,v  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,= ! relief (     
c]ta9 ali5s :o 7 abo>d ! ,gold5 ,v5ture4
  #a4 ,adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9 ali5s :o
 7 abo>d ! gold5 v5ture  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,not)/&+ subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section
 #bja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,homel& ,security %all adju/ ! /atus ( 
ea* ali5 ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 to t
 ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t   
resid5ce1 if ! ali5--  7#a7 applies =   
su* adju/m5t2  7#b7 has be5 physically  
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = at lea/ #a   
ye> & is physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates on ! date ! application = su*    
adju/m5t is fil$2  7#c7 is admissible to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z an immigrant "u !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq471 except t1 = ! 
purposes ( det]m9+ admissibility "u ?is 

p>agraph1 ! gr\nds = inadmissibility    
specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 &      
7#g77;,a7 & subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,d71 &  
7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#f7 ( section #bab7;a7 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77 %all n apply2 &   
7#d7 pays a fee 7det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security7 = ! process+ ( su* 
application4  7b7 ,ali5s eligible =     
adju/m5t ( /atus ,! adju/m5t ( /atus    
provid$ = "u subsection 7a7 %all apply  
to ! foll[+ ali5s3 7#a7 ,dong ,su ,gi4  
7#b7 ,zh\ ,x9 ,siong4  7#c7 ,zh5g ,%i   
,ji4  7#d7 ,liu ,bao ,j94  7#e7 ,liu    
,jia ,w54  7#f7 ,*5 ,xue ,dian4  7#g7   
,wang ,d> ,hua4  7#h7 ,l9 ,rui ,kang4   
7#i7 ,ni ,zh\ ,hua4  7c7 ,(fset 9 numb] 
( visas available ,^u ea* grant+ to an  
ali5 ( ! /atus ( hav+ be5 lawfully      
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce "u ?is       
section1 ! ,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  7d7     
,application ( ,immigration &           
,nationality ,act provisions ,!         
def9itions conta9$ 9 ! ,immigration &   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq47 %all apply 9 ! adm9i/ration ( ?is
 section4 ,! fact t an ali5 may be      
eligible to be grant$ ! /atus ( hav+ be5
 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce "u 
?is section %all n preclude ! ali5 f    
seek+ su* /atus "u any o!r provision (  
law = :i* ! ali5 may be eligible4