[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 229 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 229

                 For the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

  Mrs. Cubin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                 For the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.

    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 ASHLEY ROSS FULLER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ashley Ross Fuller 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 Ashley Ross Fuller enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he 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) Waiver of Grounds for Ineligibility for Admission and 
Removal.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
        notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act, Ashley Ross Fuller may not be considered 
        to be within a class of aliens ineligible to be admitted to the 
        United States, or a class of deportable aliens, at any time on 
        or after the date of the enactment of this Act on any ground 
        reflected in the records of the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service of the Department of Justice, or the Visa Office of the 
        Department of State, on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exceptions.--The waiver provided under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to any ground for ineligibility for admission, 
        or any ground for removal, described in section 212(a)(3), or 
        paragraph (2)(D) or (4) of section 237(a), 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 Ashley Ross Fuller, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
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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