[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 494 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 494

                  For the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2009

 Mr. Chambliss 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 Salah Naji Sujaa.

    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 SALAH NAJI SUJAA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and section 
240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), Salah Naji Sujaa 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 Salah Naji Sujaa enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Salah 
Naji Sujaa shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
and, if otherwise eligible, shall 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 Salah Naji Sujaa, 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 
Salah Naji Sujaa's birth 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 
Salah Naji Sujaa's birth under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1152(e)).
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