II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 149 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 A BILL For the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis.

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.

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)).