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[Congressional Record: September 28, 2000 (Senate)]
[Page S9543]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr28se00-179]
RELIEF OF TONY LARA
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2002) for the Relief of
Tony Lara, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary,
with an amendment, as follows:
(Omit the part in black brackets and insert the part printed in
italic.)
S. 2002
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR TONY LARA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Tony Lara
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
or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--If Tony Lara enters the United
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection
(c), he 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 as of the date of 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 are filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting
of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to [Guy Taylor]
Tony Lara, 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 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.
The committee amendment was agreed to:
The bill (S. 2002), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
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