[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 121 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H8627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




LUIS A. LEON-MOLINA, LIGIA PADRON, JUAN LEON PADRON, RENDY LEON PADRON, 
                MANUEL LEON PADRON, AND LUIS LEON PADRON

  The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 3414) for the relief of Luis A. Leon-
Molina, Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel Leon 
Padron, and Luis Leon Padron.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                               H.R. 3414

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Luis A. Leon-Molina, Ligia Padron, Juan 
     Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel Leon Padron, and Luis 
     Leon Padron shall each be held and considered to have been 
     selected for a diversity immigrant visa for fiscal year 2001 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon payment of 
     the required visa fee.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Luis A. Leon-Molina, Ligia 
     Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel Leon 
     Padron, or Luis Leon Padron enters the United States before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, 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.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

       Upon the granting of permanent residence to Luis A. Leon-
     Molina, Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, 
     Manuel Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron as provided in this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer 
     to reduce by 6 during the current fiscal year the total 
     number of immigrant visas available to natives of the country 
     of the aliens' birth under section 203(c) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)).

  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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