[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1066. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. 
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1003 proposed by Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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 LIU XIA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1151), Liu Xia 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful 
     permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Liu Xia enters the United 
     States before the filing deadline specified in subsection 
     (c), Liu Xia 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 the later of--
       (1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) 2 years after the date on which Liu Xia is released 
     from incarceration or travel restriction imposed by the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Liu Xia, 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 Liu Xia 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 Liu 
     Xia under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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