[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1959 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1959

For the relief of Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. Sabina Emily Seitz, and 
                         Daniel Robert Zetter.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. Sabina Emily Seitz, and 
                         Daniel Robert Zetter.

    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 DR. DAVID ROBERT ZETTER, DR. 
              SABINA EMILY SEITZ, AND DANIEL ROBERT ZETTER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Dr. David Robert Zetter, 
Dr. Sabina Emily Seitz, and Daniel Robert Zetter shall each 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 Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. Sabina 
Emily Seitz, or Daniel Robert Zetter 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 Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. 
Sabina Emily Seitz, and Daniel Robert Zetter, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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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