,,iib  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,h4 ,r4 #efe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of  
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjai,received2 read twice an referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary     
,,an ,,act  ,to include ,portugal in the
 list of foreign states whose nationals 
are eligible for admission into the     
,united ,states as ,e#a and ,e#b        
nonimmigrants if ,united ,states        
nationals are treated similarly by the  
,government of ,portugal4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advancing ,mutual ,interests and       
,growing ,our ,success ,act or the      
,,amigos ,act4  #b4 ,nonimmigrant       
traders and investors ,for purposes of  
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of section         
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,e771 ,portugal shall be
 considered to be a foreign state       
described in such section if the        
,government of ,portugal provides       
similar nonimmigrant status to nationals

 of the ,united ,states4  #c4           
,determination of budgetary effects ,the
 budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the
 purpose of complying with the          
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,december #c1      
#bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4