,,vi  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #af1 #bjac,mr4
 ,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,= ! relief (    
,e/h] ,k>+e4  #a4 ,p]man5t resid5t /atus
 = ,e/h] ,k>+e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section #bja ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 ,e/h] ,k>+e %all be   
eligible = ! issuance ( an immigrant    
visa or = adju/m5t ( /atus to t ( an    
ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce
 ^u fil+ an application = issuance ( an 
immigrant visa "u section #bjd ( su*    
,act or = adju/m5t ( /atus to lawful    
p]man5t resid5t4  7b7 ,adju/m5t ( /atus 
,if ,e/h] ,k>+e ent]s ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
be=e ! fil+ deadl9e specifi$ 9          
subsection 7c7-- 7#a7 %e %all be        
consid]$ to h ent]$ & rema9$ lawfully 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 if o!rwise     
eligible1 %e %all be eligible = adju/m5t
 ( /atus "u section #bde ( !            

,immigration & ,nationality ,act z ( !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7      
,deadl9e = application & paym5t ( fees  
,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all n apply     
unless ! application = issuance ( an    
immigrant visa or ! application =       
adju/m5t ( /atus is fil$ ) appropriate  
fees n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,r$uction (   
immigrant visa numb] ,^u ! grant+ ( an  
immigrant visa or lawful p]man5t        
resid5ce to ,e/h] ,k>+e1 ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate %all in/ruct ! prop] (fic] to     
r$uce by #a1 dur+ ! curr5t or next      
foll[+ fiscal ye>-- 7#a7 ! total numb] (
 immigrant visas t are made available to
 natives ( ! c\ntry ( ,e/h]'s bir? "u   
section #bjc7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act2 or  7#b7 ! total     
numb] ( immigrant visas t are made      
available to natives ( ! c\ntry (       
,e/h]'s bir? "u section #bjb7;e7 ( su*  
,act1 if applicable4  7e7 ,d5ial (      
pref]5tial immigration treatm5t = c]ta9 
relatives ,! natural p>5ts1 bro!rs1 &   

si/]s ( ,e/h] ,k>+e %all n1 by virtue ( 
su* relation%ip1 be accord$ any "r1     
privilege1 or /atus "u ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq474