[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 19, 1994]
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                           TANIA GIL COMPTON

  The Clerk called the Senate bill (S. 537) for the relief of Tania Gil 
Compton.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the Senate bill as follows:

                                 S. 537

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

     SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR TANIA GIL COMPTON.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), Tania Gil 
     Compton shall be classified as a child within the meaning of 
     section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     for the purposes of the approval of an immediate relative 
     visa petition filed by her adoptive parent, and the filing of 
     an application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, 
     under that Act.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Tania Gil Compton enters the 
     United States before the filing deadline specified in 
     subsection (c), 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 enactment 
     of this Act, except that paragraph (2) of section 245(c) of 
     that Act shall not apply.
       (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the petition and 
     the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the 
     application for adjustment of status are filed with 
     appropriate fees within 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Tania Gil 
     Compton, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
     officer to reduce by one number, for the current or next 
     following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 
     available under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, in accordance with clause (ii) of that 
     section.
       (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
     Certain Relatives.--No natural parent, brother, or sister, if 
     any, of Tania Gil Compton shall, by virtue of such 
     relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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