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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1221

For the Relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 15, 1999

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

For the Relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.

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 RESIDENT STATUS FOR ASHLEY

4 ROSS FULLER.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)

6 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality

7 Act, Ashley Ross Fuller shall be eligible for issuance of

8 an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of

9 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon

10 filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa

11 under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status

12 to lawful permanent resident.
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1 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Ashley Ross Fuller

2 enters the United States before the filing deadline speci3 fied in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have en4 tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible,

5 be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of

6 the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the

7 enactment of this Act.

8 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR INELIGIBILITY FOR

9 ADMISSION AND REMOVAL.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graph (2), and notwithstanding sections 212(a) and

12 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ash13 ley Ross Fuller may not be considered to be within

14 a class of aliens ineligible to be admitted to the

15 United States, or a class of deportable aliens, at any

16 time on or after the date of the enactment of this

17 Act on any ground reflected in the records of the

18 Immigration and Naturalization Service of the De19 partment of Justice, or the Visa Office of the De20 partment of State, on the date of the enactment of

21 this Act.

22 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The waiver provided under

23 paragraph (1) shall not apply to any ground for in24 eligibility for admission, or any ground for removal,

25 described in section 212(a)(3), or paragraph (2)(D)
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1 or (4) of section 237(a), of the Immigration and Na2 tionality Act.

3 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

4 FEES.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply only if

5 the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the

6 application for adjustment of status is filed with appro7 priate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment

8 of this Act.

9 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—

10 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res11 idence to Ashley Ross Fuller, the Secretary of State shall

12 instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the cur13 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im14 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the

15 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the

16 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the

17 total number of immigrant visas that are made available

18 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section

19 202(e) of such Act.

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