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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 187 

For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 23, 2017 

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

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 

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 

4 ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE TESFAMICAL. 

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

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

7 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and section 240 of such Act (8 

8 U.S.C. 1229a), Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be el9 igible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust10 ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 

11 permanent residence upon filing an application for 

12 issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 


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1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful 

2 permanent resident. 

3 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Alemseghed 

4 Mussie Tesfamical enters the United States before the fil5 ing deadline specified in subsection (c), Alemseghed 

6 Mussie Tesfamical shall be considered to have entered into 

7 and remained lawfully in the United States and, if other8 wise eligible, shall be eligible for adjustment of status 

9 under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

10 (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act. 

12 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

13 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap14 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust15 ment of status is filed by Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical 

16 with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

19 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res20 idence to Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, the Secretary of 

21 State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur22 ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num23 ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 

24 of the country of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical’s birth 

25 under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 


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1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number 

2 of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of 

3 such country under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1152(e)). 

5 (e) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The budgetary effects of 

6 this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory 

7 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–139), shall 

8 be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

9 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

10 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

11 Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, 

12 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 

13 the vote on passage. 

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