[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3771 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3771

 To eliminate the numerical limitation on the number of aliens granted 
  asylum who may become lawful permanent residents in any fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2000

  Mr. Berman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To eliminate the numerical limitation on the number of aliens granted 
  asylum who may become lawful permanent residents in any fiscal year.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ADJUST STATUS FROM 
              ASYLEE TO PERMANENT RESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not more than 10,000 of the'' and all 
        that follows through ``available by the'' and inserting 
        ``The''; and
            (2) by striking ``to adjust'' and inserting ``may adjust''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
applications for adjustment of status pending on or after such date.
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