[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1704 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1704

            For the relief of Renee Merhej and Wadih Merhej.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 1998

  Mr. Breaux 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 Renee Merhej and Wadih Merhej.

    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.), Renee Merhej 
and Wadih Merhej 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 Renee Merhej and Wadih 
Merhej 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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