[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2976 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2976

  For the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, 
                          Vladimir Malofienko.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  For the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, 
                          Vladimir Malofienko.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Alexandre 
Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko, shall be 
held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States 
for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
upon payment of the required visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Alexandre Malofienko, 
Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko, as provided in this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by the appropriate number during the current fiscal year the total 
number of immigrant visas available to natives of the country of the 
aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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