[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1707 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1707

    For the relief of Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2005

  Mr. DeWine (for himself and Mr. Voinovich) 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 Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
order, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars 
shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the 
United States, and shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa 
or for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255).
    (b) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsection (a) shall apply 
only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or the 
applications for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of 
immigrant visas to Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 
during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the aliens' birth under section 202(e) or 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e), 1153(a)), as applicable.
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