[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 204

                 For the relief of Benjamin M. Banfro.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2001

   Mr. Craig 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 Benjamin M. Banfro.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    In the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Benjamin M. Banfro 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 Benjamin M. Banfro 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 subsection (a) of section 203 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153).
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