VI 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 592 

For the relief of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 18, 2013 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura 

Buendia Aranda. 

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 ALICIA 

4 ARANDA DE BUENDIA AND ANA LAURA 

5 BUENDIA ARANDA. 

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

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

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana 

9 Laura Buendia Aranda shall each be eligible for issuance 

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

11 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 


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1 upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 

2 visa under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or 

3 for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 

4 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Alicia Aranda De 

5 Buendia or Ana Laura Buendia Aranda enter the United 

6 States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 

7 Alicia Aranda De Buendia or Ana Laura Buendia Aranda, 

8 as appropriate, shall be considered to have entered and 

9 remained lawfully in the United States and shall be eligi10 ble for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Im11 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—Sub14 sections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for 

15 the issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for 

16 adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not 

17 later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act. 

19 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 

20 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res21 idence to Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura 

22 Buendia Aranda, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

23 proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next 

24 following fiscal year— 


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1 (1) the total number of immigrant visas that 

2 are made available to natives of the country of birth 

3 of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura 

4 Buendia Aranda under section 203(a) of the Immi5 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or 

6 (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant 

7 visas that are made available to natives of the coun8 try of birth of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana 

9 Laura Buendia Aranda under section 202(e) of such 

10 Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

11 (e) PAYGO.—The budgetary effects of this Act, for 

12 the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You13 Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 

14 latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 

15 Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

16 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 

17 Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 

18 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

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