[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 PRIVATE RELIEF ACT OF BELINDA McGREGOR

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to Calendar No. 275, S. 1304.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1304) for the relief of Belinda McGregor.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with 
amendments, as follows:

  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1304

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), 
     Belinda McGregor shall be held and considered to have been 
     [lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence] selected for a diversity immigrant visa for fiscal 
     year 1998 as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
     payment of the required visa fee.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

       Upon the granting of permanent residence to Belinda 
     McGregor as provided in this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one number 
     during the current fiscal year the total number of immigrant 
     visas available to natives of the country of the alien's 
     birth under section 203[(a)](c) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153[(a)](c)).

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the committee 
amendments.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.


                           Amendment No. 1615

  Mr. CRAIG. I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Mr. Hatch.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Craig], for Mr. Hatch, proposes 
     an amendment numbered 1615.
       SECTION 1. At page 1, line 7, delete ``lawfully admitted to 
     the United States for permanent residence'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``selected for a diversity 
     immigrant visa for FY 1998''.
       SECTION 2. At page 2, lines 4 and 5, change (a) to (c).

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
  Mr. CRAIG. I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  The bill (S. 1304), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 1304

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), 
     Belinda McGregor shall be held and considered to have been 
     selected for a diversity immigrant visa for fiscal year 1998 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon payment of 
     the required visa fee.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

       Upon the granting of permanent residence to Belinda 
     McGregor as provided in this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one number 
     during the current fiscal year the total number of immigrant 
     visas available to natives of the country of the alien's 
     birth under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)).

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