[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 142 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 142

            For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2005

  Mr. Schumer 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Alemseghed 
Mussie Tesfamical shall be held and considered to have been lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of 
enactment of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Alemseghed Mussie 
Tesfamical, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by 1, during the current fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas available to natives of the country of the alien's 
birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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