[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 560 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 560

      For the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez and Oliva Gonzalez.


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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 Jorge Rojas Gutierrez and Oliva Gonzalez.

    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 JORGE ROJAS GUTIERREZ AND 
              OLIVA GONZALEZ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Jorge Rojas 
Gutierrez and Oliva Gonzalez shall each 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 Jorge Rojas Gutierrez or Oliva 
Gonzalez enters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
in subsection (c), Jorge Rojas Gutierrez or Oliva Gonzalez, as 
appropriate, 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) Deadline for 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 two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon granting immigrant 
visas or permanent residence to Jorge Rojas Gutierrez and Oliva 
Gonzalez, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by two, 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 Jorge Rojas 
        Gutierrez and Oliva Gonzalez 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 Jorge 
        Rojas Gutierrez and Oliva Gonzalez 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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