[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1780 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1780

                 For the relief of Raul Morales-Torna.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 25, 1999

 Mr. Hollings introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                 For the relief of Raul Morales-Torna.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), Raul Morales-Torna 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.
    (b) Reduction of Number of Available Visas.--Upon the granting of 
permanent residence to Raul Morales-Torna as provided in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by one number 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)).

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF RAUL MORALES-TORNA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Raul 
Morales-Torna may not be removed from the United States by reason of 
any act of his that is a ground for removal and is reflected in the 
records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department 
of Justice on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Rescission of Outstanding Order of Removal or Deportation.--The 
Attorney General shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or 
deportation, or any finding of deportability or removability, that has 
been entered against Raul Morales-Torna by reason of any act described 
in subsection (a).
    (c) Establishment of Good Moral Character.--Notwithstanding section 
101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, any act described in 
subsection (a) may not be considered in determining whether Raul 
Morales-Torna is, or during any period has been, a person of good moral 
character for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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