PRIVATE LAW 106–8—NOV. 7, 2000

Private Law 106–8

106th Congress

An Act

For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF

EVACUEES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall adjust the status

of each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien

lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien—

(1) applies for such adjustment;

(2) has been physically present in the United States for

at least 1 year and is physically present in the United States

on the date the application for such adjustment is filed;

(3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant,

except as provided in subsection (c); and

(4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for

the processing of such application.

(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—The benefits

provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the following aliens:

(1) Waddah Al-Zireeni, Enas Al-Zireeni, and Anwaar AlZireeni.

(2) Salah Mohamed Abu Eljibat, Ghada Mohamed Abu

Eljibat, and Tareq Salah Abu Eljibat.

(3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed Mustafa.

(4) Shaher M. Abed.

(5) Zaid H. Khan and Nadira P. Khan.

(6) Rawhi M. Abu Tabanja, Basima Fareed Abu Tabanja,

and Mohammed Rawhi Abu Tabanja.

(7) Reuben P. D’Silva, Anne P. D’Silva, Natasha Andrew

Collette D’Silva, and Agnes D’Silva.

(8) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa Bhikhapurawala, and

Tasnim Bhikhapurawala.

(9) Fayez Sharif Ezzir, Abeer Muharram Ezzir, Sharif

Fayez Ezzir, and Mohammed Fayez Ezzir.

(10) Issam Musleh, Nadia Khader, and Duaa Musleh.

(11) Ahmad Mohammad Khalil, Mona Khalil, and Sally

Khalil.

(12) Husam Al-Khadrah and Kathleen Al-Khadrah.

(13) Nawal M. Hajjawi.

(14) Isam S. Naser and Samar I. Naser.

(15) Amalia Arsua.

(16) Feras Taha, Bernardina Lopez-Taha, and Yousef Taha.

(17) Mahmood M. Alessa and Nadia Helmi Abusoud.

(18) Emad R. Jawwad.

Applicability.

Nov. 7, 2000

[H.R. 3646]

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(19) Mohammed Ata Alawamleh, Zainab Abueljebain, and

Nizar Alawamleh.

(20) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.

(21) Tareq S. Shehadah and Inas S. Shehadah.

(22) Basim A. Al-Ali and Nawal B. Al-Ali.

(23) Hael Basheer Atari and Hanaa Al Moghrabi.

(24) Fahim N. Mahmoud, Firnal Mahmoud, Alla Mahmoud,

and Ahmad Mahmoud.

(25) Tareq A. Attari.

(26) Azmi A. Mukahal, Wafa Mukahal, Yasmin A. Mukahal,

and Ahmad A. Mukahal.

(27) Nabil Ishaq El-Hawwash, Amal Nabil El Hawwash,

and Ishaq Nabil El-Hawwash.

(28) Samir Ghalayini, Ismat F. Abujaber, and Wasef

Ghalayini.

(29) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohanned Mallah.

(30) Mohsen Mahmoud and Alia Mahmoud.

(31) Nijad Abdelrahman, Najwa Yousef Abdelrahman, and

Faisal Abdelrahman.

(32) Nezam Mahdawi, Sohad Mahdawi, and Bassam

Mahdawi.

(33) Khalid S. Mahmoud and Fawziah Mahmoud.

(34) Wael I. Saymeh, Zatelhimma N. Al Sahafie, Duaa

W. Saymeh, and Ahmad W. Saymeh.

(35) Ahmed Mohammed Jawdat Anis Naji.

(36) Sesinando P. Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P.

Suaverdez, and Sesinando Paguio Suaverdez II.

(37) Hanan Said and Yasmin Said.

(38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and

Suleiman Salem.

(39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Mohammed Adwan,

Maha Adwan, Nada M. Adwan, Reem Adwan, and Lina A.

Adwan.

(40) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al Ajjouri.

(41) Essam K. Taha.

(42) Salwa S. Beshay, Alexan L. Basta, Rehan Basta, and

Sherif Basta.

(43) Latifa Hussin, Anas Hussin, Ahmed Hussin, Ayman

Hussin, and Assma Hussin.

(44) Farah Bader Shaath and Rawan Bader Shaath.

(45) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.

(46) Nabil Abdel Raoof Maswadeh.

(47) Nizam I. Wattar and Mohamed Ihssan Wattar.

(48) Wail F. Shbib and Ektimal Shbib.

(49) Reem Rushdi Salman and Rasha Talat Salman.

(50) Khalil A. Awadalla and Eman K. Awadalla.

(51) Nabil A. Alyadak, Majeda Sheta, Iman Alyadak, and

Wafa Alyadak.

(52) Mohammed A. Ariqat, Hitaf M. Ariqat, Ruba Ariqat,

Renia Ariqat, and Reham Ariqat.

(53) Hazem A. Al-Masri.

(54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-Taher.

(55) Nadeem Mirza.

(c) WAIVER OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY.—The

provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of

the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment

of status under this Act.

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(d) OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—Upon each

granting to an alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted

for permanent residence under this section, 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.

Approved November 7, 2000.