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[H.R. 3646 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3646

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
            For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF EVACUEES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of 
each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
        (1) applies for such adjustment;
        (2) has been physically present in the United States for at 
    least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on the 
    date the application for such adjustment is filed;
        (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except 
    as provided in subsection (c); and
        (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for the 
    processing of such application.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the following aliens:
        (1) Waddah Al-Zireeni, Enas Al-Zireeni, and Anwaar Al-Zireeni.
        (2) Salah Mohamed Abu Eljibat, Ghada Mohamed Abu Eljibat, and 
    Tareq Salah Abu Eljibat.
        (3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed Mustafa.
        (4) Shaher M. Abed.
        (5) Zaid H. Khan and Nadira P. Khan.
        (6) Rawhi M. Abu Tabanja, Basima Fareed Abu Tabanja, and 
    Mohammed Rawhi Abu Tabanja.
        (7) Reuben P. D'Silva, Anne P. D'Silva, Natasha Andrew Collette 
    D'Silva, and Agnes D'Silva.
        (8) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa Bhikhapurawala, and Tasnim 
    Bhikhapurawala.
        (9) Fayez Sharif Ezzir, Abeer Muharram Ezzir, Sharif Fayez 
    Ezzir, and Mohammed Fayez Ezzir.
        (10) Issam Musleh, Nadia Khader, and Duaa Musleh.
        (11) Ahmad Mohammad Khalil, Mona Khalil, and Sally Khalil.
        (12) Husam Al-Khadrah and Kathleen Al-Khadrah.
        (13) Nawal M. Hajjawi.
        (14) Isam S. Naser and Samar I. Naser.
        (15) Amalia Arsua.
        (16) Feras Taha, Bernardina Lopez-Taha, and Yousef Taha.
        (17) Mahmood M. Alessa and Nadia Helmi Abusoud.
        (18) Emad R. Jawwad.
        (19) Mohammed Ata Alawamleh, Zainab Abueljebain, and Nizar 
    Alawamleh.
        (20) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.
        (21) Tareq S. Shehadah and Inas S. Shehadah.
        (22) Basim A. Al-Ali and Nawal B. Al-Ali.
        (23) Hael Basheer Atari and Hanaa Al Moghrabi.
        (24) Fahim N. Mahmoud, Firnal Mahmoud, Alla Mahmoud, and Ahmad 
    Mahmoud.
        (25) Tareq A. Attari.
        (26) Azmi A. Mukahal, Wafa Mukahal, Yasmin A. Mukahal, and 
    Ahmad A. Mukahal.
        (27) Nabil Ishaq El-Hawwash, Amal Nabil El Hawwash, and Ishaq 
    Nabil El-Hawwash.
        (28) Samir Ghalayini, Ismat F. Abujaber, and Wasef Ghalayini.
        (29) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohanned Mallah.
        (30) Mohsen Mahmoud and Alia Mahmoud.
        (31) Nijad Abdelrahman, Najwa Yousef Abdelrahman, and Faisal 
    Abdelrahman.
        (32) Nezam Mahdawi, Sohad Mahdawi, and Bassam Mahdawi.
        (33) Khalid S. Mahmoud and Fawziah Mahmoud.
        (34) Wael I. Saymeh, Zatelhimma N. Al Sahafie, Duaa W. Saymeh, 
    and Ahmad W. Saymeh.
        (35) Ahmed Mohammed Jawdat Anis Naji.
        (36) Sesinando P. Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P. 
    Suaverdez, and Sesinando Paguio Suaverdez II.
        (37) Hanan Said and Yasmin Said.
        (38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and Suleiman Salem.
        (39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Mohammed Adwan, Maha Adwan, 
    Nada M. Adwan, Reem Adwan, and Lina A. Adwan.
        (40) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al Ajjouri.
        (41) Essam K. Taha.
        (42) Salwa S. Beshay, Alexan L. Basta, Rehan Basta, and Sherif 
    Basta.
        (43) Latifa Hussin, Anas Hussin, Ahmed Hussin, Ayman Hussin, 
    and Assma Hussin.
        (44) Farah Bader Shaath and Rawan Bader Shaath.
        (45) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.
        (46) Nabil Abdel Raoof Maswadeh.
        (47) Nizam I. Wattar and Mohamed Ihssan Wattar.
        (48) Wail F. Shbib and Ektimal Shbib.
        (49) Reem Rushdi Salman and Rasha Talat Salman.
        (50) Khalil A. Awadalla and Eman K. Awadalla.
        (51) Nabil A. Alyadak, Majeda Sheta, Iman Alyadak, and Wafa 
    Alyadak.
        (52) Mohammed A. Ariqat, Hitaf M. Ariqat, Ruba Ariqat, Renia 
    Ariqat, and Reham Ariqat.
        (53) Hazem A. Al-Masri.
        (54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-Taher.
        (55) Nadeem Mirza.
    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The provisions 
of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this 
Act.
    (d) Offset in Number of Visas Available.--Upon each granting to an 
alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under this section, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following 
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the alien's birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of 
the country of the alien's birth under section 202(e) of such Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.