[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3646 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 659
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3646


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2000

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             June 30, 2000

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

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                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF 
              EVACUEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) applies for such adjustment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) is admissible to the United States as an 
        immigrant, except as provided in subsection (c); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney 
        General) for the processing of such application.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The 
benefits provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the following 
aliens:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Waddah Al-Zireeni, Enas Al-Zireeni, and Anwaar 
        Al-Zireeni.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Salah Mohamed Abu Eljibat, Ghada Mohamed Abu 
        Eljibat, and Tareq Salah Abu Eljibat.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed 
        Mustafa.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Shaher M. Abed and Laila Abed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Zaid H. Khan and Nadira P. Khan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Rawhi M. Abu Tabanja, Basima Fareed Abu 
        Tabanja, and Mohammed Rawhi Abu Tabanja.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Reuben P. D'Silva, Anne P. D'Silva, Natasha 
        Andrew Collette D'Silva, and Agnes D'Silva.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa 
        Bhikhapurawala, and Tasnim Bhikhapurawala.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Fayez Sharif Ezzir, Abeer Muharram Ezzir, 
        Sharif Fayez Ezzir, and Mohammed Fayez Ezzir.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Issam Musleh, Nadia Khader, and Duaa 
        Musleh.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Ahmad Mohammad Khalil, Mona Khalil, and Sally 
        Khalil.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Husam Al-Khadrah and Kathleen Al-
        Khadrah.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) Nawal M. Hajjawi.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) Isam S. Naser and Samar I. Naser.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) Amalia Arsua.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) Feras Taha, Bernardina Lopez-Taha, and Yousef 
        Taha.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) Mahmood M. Alessa and Nadia Helmi 
        Abusoud.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (18) Emad R. Jawwad.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (19) Mohammed Ata Alawamleh, Zainab Abueljebain, 
        and Nizar Alawamleh.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (20) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (21) Tareq S. Shehadah and Inas S. 
        Shehadah.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (22) Basim A. Al-Ali and Nawal B. Al-
        Ali.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (23) Hael Basheer Atari and Hanaa Al 
        Moghrabi.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (24) Fahim N. Mahmoud, Firnal Mahmoud, Alla 
        Mahmoud, and Ahmad Mahmoud.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (25) Tareq A. Attari.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (26) Azmi A. Mukahal, Wafa Mukahal, Yasmin A. 
        Mukahal, and Ahmad A. Mukahal.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (27) Nabil Ishaq El-Hawwash, Amal Nabil El 
        Hawwash, and Ishaq Nabil El-Hawwash.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (28) Samir Ghalayini, Ismat F. Abujaber, and Wasef 
        Ghalayini.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (29) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohanned 
        Mallah.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (30) Mohsen Mahmoud and Alia Mahmoud.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (31) Nijad Abdelrahman, Najwa Yousef Abdelrahman, 
        and Faisal Abdelrahman.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (32) Nezam Mahdawi, Sohad Mahdawi, and Bassam 
        Mahdawi.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (33) Khalid S. Mahmoud and Fawziah 
        Mahmoud.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (34) Wael I. Saymeh, Zatelhimma N. Al Sahafie, 
        Duaa W. Saymeh, and Ahmad W. Saymeh.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (35) Ahmed Mohammed Jawdat Anis Naji.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (36) Sesinando P. Suaverdez, Cynthia Paguio 
        Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P. Suaverdez, and Sesinando 
        Paguio Suaverdez II.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (37) Thabet Said, Hanan Said, and Yasmin 
        Said.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and 
        Suleiman Salem.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Mohammed Adwan, 
        Maha Adwan, Nada M. Adwan, Reem Adwan, and Lina A. 
        Adwan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (40) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al 
        Ajjouri.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (41) Essam K. Taha.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (42) Salwa S. Beshay, Alexan L. Basta, Rehan 
        Basta, and Sherif Basta.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (43) Latifa Hussin, Sameer Hussin, Anas Hussin, 
        Ahmed Hussin, Ayman Hussin, and Assma Hussin.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (44) Fadia H. Shaath, Bader Abdul Azium Shaath, 
        Dalia B. Shaath, Abdul Azim Bader Shaath, Farah Bader Shaath, 
        and Rawan Bader Shaath.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (45) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (46) Nabil Abdel Raoof Maswadeh.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (47) Nizam I. Wattar and Mohamed Ihssan 
        Wattar.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (48) Wail F. Shbib and Ektimal Shbib.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (49) Reem Rushdi Salman and Rasha Talat 
        Salman.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (50) Khalil A. Awadalla and Eman K. 
        Awadalla.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (51) Nabil A. Alyadak, Majeda Sheta, Iman Alyadak, 
        and Wafa Alyadak.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (52) Mohammed A. Ariqat, Hitaf M. Ariqat, Ruba 
        Ariqat, Renia Ariqat, and Reham Ariqat.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (53) Hazem A. Al-Masri and Maha A. Al-
        Masri.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-
        Taher.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (55) Nadeem Mirza.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of an 
individual referred to in subsection (b) shall not, by virtue of such 
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.</DELETED>

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) 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) Maha 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.
                                                       Calendar No. 659

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3646

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                                 AN ACT

            For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 30, 2000

                       Reported with an amendment