[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PRIVATE RELIEF LEGISLATION

  The bill (S. 1916) for the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and his 
fiancee, Corina Dechalup, was considered, read the third time, and 
passed, as follows:

                                S. 1916

       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.), 
     Marin Turcinovic and his fiancee, Corina Dechalup, 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.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

       Upon the granting of permanent residence to Marin 
     Turcinovic and his fiancee, Corina Dechalup, as provided in 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
     officer to reduce by the appropriate number during the 
     current fiscal year the total number of immigrant visas 
     available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth 
     under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).

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