[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1730 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1730

  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 27, 2001

   Mr. Akaka 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 Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

    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.), Vichai Sae 
Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) 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 Vichai Sae Tung (also 
known as Chai Chaowasaree), 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 alien's birth under 
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(a)).
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