[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 284 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 284

 For the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and 
                        Meline ``Melanie'' Vang.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2011

   Mr. Levin 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 Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and 
                        Meline ``Melanie'' Vang.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Meline 
``Melanie'' Vang shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and 
remained in, the United States, and shall each be eligible for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) upon filing an application for such 
adjustment of status.
    (b) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsection (a) shall apply 
only if 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.
    (c) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of 
permanent resident status to Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline 
Vang, and Meline ``Melanie'' Vang, the Secretary of State shall 
instruct the proper officer to reduce by 4, 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 Guy Vang, 
Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Meline ``Melanie'' Vang under 
section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1152(a)(2)).
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