,,vi  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,leahy1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,for the relief  
of ,liu ,xia4  #a4 ,permanent resident  
status for ,liu ,xia  7a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding subsections 7a7 and 7b7
 of section #bja of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71
 ,liu ,xia 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 #bjd of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaed7 or for adjustment of status to   
lawful permanent resident4  7b7         
,adjustment of status ,if ,liu ,xia     
enters the ,united ,states before the   
filing deadline specified in subsection 

7c71 ,liu ,xia shall be considered to   
have entered and remained lawfully in   
the ,united ,states and shall 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 ,application and payment of  
fees ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall     
apply only if the application for the   
issuance of an immigrant visa or the    
application for adjustment of status is 
filed with appropriate fees not later   
than the later of--  7#a7 #b years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act2
 or  7#b7 #b years after the date on    
which ,liu ,xia is released from        
incarceration or travel restriction     
imposed by the ,people's ,republic of   
,china4  7d7 ,reduction of immigrant    
visa numbers ,upon the granting of an   
immigrant visa or permanent residence to
 ,liu ,xia1 the ,secretary of ,state    
shall instruct the proper officer to    
reduce by #a1 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 ,liu ,xia 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 ,liu ,xia under     
section #bjb7;e7 of such ,act 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;e774