[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 76 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 76

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

   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 
                             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 Melanie Vang 
shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the 
United States, and shall 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, or Melanie Vang, 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 birth of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, 
Caroline Vang, or Melanie Vang under section 202(a)(2) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)).
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