[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 963 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 963


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2002

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
             For the relief of Ana Esparza and Maria Munoz.

    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 ANA ESPARZA AND MARIA MUNOZ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ana Esparza and Maria Munoz 
shall be eligible for issuance of immigrant visas or for adjustment of 
status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 
filing an application for issuance of immigrant visas under section 204 
of that Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Ana Esparza or Maria Munoz enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
the alien shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 
shall 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 immigrant 
visas 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 Numbers.--Upon the granting of 
immigrant visas or permanent residence to Ana Esparza and Maria Munoz, 
the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 
the appropriate number, 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.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF ANA ESPARZA FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS.

    Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) shall not apply for 
purposes of determining the eligibility of Ana Esparza or Maria Munoz 
for any Federal public benefit (as defined in section 401(c) (8 U.S.C. 
1611(c)), including a specified Federal program defined in section 
402(a)(3) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(3)), a designated Federal 
program defined in section 402(b)(3) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(3)), 
or a State or local public benefit, as defined in section 411(c) of 
that Act (8 U.S.C. 1621(c)).

            Passed the Senate October 17, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.