[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 150 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 150


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2000

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
    For the relief of Marina Khalina and her son, Albert Miftakhov.

    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.), Marina Khalina 
and her son, Albert Miftakhov, 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 fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Marina Khalina and her 
son, Albert Miftakhov, 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)).

            Passed the Senate September 28 (legislative day, September 
      22), 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.