[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2305

          For the relief of Nizar Sweilem and Hassan Sweilem.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 1998

  Mr. Durbin 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 Nizar Sweilem and Hassan Sweilem.

    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.), Nizar Sweilem 
and Hassan Sweilem shall be held and considered to have been lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of 
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 Nizar Sweilem and 
Hassan Sweilem, 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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