[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 785 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.785

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two


                                 An Act


 
For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and 
                      Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso.

    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 MARIA ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, 
ALBERTO BUESO MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE BUESO.
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 
Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso enters the United States 
before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she shall 
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if 
otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 
245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of 
    the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
    Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso may not be 
    removed from the United States, denied admission to the United 
    States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in 
    the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of 
    admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of 
    Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on 
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The Secretary 
    of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal 
    or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, 
    that has been entered against Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 
    Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso by reason of any 
    ground described in paragraph (1).
    (d) 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 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant 
visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens' 
birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth under section 
202(e) of such Act.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel 
Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, 
privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    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 House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.