[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 187 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 187

            For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2017

  Mr. Schumer 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

    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 ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE TESFAMICAL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and section 
240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be 
eligible for the 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical enters 
the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection 
(c), Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be considered to have entered 
into and remained lawfully in the United States and, if otherwise 
eligible, 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) Deadline for 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 is filed by Alemseghed 
Mussie Tesfamical with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, 
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 
Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical's birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 
of such country under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 
purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-139), 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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