[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5119-S5120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 860. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. ___. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE 
                   TESFAMICAL.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151) and section 240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), 
     Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical 
     enters the United States

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     before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
     Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be considered to have 
     entered into and remained lawfully in the United States and, 
     if otherwise eligible, 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 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
     is filed by Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical with appropriate 
     fees not later than 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 Alemseghed 
     Mussie Tesfamical, 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 
     Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical's birth 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 such country under section 202(e) of 
     such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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