[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 663 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 663

                  For the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 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 Al-Housseynou Ba.

    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 subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Al-
Housseynou Ba shall be eligible for 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 that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to 
lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Al-Housseynou Ba enters the United 
States before the filing deadline set forth in subsection (c), Al-
Housseynou Ba shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
in the United States and shall be eligible for adjustment to lawful 
permanent resident 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) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 
adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon granting immigrant 
visas or lawful permanent resident status to Al-Housseynou Ba, 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 
birth of Al-Housseynou Ba under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)).
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