[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 544 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 544

                 For the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2009

Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) 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 Ashley Ross Fuller.

    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 ASHLEY ROSS FULLER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ashley Ross 
Fuller 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 Ashley Ross Fuller enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he 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) Waiver of Grounds for Ineligibility for Admission and 
Removal.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
        notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a) and 1227(a)), Ashley Ross 
        Fuller may not be considered to be within a class of aliens 
        ineligible to be admitted to the United States, or a class of 
        deportable aliens, at any time on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act on any ground reflected in the records of 
        the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of 
        Justice, or the Visa Office of the Department of State, on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exceptions.--The waiver provided under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to any ground for ineligibility for admission, 
        or any ground for removal, described in section 212(a)(3), or 
        paragraph (2)(D) or (4) of section 237(a), of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act.
    (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Ashley Ross Fuller, 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 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 alien's birth under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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