[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 644 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 644

           For the relief of Sergeant Phillip Anthony Gibbs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1999

  Mr. Inouye 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 Sergeant Phillip Anthony Gibbs.

    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.), Sergeant 
Phillip Anthony Gibbs 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.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Sergeant Phillip 
Anthony Gibbs as provided in this Act, 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)).
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