[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 204

                  For the relief of Dogan Umut Evans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 1997

  Mr. Inouye 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 Dogan Umut Evans.

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

SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR DOGAN UMUT EVANS.

    (a) In General.--Dogan Umut Evans shall be classified as a child 
under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for 
purposes of approval of a relative visa petition filed under section 
204 of such Act by his adoptive parent and the filing of an application 
for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Dogan Umut Evans enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he 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 petition and the application for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of 
status are 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 Dogan Umut Evans, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
for the current or next following fiscal year, the worldwide level of 
family-sponsored immigrants under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Dogan Umut 
Evans, if any, shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.
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