,,vi  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h1  
#bjah ,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,for the relief  
of ,miguel ,angel ,perez-,montes1 ,jr4  
#a4 ,permanent resident status for      
,miguel ,angel ,perez-,montes1 ,jr  7a7 
,in general ,notwithstanding subsections
 7a7 and 7b7 of section #bja of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 on filing an          
application for issuance of an immigrant
 visa under section #bjd of that ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7 or for adjustment  
of status to lawful permanent resident1 
,miguel ,angel ,perez-,montes1 ,jr41    
shall be eligible for issuance of an    
immigrant visa or for adjustment of     
status to that of an alien lawfully     
admitted for permanent residence4  7b7  
,adjustment of status ,if ,miguel ,angel
 ,perez-,montes1 ,jr41 enters the       

,united ,states before the date of the  
filing deadline described in subsection 
7c71 the alien shall be--  7#a7         
considered to have entered and remained 
lawfully in the ,united ,states2 and    
7#b7 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 enactment of   
this ,act1 if the alien is otherwise    
eligible for adjustment of status under 
that section4  7c7 ,deadline for        
application and payment of fees         
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply    
only if the application for issuance of 
an immigrant visa or the application for
 adjustment of status is filed1 together
 with the applicable fees1 not later    
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,reduction 
of immigrant visa number ,on the        
granting of an immigrant visa or        
permanent residence to ,miguel ,angel   
,perez-,montes1 ,jr41 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 the alien 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 alien under     
section #bjb7;e7 of that ,act 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;e774