,,vi  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and  
,ms4 ,landrieu7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,for the relief of ,meriam     
,yahya ,ibrahim1 ,martin ,wani1 and     
,maya ,wani4  #a4 ,permanent resident   
status for ,meriam ,yahya ,ibrahim1     
,martin ,wani1 and ,maya ,wani  7a7 ,in 
general ,notwithstanding subsections 7a7
 and 7b7 of section #bja of the         
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 ,meriam ,yahya        
,ibrahim1 ,martin ,wani1 and ,maya ,wani
 shall each be eligible for-- 7#a7      
issuance of an immigrant visa2  7#b7    
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 #bjd of that ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 

#aaed72 or  7#c7 adjustment of status to
 lawful permanent resident4  7b7        
,adjustment of status ,if ,meriam ,yahya
 ,ibrahim1 ,martin ,wani1 or ,maya ,wani
 enters the ,united ,states before the  
filing deadline specified in subsection 
7c71 he or she shall be considered to   
have entered and remained lawfully and  
shall1 if otherwise eligible1 be        
eligible for adjustment of status under 
section #bde of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7  
as of the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7c7 ,deadline for application and
 payment of fees ,subsections 7a7 and   
7b7 shall apply only if1 within #b years
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the applicant files with         
appropriate fees-- 7#a7 the application 
for issuance of an immigrant visa2 or   
7#b7 the application for adjustment of  
status4  7d7 ,reduction of immigrant    
visa number ,upon the granting of an    
immigrant visa or permanent residence to
 ,meriam ,yahya ,ibrahim1 ,martin ,wani1

 and ,maya ,wani1 the ,secretary of     
,state shall instruct the proper officer
 to reduce by #c1 during the current or 
next following fiscal year-- 7#a7 the   
total number of immigrant visas that are
 made available to natives of the       
country of birth of the aliens under    
section #bjc7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaec7;a772 or  7#b7 if applicable1 the 
total number of immigrant visas that are
 made available to natives of the       
country of birth of the aliens under    
section #bjb7;e7 of that ,act 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;e774  7e7 ,denial of   
preferential immigration treatment for  
certain relatives ,the natural parents1 
brothers1 and sisters of ,meriam ,yahya 
,ibrahim1 ,martin ,wani1 and ,maya ,wani
 shall not1 by virtue of such           
relationship1 be accorded any right1    
privilege1 or status under the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474