[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 157 (Friday, December 3, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8510-S8511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FOR THE RELIEF OF SHIGERU YAMADA

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                FOR THE RELIEF OF HOTARU NAKAMA FERSCHKE

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee on 
the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate 
proceed to the en bloc consideration of S. 124 and S. 1774, two private 
relief bills.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent the amendment at the desk be 
agreed to, the bills, as amended, if amended, be read a third time and 
the budgetary pay-go statement be read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.

       Mr. Conrad: This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of 
     PAYGO Legislation for S. 1774.

       Total Budgetary Effects of S. 1774 for the 5-year Statutory 
     PAYGO Scorecard: $0.
       Total Budgetary Effects of S. 1774 for the 10-year 
     Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0.

       Also submitted for the Record as part of this statement is 
     a table prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, which 
     provides additional information on the budgetary effects of 
     this Act, as follows:

 CBO ESTIMATE OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR S. 1774, A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF HOTARU NAKAMA FERSCHKE, WITH AN AMENDMENT (EAS10517) PROVIDED
                                                               TO CBO ON DECEMBER 2, 2010
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                                                                             By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020   2011-2015  2011-2020
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                                                       Net Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact..........        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0         0          0
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S. 1774 would make Hotaru Nakama Ferschke eligible for permanent U.S. residence. CBO estimates that it would have no significant effect on direct
  spending by the Department of Homeland Security or on federal assistance programs.

  The amendment (No. 4733) was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To add PAYGO language)

       At the end, add the following:
       (e) PAYGO.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 
     purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 
     2010, shall

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     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

  The bill (S. 124) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and 
was read the third time.
  The bill (S. 1774), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading and was read the third time.
  Mr. DURBIN. I ask the bills now be passed, the motions to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record en 
bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 124) was passed, as follows:

                                 S. 124

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR SHIGERU YAMADA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151), Shigeru Yamada shall be eligible for issuance of an 
     immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing 
     an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
     section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of 
     status to lawful permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Shigeru Yamada enters the 
     United States before the filing deadline specified in 
     subsection (c), Shigeru Yamada shall be considered to have 
     entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for 
     adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
     immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is 
     filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Shigeru 
     Yamada, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
     officer to reduce by 1, during the current or subsequent 
     fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
     made available to natives of the country of birth of Shigeru 
     Yamada under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the 
     total number of immigrant visas that are made available to 
     natives of the country of birth of Shigeru Yamada under 
     section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).

  The bill (S. 1774), as amended, was passed, as follows:

                                S. 1774

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR HOTARU NAKAMA 
                   FERSCHKE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Hotaru 
     Nakama Ferschke shall be eligible for issuance of an 
     immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing 
     an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
     section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
     permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Hotaru Nakama Ferschke 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 the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application 
     for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for 
     adjustment of status is 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 Hotaru Nakama 
     Ferschke, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
     officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following 
     fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
     made available to natives of the country of the alien's birth 
     under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that 
     are made available to natives of the country of the alien's 
     birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
       (e) PAYGO.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 
     purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 
     2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest 
     statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' 
     for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
     Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, 
     provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
     vote on passage.

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