[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1290 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1290

                     For the relief of Saeed Rezai.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 9, 1997

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                     For the relief of Saeed Rezai.

    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.), Saeed Rezai 
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 fee.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Saeed Rezai as provided 
in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer 
to reduce by one number during the current fiscal year the total number 
of immigrant visas available to natives of the country of the alien's 
birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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