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Calendar No. 602

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1078

For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey and her children, Emmanuel

O. Paul Bassey, Jacob Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 19, 1999

Mr. HELMS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on the Judiciary

JUNE 15, 2000

Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment and an amendment to the title

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey and her children,

Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, Jacob Paul Bassey, and

Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pur5 poses of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

6 1101 et seq.), Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey and her chil-
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S 1078 RS

1 dren, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, Jacob Paul Bassey, and

2 Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey, shall be held and considered

3 to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for

4 permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of

5 this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.

6 SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

7 Upon the granting of permanent residence to Mrs.

8 Elizabeth Eka Bassey and her children, Emmanuel O.

9 Paul Bassey, Jacob Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul

10 Bassey, as provided in this Act, the Secretary of State

11 shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by the appro12 priate number during the current fiscal year the total

13 number of immigrant visas available to natives of the

14 country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the

15 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).

16 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pur18 poses of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

19 1101 et seq.), Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O.

20 Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey shall be held

21 and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United

22 States for permanent residence as of the date of the enact23 ment of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
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1 SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

2 Upon the granting of permanent residence to Mrs.

3 Elizabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and

4 Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey, as provided in this Act, the

5 Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce

6 by the appropriate number during the current fiscal year

7 the total number of immigrant visas available to natives

8 of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of

9 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).

Amend the title to read as follows: ‘‘A bill for the

relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul

Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey.’’.
Calendar No. 602

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1078

A BILL

For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey and

her children, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, JacobPaul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey.

JUNE 15, 2000

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the

title