[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 603 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 603

                 For the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2007

 Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Enzi) 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 Ashley Ross Fuller.

    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 ASHLEY ROSS FULLER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ashley Ross 
Fuller shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Ashley Ross Fuller enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), Ashley 
Ross Fuller shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
in the United States and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (c) Waiver of Grounds for Ineligibility for Admission and 
Removal.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
        notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a) and 1227(a)), Ashley Ross 
        Fuller may not be considered to be within a class of aliens 
        ineligible to be admitted to the United States, or a class of 
        deportable aliens, at any time on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act on any ground reflected in the records of 
        United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or the Visa 
        Office of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exceptions.--The waiver provided under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to any ground for ineligibility for admission, 
        or any ground for removal, described in section 212(a)(3), or 
        paragraph (2)(D) or (4) of section 237(a), of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) and 1227(a)).
    (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Ashley Ross Fuller, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
Ashley Ross Fuller's birth under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of Ashley Ross Fuller's birth under section 202(e) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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