[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2472

                  For the relief of Rosemary Bichage.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2002

 Mrs. Carnahan 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 Rosemary Bichage.

    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 ROSEMARY BICHAGE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Rosemary Bichage shall 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 Rosemary Bichage enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 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 enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status are filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Rosemary Bichage, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, 
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 alien's 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 alien's birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act.
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