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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 18, 2013
Mrs. Feinstein
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Shirley Constantino
Tan.
1.
Permanent resident status for
Shirley Constantino Tan
(a)
In
General
Notwithstanding
subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151),
Shirley Constantino Tan 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 Shirley Constantino
Tan enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection
(c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall,
if otherwise eligible, 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)
Deadline for
Application and Payment of Fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall
apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the
application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d)
Reduction of
Immigrant Visa Number
Upon
the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Shirley Constantino
Tan, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one,
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant
visas that are made 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)) or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of
the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
(e)
PAYGO
The
budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
to the vote on passage.