[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 671 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 671

 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the 
               numerical limitations on immigrant visas.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2007

Mr. Akaka (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, 
 and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the 
               numerical limitations on immigrant visas.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Family 
Reunification Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT.

    Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Aliens who are eligible for a visa under 
                paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and who have a 
                parent who was naturalized pursuant to section 405 of 
                the Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note).''.
                                 <all>