[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             FOR THE RELIEF OF ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE TESFAMICAL

  The bill (S. 2044) for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, 
was considered, read the third time, and passed; as follows:

                                S. 2044

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), 
     Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be held and considered to 
     have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     upon payment of the required visa fees.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

       Upon the granting of permanent residence to Alemseghed 
     Mussie Tesfamical, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
     proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current fiscal 
     year, the total number of immigrant visas available to 
     natives of the country of the alien's birth under section 
     203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1153(a)).

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