[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1625 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1625

                   For the relief of Nury Chavarria.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2017

Mr. Blumenthal 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 Nury Chavarria.

    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 NURY CHAVARRIA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Nury 
Chavarria 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.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Nury Chavarria enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Nury 
Chavarria 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 Nury Chavarria, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 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 Nury Chavarria 
        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 Nury 
        Chavarria 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 Committee on the Budget 
of the Senate, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 
the vote on passage.
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