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<bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-Senate" public-private="public">
	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">VI</distribution-code>
		<congress>112th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 444</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20110302">March 2, 2011</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S221">Mrs. Feinstein</sponsor>
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>For the relief of Shirley Constantino
		  Tan.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body>
		<section id="HDC870F51AEB54B0283F97386BDDB31BA" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Permanent resident status for
			 Shirley Constantino Tan</header>
			<subsection id="H6FDA2526400E4A219A67BB5C568ECB13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
			 subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151)</act-name>,
			 Shirley Constantino Tan 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.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="H078D8B306C2F482288FA5AAA7C095A02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment of
			 Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Shirley
			 Con­stan­ti­no Tan enters the United States before the filing deadline
			 specified in subsection (c), she 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 <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
			 and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment
			 of this Act.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="HF4C1E11061E84C3D8DA066B4EA42C9E2"><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="HE64128CC507F4A64B35FD142B587FB6A"><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 Shirley Constantino
			 Tan, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one,
			 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 <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
			 Nationality Act</act-name> (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)).</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="ID47f137c0b2b74a43b31e238555c3b189"><enum>(e)</enum><header>PAYGO</header><text>The
			 budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
			 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
			 statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this
			 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
			 Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
			 to the vote on passage.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
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