[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5121]
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  SA 865. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR VALENT KOLAMI, NURY 
                   CHAVARRIA, JOEL COLINDRES, AND ADRIAN EMIN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151), Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, Joel Colindres, and 
     Adrian Emin shall each 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of 
     status to lawful permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Valent Kolami, Nury 
     Chavarria, Joel Colindres, or Adrian Emin enters the United 
     States before the filing deadline specified in subsection 
     (c), Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, Joel Colindres, or Adrian 
     Emin, as applicable, 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) 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 the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Valent Kolami, 
     Nury Chavarria, Joel Colindres, or Adrian Emin, the Secretary 
     of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
     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 Valent 
     Kolami, Nury Chavarria, Joel Colindres, or Adrian Emin, as 
     applicable, under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
       (2) the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
     available to natives of the country of birth of Valent 
     Kolami, Nury Chavarria, Joel Colindres, or Adrian Emin, as 
     applicable, 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 Senate Budget Committee, 
     provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
     vote on passage.
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