[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1869 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1869

      For the relief of Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2003

Mrs. Feinstein 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 Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang.

    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 ROBERT KUAN LIANG AND CHUN-MEI 
              HSU-LIANG.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-
Mei Hsu-Liang shall be eligible for the 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 Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-
Liang enter the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang 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 Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-
Mei Hsu-Liang, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer 
to reduce by 2, 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 that Act.
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