[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3977 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3977

                For the relief of Shing Ma ``Steve'' Li.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 19, 2010

Mrs. Feinstein 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 Shing Ma ``Steve'' Li.

    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 SHING MA ``STEVE'' LI.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
order, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.), Shing Ma ``Steve'' Li shall be--
            (1) deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained 
        in, the United States; and
            (2) eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 
        adjustment of status under section 245 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1255).
    (b) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsection (a) shall apply 
only if the applications for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 
adjustment of status are filed, with appropriate fees, not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa to Shing Ma ``Steve'' Li, 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 birth of Shing Ma 
``Steve'' Li under--
            (1) section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
            (2) section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)), if 
        applicable.
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