[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 813 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 813

  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2019

Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) 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 Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR VICHAI SAE TUNG.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) shall be held 
and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
payment of the required visa fees.
    (b) Reduction of Number of Available Visas.--Upon the granting of 
permanent residence to Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one during the current or subsequent fiscal 
year the total number of immigrant visas available to natives of the 
country of the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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