[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 592 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 592

   For the relief of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia 
                                Aranda.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2013

Mrs. Feinstein 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 Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia 
                                Aranda.

    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 ALICIA ARANDA DE BUENDIA AND 
              ANA LAURA BUENDIA ARANDA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Alicia 
Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda shall each 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 Alicia Aranda De Buendia or Ana Laura 
Buendia Aranda enter the United States before the filing deadline 
specified in subsection (c), Alicia Aranda De Buendia or Ana Laura 
Buendia Aranda, as appropriate, shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully in the United States and shall 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) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
apply only if the application for the issuance of an immigrant visa or 
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.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Alicia Aranda De Buendia and 
Ana Laura Buendia Aranda, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next following 
fiscal year--
            (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
        available to natives of the country of birth of Alicia Aranda 
        De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda under section 203(a) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
            (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that 
        are made available to natives of the country of birth of Alicia 
        Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda under section 
        202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) PAYGO.--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 ``Budgetary 
Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' 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.
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