,,vi  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,k]ry introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a     
,,bill  ,= ! relief ( ,g5esio ,janu>io  
,oliveira4  #a4 ,p]man5t resid5t /atus =
 ,g5esio ,janu>io ,oliveira  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,not)/&+ subsections 7a7 & 7b7 (  
section #bja ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 
,g5esio ,janu>io ,oliveira %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 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7 or = adju/m5t 
( /atus to lawful p]man5t resid5t4  7b7 
,adju/m5t ( /atus ,if ,g5esio ,janu>io  
,oliveira ent]s ! ,unit$ ,/ates be=e !  
fil+ deadl9e specifi$ 9 subsection 7c71 
he %all be consid]$ to h ent]$ & rema9$ 
lawfully & %all1 if o!rwise eligible1 be

 eligible = adju/m5t ( /atus "u section 
#bde ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7 z ( ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,deadl9e =   
application & paym5t ( fees ,subsections
 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply only if !         
application = issuance ( an immigrant   
visa or ! application = adju/m5t ( /atus
 is fil$ ) appropriate fees )9 #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7d7 ,r$uction ( immigrant visa numb] ,^u
 ! grant+ ( an immigrant visa or p]man5t
 resid5ce to ,g5esio ,janu>io ,oliveira1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all in/ruct !     
prop] (fic] to r$uce by #a1 dur+ !      
curr5t or next foll[+ fiscal ye>1 !     
total numb] ( immigrant visas t are made
 available to natives ( ! c\ntry ( !    
ali5's bir? "u section #bjc7;a7 ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;a77 or1 if applicable1 
! total numb] ( immigrant visas t are   
made available to natives ( ! c\ntry ( !
 ali5's bir? "u section #bjb7;e7 ( su*  
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;e774  7e7     

,d5ial ( pref]5tial immigration treatm5t
 = c]ta9 relatives ,! natural p>5ts1    
bro!rs1 & si/]s ( ,g5esio ,janu>io      
,oliveira %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
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