[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 555

               For the relief of Shirley Constantino Tan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2017

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 Shirley Constantino Tan.

    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 SHIRLEY CONSTANTINO TAN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Shirley 
Constantino Tan 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 Shirley Constantino Tan enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 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 issuance of an immigrant visa or the 
application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within two 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 Shirley Constantino Tan, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, 
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 Shirley 
        Constantino Tan 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 
        Shirley Constantino Tan 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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