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	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">VIII</distribution-code>
		<congress display="yes">112th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session display="yes">2d Session</session>
		<legis-num>H. R. 824</legis-num>
		<current-chamber display="yes">IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20121205">December 5, 2012</action-date>
			<action-desc>Received; read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type>
		<official-title display="yes">For the relief of Daniel
		  Wachira.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body id="H5D36D6FA91404366A832BC65833A5D20" style="OLC">
		<section id="H52869021CA2E4D3F85E33F2D8F9A9E03" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Permanent resident status for
			 Daniel Wachira</header>
			<subsection id="HDAD3C8ADC33146739FA590E788696B44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
			 subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
			 Daniel Wachira 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent
			 resident.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="HD8BD9778FE5141FF96DF16B844EB8395"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment of
			 Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Daniel Wachira
			 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 as of the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="H6D0935842FD74730AE29A977EE590071"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for
			 Application and Payment of Fees</header><text>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 within 2
			 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="H801BCBE595F84DFF9CEA29BAE8E42F4D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduction of
			 Immigrant Visa Number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon
			 the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Daniel Wachira, 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 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.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="H7DB7F87A5F4A46558716797A2F1C8519"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Denial of
			 Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The natural parents, brothers, and sisters
			 of Daniel Wachira shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
			 right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
	<attestation>
		<attestation-group>
			<attestation-date chamber="House" date="20121204">Passed the House of
			 Representatives December 4, 2012.</attestation-date>
			<attestor display="yes">Karen L. Haas,</attestor>
			<role>Clerk</role>
		</attestation-group>
	</attestation>
</bill>
