[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2476 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 675
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2476

                    For the relief of Wei Jengsheng.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 1998

 Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Helms, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Roth, and Ms. Collins) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

 Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
                    For the relief of Wei Jengsheng.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Wei 
Jengsheng 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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Wei Jengsheng 
as provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one 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)).</DELETED>

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.), Wei Jingsheng 
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 Wei Jingsheng as 
provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by one 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)).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``For the relief of Wei 
        Jingsheng.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 675

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2476

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                                 A BILL

                    For the relief of Wei Jengsheng.

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            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title