[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2411 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2411

            For the relief of Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, Jr.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2018

 Ms. Duckworth 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 Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, Jr.

    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 MIGUEL ANGEL PEREZ-MONTES, JR.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), on 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, Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, Jr., shall be eligible 
for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, Jr., 
enters the United States before the date of the filing deadline 
described in subsection (c), the alien shall be--
            (1) considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the 
        United States; and
            (2) eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, if the alien is otherwise 
        eligible for adjustment of status under that section.
    (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 the application for adjustment of status is filed, 
together with the applicable fees, not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--On the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, 
Jr., 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 the alien 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 the 
        alien under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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