[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4943-S4944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 782. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018

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for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA GUADALUPE 
                   MENDOZA SANCHEZ, EUSEBIO SANCHEZ MEJIA, AND 
                   VIANNEY ESBEYDI SANCHEZ MENDOZA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151), Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez 
     Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza shall each be 
     eligible for the 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 
     (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful 
     permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Maria Guadalupe Mendoza 
     Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, or Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez 
     Mendoza enters the United States before the filing deadline 
     specified in subsection (c), Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, 
     Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, or Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza, as 
     appropriate, shall be considered to have entered and remained 
     lawfully in the United States 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) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application 
     for the 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 granting 
     immigrant visas or permanent residence to Maria Guadalupe 
     Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi 
     Sanchez Mendoza, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
     proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next 
     following fiscal year--
       (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
     available to natives of the country of birth of Maria 
     Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney 
     Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza under section 203(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
       (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that 
     are made available to natives of the country of birth of 
     Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and 
     Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza under section 202(e) of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
       (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 Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
     to the vote on passage.
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