[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2036 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2036

For the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and 
                       Ana Laura Buendia Aranda.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2004

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 Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and 
                       Ana Laura Buendia Aranda.

    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 JOSE BUENDIA BALDERAS, ALICIA 
              ARANDA DE BUENDIA, AND ANA LAURA BUENDIA ARANDA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jose Buendia Balderas, 
Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda shall each 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 that Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda 
De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda enter the United States before 
the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Jose Buendia Balderas, 
Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda 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 an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is 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 an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia 
Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or 
next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that 
are made available to natives of the country of birth of Jose Buendia 
Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda 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 birth of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia 
Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda under section 202(e) of 
that Act.
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