[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4863 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4863

      For the relief of Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2002

Mrs. Jones of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      For the relief of Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR RODNEY ALLAN GREEN AND WENDY 
              SHARON GREEN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Rodney Allan Green and 
Wendy Sharon Green shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant 
visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Rodney Allan Green or Wendy Sharon 
Green enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Foreign Residence Requirement Deemed Satisfied.--Rodney Allan 
Green and Wendy Sharon Green shall be considered to have satisfied the 
two-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Rodney Allan Green and Wendy 
Sharon Green, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer 
to reduce by 2, 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 aliens' 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 aliens' birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Rodney Allan 
Green and Wendy Sharon Green shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
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