[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 149

 For the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and 
                           Juman Ziad Khweis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 25, 2005

 Mr. Bingaman 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 Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and 
                           Juman Ziad Khweis.

    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.), Ziad Mohamed 
Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis 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 Ziad Mohamed Shaban 
Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis, as provided in 
section 1, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by the appropriate number for the appropriate fiscal year the 
total number of immigrant visas available to natives of the country of 
the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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