[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 992. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by Mr. Schumer 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. __. PRIVATE RELIEF FOR THE MCALLISTER FAMILY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151), Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan 
     McAllister shall each be eligible for an immigrant visa or 
     for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application 
     for 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 Malachy McAllister, Nicola 
     McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister enters the United States 
     before the filing deadline described in subsection (d), he or 
     she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
     in the United States and shall, if otherwise eligible, 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) Waiver of Grounds for Removal of, or Denial of 
     Admission.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a) and 
     1227(a)), Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean 
     Ryan McAllister may not be removed from the United States, or 
     denied admission to the United States, by reason of any act 
     of any of such individuals that is a ground for removal or 
     denial of admission and is reflected in the records of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, or the Visa Office of the 
     Department of State, on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding 
     order of removal or deportation, or any finding of 
     deportability, that has been entered against Malachy 
     McAllister, Nicola McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister by 
     reason of any act described in paragraph (1).
       (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply unless Malachy 
     McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister each 
     file an application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment 
     of status, with appropriate fees, not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Malachy 
     McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister, the 
     Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
     reduce by 3, 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 aliens' birth 
     under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)).
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