[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1654 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1654

     For the relief of Maria I. Benitez and Maria Guadalupe Lopez.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 2009

  Mr. Burris 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 Maria I. Benitez and Maria Guadalupe Lopez.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), the 
beneficiaries described in subsection (f) 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 lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If a beneficiary described in subsection 
(f) enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), the beneficiary shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully 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) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to a beneficiary described in 
subsection (f), the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by one, 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 beneficiary's nationality under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if 
applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the beneficiary's nationality under 
section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of a beneficiary 
described in subsection (f) shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
    (f) Beneficiaries.--The beneficiaries described in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Maria I. Benitez.
            (2) Maria Guadalupe Lopez.
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