[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 78 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 78

            For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Schumer 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Alemseghed Mussie 
Tesfamical shall be 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.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Alemseghed Mussie 
Tesfamical, 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 the alien's birth under section 202(e) or 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e), 1153(a)).
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