[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1790 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1790

 For the relief of Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, 
                          and Kristjan Dodaj.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2005

   Mr. Levin 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 Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, 
                          and Kristjan Dodaj.

    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 MR. ANTON DODAJ, MRS. GJYLJANA 
              DODAJ, FRANC DODAJ, AND KRISTJAN DODAJ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. 
Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj shall be eligible for 
issuance of immigrant visas or for adjustment of status to that of 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of immigrant visas under section 204 of that 
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. Gjyljana Dodaj, 
Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj enter the United States before the 
filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. 
Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj 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 immigrant 
visas or the application for adjustment of status are 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 
immigrant visas or permanent residence to Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. 
Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 4, during the current or 
next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that 
are made available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth 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 the aliens' birth under section 202(e) of 
that Act.
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