Najat Al Shaib, 
        Reem Al Shaib, and Ramzy Al Shaib.
            (29) Awad Habali, Saosan Y.H. Duras, Sara Habali, Yasmin 
        Habali, Hala Habali, and Ibraheem Habali.
            (30) Maamoun Ahmad and Sanaa Hakkani.
            (31) Azmi Ahmad Mukahal, Wafa Azmi Mukahal, Yasmin Azmi 
        Mukahal, and Ahmad Azmi Mukahal.
            (32) Nabil Al Hawash, Amaal Al Hawash, and Ishaq Al Hawash.
            (33) Sameeh El Sharif, Sahar El Sharif, and Sarah El 
        Sharif.
            (34) Nayef Al Mohtaseb, Nidaa Al Mohtaseb, and Ibrahim Al 
        Mohtaseb.
            (35) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohammed Mallah.
            (36) Mohammed Q. Al Ghalban.
            (37) Nijad Abdelrehman, Najwa Abdelrehman, and Faisal 
        Abdelrehman.
            (38) Nizam Mehdawi, Mehmoud Mehdawi, and Sohad Mehdawi.
            (39) Samir M. Al Nasla.
            (40) Margaret Ibrahim.
            (41) Hassan Abu Zant, Farida Abu Zant, Reem Abu Zant, Jehad 
        Abu Zant, and Fidaa Abu Zant.
            (42) Sesinando P. Fuaverdez, Cynthia Fuaverdez, Maria 
        Cristina Fuaverdez, and Sesinando Fuaverdez II.
            (43) Thabet Said, Hanan Said, and Yasmin Said.
            (44) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and Suleiman 
        Salem.
            (45) Ihsan Adwan, Hanan Adwan, Maha Adwan, Nada Adwan, Reem 
        Adwan, and Lina Adwan.
            (46) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al Ajjouri.
            (47) Essam Taha.
            (48) Mohammed Suleiman and Salam Suleiman.
            (49) Salwa Basta, Alexan Basta, Rehan Basta, and Sherif 
        Basta.
            (50) Latifa Hussin, Sameer Hussin, Anas Hussin, Ahmed 
        Hussin, Ayman Hussin, and Assma Hussin.
            (51) Fadia Shaat, Bader Shaat, Dalia Shaat, Abdul Azim 
        Shaat, Farah Shaat, and Rawan Shaat.
            (52) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.
            (53) Omar F. Shawish, Najwa O. Shawish, and Ziyad O. 
        Shawish.
            (54) Nizam Wattar and Mohamad Wattar.
    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The provisions 
of subsection (e) and paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of subsection (a) 
of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply 
to adjustment of status under this Act and the Attorney General may 
waive any other provision of section 212 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (other than paragraph (2)(C) and subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to such an adjustment 
for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is 
otherwise in the public interest.
    (d) Date of Approval.--Upon the approval of an application for 
adjustment of status under this section, the Attorney General shall 
create a record of the alien's admission as an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence as of the date of the alien's parole or other 
admission into the United States.
    (e) Offset in Number of Visas Available.--Upon each granting to an 
alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under this section, 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) Temporary Stay of Removal and Work Authorization.--The Attorney 
General--
            (1) shall refrain from deporting or removing from the 
        United States an alien who is eligible for adjustment of status 
        under this section, but who is not yet lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence; and
            (2) shall authorize such an alien to engage in employment 
        in the United States.
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