[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 136 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 136

 For the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and 
                           Juman Ziad Khweis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

 Mr. Bingaman 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 Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and 
                           Juman Ziad Khweis.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Ziad Mohamed 
Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis shall be 
considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
payment of the required visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of lawful permanent residence status to Ziad 
Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 
for the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas 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) and 1153(a)).
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