[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: July 19, 1994]
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                        LETEANE CLEMENT MONATSI

  The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2411) for the relief of Leteane 
Clement Monatsi.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                               H.R. 2411

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

     SECTION 1. IMMIEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR LETEANE CLEMENT 
                   MONATSI.

       (a) In General.--Leteane Clement Monatsi shall be 
     classified as a child under section 101(b)(1)(E) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act for purposes of approval of a 
     relative visa petition filed under section 204 of such Act by 
     his adoptive parent and the filing of an application for an 
     immigration visa or adjustment of status.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Leteane Clement Monatsi 
     enters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
     in subsection (c), he 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) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the petition and 
     the application of issuance of an immigrant visa or the 
     application for adjustment of status are filed with 
     appropriate fees within 2 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 Leteane 
     Clement Monatsi, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
     proper officer to reduce by 1, for the current or next 
     following fiscal year, the worldwide level of family-
     sponsored immigrants under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
     Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and 
     sisters of Leteane Clement Monatsi shall not, by virtue of 
     such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or 
     status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and 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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