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(4) the estimated cost to a potential tenant 

to rent or reside in each available unit in 

each property, project, or facility described 

in paragraph (1); 

(5) the presence of a waiting list for entry 

into any available unit in each property, 

project, or facility described in paragraph 

(1); 

(6) the number of persons on the waiting 

list for entry into any available unit in each 

property, project, or facility described in 

paragraph (1); 

(7) the estimated time an individual can 

expect to be on the waiting list for entry 

into any available unit in each property, 

project, or facility described in paragraph 

(1); 

(8) the amenities available in each available unit in each property, project, or facility described in paragraph (1), including— 

(A) the services provided by such property, 

project, or facility; 

(B) the size and availability of common 

space within each property, project, or facility; 

(C) the availability of organized activities 

for individuals residing in such property, 

project, or facility; and 

(D) any other additional amenities available to individuals residing in such property, 

project, or facility; 

(9) the level of care (personal, physical, or 

nursing) available to individuals residing in 

any property, project, or facility described in 

paragraph (1); 

(10) whether there is a service coordinator 

in any property, project, or facility described 

in paragraph (1); and 

(11) any other criteria determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

(b) COLLECTION AND UPDATING OF INFORMATION.— 

(1) INITIAL COLLECTION.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct an annual survey requesting information from each owner of a 

property, project, or facility described in 

subsection (a)(1) regarding the provisions described in paragraphs (2) through (11) of such 

subsection. 

(2) RESPONSE TIME.—Not later than 30 days 

after receiving the request described under 

paragraph (1), the owner of each such property, project, or facility shall submit such 

information to the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 60 

days after the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development receives the submission 

of any information required under paragraph 

(2), the Secretary shall make such information publicly available through the clearinghouse. 

(4) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development shall conduct an annual survey of each owner of a property, 

project, or facility described in subsection 

(a)(1) for the purpose of updating or modifying information provided in the initial collection of information under paragraph (1). 

Not later than 30 days after receiving such a 

request, the owner of each such property, 

project, or facility shall submit such updates 

or modifications to the Secretary. Not later 

than 60 days after receiving such updates or 

modifications, the Secretary shall inform 

the clearinghouse of such updated or modified information. 

(c) FUNCTIONS.—The clearinghouse established under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) respond to inquiries from State and 

local governments, other organizations, and 

individuals requesting information regarding 

the availability of housing in multifamily 

developments for elderly tenants; 

(2) make such information publicly available via the Internet website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

which shall include— 

(A) access via electronic mail; and 

(B) an easily searchable, sortable, 

downloadable, and accessible index that 

itemizes the availability of housing in multifamily developments for elderly tenants by 

State, county, and zip code; 

(3) establish a toll-free number to provide 

the public with specific information regarding the availability of housing in multifamily developments for elderly tenants; and 

(4) perform any other duty that the Secretary determines necessary to achieve the 

purposes of this section. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

There are authorized to be appropriated such 

sums as necessary to carry out this section. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 119. A bill for the relief of Guy 

Privat Tape and Lou Nazie Raymonde 

Toto; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, 

today I am reintroducing a private relief bill on behalf of Guy Privat Tape 

and his wife Lou Nazie Raymonde 

Toto. Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto are citizens of the Ivory Coast, but have been 

living in the San Francisco area of 

California for approximately 15 years. 

The story of Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto is 

compelling and I believe they merit 

Congress’ special consideration for 

such an extraordinary form of relief as 

a private bill. 

Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto were previously political activists who were 

subjected to numerous atrocities in the 

early 1990s in the Ivory Coast. 

After a demonstration in which both 

were promoting peace, they were jailed 

and tortured by their own government. 

Ms. Toto was brutally raped by her 

captors and in 1997 learned that she had 

contracted HIV. 

Despite the hardships that they suffered, Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto were able 

to make a better life for themselves in 

the United States. Mr. Tape arrived in 

the U.S. in 1993 on a B1/B2 non-immigrant visa. Ms. Toto entered without 

inspection in 1995 from Spain. Despite 

being diagnosed with HIV, Ms. Toto 

was able to give birth to two healthy 

children, Melody, age 10, and Emmanuel, age 6. 

Since arriving in the United States, 

this family has dedicated themselves 

to community involvement and a 

strong work ethic. They pay taxes and 

own their own home in Hercules, CA. 

They are active members of Easter Hill 

United Methodist Church. 

Mr. Tape works full-time as a security guard with Universal Protective 

Services. He also manages a small business, Melody’s Carpet Cleaning & Upholstery. He employs four other individuals, all U.S. citizens. Unfortunately, in 2002, Mr. Tape was diagnosed 

with urologic cancer. While his doctor 

states that the cancer is currently in 

remission, he will continue to require 

life-long surveillance to monitor for reoccurrence of the disease. 

In addition to raising her two children, Ms. Toto became a certified Nursing Assistant in 2001 and currently 

works at Creekside Health Care in San 

Pablo, CA. She hopes to finish her 

schooling so that she can become a 

Registered Nurse. Ms. Toto continues 

to receive medical treatment for HIV. 

According to her doctor, without access to adequate health care and laboratory monitoring, she is at risk of 

developing life threatening illnesses. 

Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto applied for 

asylum when they arrived in the U.S., 

but after many years of litigation, the 

claim was ultimately denied by the 9th 

Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Although the regime which subjected 

Mr. Tape and Ms. Toto to imprisonment and torture is no longer in power, 

Mr. Tape has been afraid to return to 

the Ivory Coast due to his prior association with President Gbagbo. Mr. 

Tape strongly believes that his family 

will be targeted if they return to the 

Ivory Coast. 

One of the most compelling reasons 

for permitting the family to remain in 

the United States is the impact their 

deportation would have on their two 

children. For Melody and Emmanuel, 

the United States is the only country 

they have ever known. Mr. Tape believes that if the family returns to the 

Ivory Coast, these two young children 

will be forced to enter the army. 

We are the only hope for this family 

who seeks to remain in the United 

States. To send them back to the Ivory 

Coast, where they will likely face persecution and will not be able to obtain 

adequate medical treatment for their 

illnesses would be devastating to them. 

They are contributing members of 

their community and have embraced 

the American dream with their strong 

work ethic and family values. I have 

received approximately 50 letters from 

the church community in support of 

this family. Representative GEORGE

MILLER has also requested that we assist this family. 

I ask my colleagues to support this 

private bill. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill 

be printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the text of 

the bill was ordered to be printed in 

the RECORD, as follows: 

S. 119 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR 

GUY PRIVAT TAPE AND LOU NAZIE 

RAYMONDE TOTO. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1151), Guy Privat Tape and Lou Nazie 

Raymonde Toto shall each be eligible for the 

issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act (8 

U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to 

lawful permanent resident. 

(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Guy Privat 

Tape or Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto enters 

the United States before the filing deadline 

specified in subsection (c), Guy Privat Tape 

or Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto, as appropriate, shall be considered to have entered 


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and remained lawfully in the United States 

and shall be eligible for adjustment of status 

under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

(c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.— 

Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the 

application for the issuance of an immigrant 

visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later 

than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.—Upon granting an immigrant visa or 

permanent residence to Guy Privat Tape and 

Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto, the Secretary of 

State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent 

fiscal year, the total number of immigrant 

visas that are made available to natives of 

the country of birth of Guy Privat Tape and 

Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto under section 

203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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

total number of immigrant visas that are 

made available to natives of the country of 

birth of Guy Privat Tape and Lou Nazie 

Raymonde Toto under section 202(e) of such 

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

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 120. A bill for the relief of Denes 

Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I 

offer today a private immigration relief bill to provide lawful permanent 

residence status to Denes and Gyorgyi 

Fulop, Hungarian nationals who have 

lived in California for more than 20 

years. The Fulops are the parents of six 

U.S. citizen children. 

I first introduced this bill in June, 

2000. Today, the Fulops continue to 

face deportation having exhausted all 

administrative remedies under our immigration system. 

The Fulops’ story is a compelling one 

and one which I believe merits Congress’ consideration for humanitarian 

relief. 

The most poignant tragedy to affect 

this family occurred in May of 2000, 

when the Fulops’ eldest child, Robert 

‘‘Bobby’’ Fulop, an accomplished 15- 

year-old teenager, died suddenly of a 

heart aneurism. Bobby was considered 

the shining star of his family. 

That same year their 6-year-old 

daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed 

with moderate pulmonary stenosis, a 

potentially life-threatening heart condition and a frightening situation similar to Bobby’s. Not long ago, she successfully underwent heart surgery, but 

requires medical supervision to ensure 

her good health. 

The Fulops’ youngest child, Matthew, was born seven weeks premature. 

He subsequently underwent several 

kidney surgeries and is still being 

closely monitored by physicians. 

Compounding these tragedies is the 

fact that today the Fulops face deportation. They face deportation, in part, 

because in 1995 the family traveled to 

Hungary and remained there for more 

than 90 days. 

Under the pre-1996 immigration law, 

prior to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

Act of 1996, their stay in Hungary 

would not have been a factor in their 

immigration case and they would have 

been eligible for adjustment of status 

to lawful permanent residents. 

Indeed, in 1996, Mr. and Mrs. Fulop 

applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS, for permanent 

resident status. Due to large backlogs, 

the INS did not interview them until 

1998. By the time their applications 

were considered, the new 1996 immigration law had taken effect. 

Given their one-time 90 day trip outside the United States, they were 

statutorily ineligible for relief pursuant to the cancellation of removal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

One cannot help but conclude that 

had the INS acted on the Fulops’ application for relief from deportation in a 

timelier manner, they would have 

qualified for suspension of deportation 

under the pre-1996 law, given that they 

were long-term residents of the United 

States with U.S. citizen children and 

many positive factors in their favor. 

The irony of this situation is that the 

Fulops were gone from the United 

States for nearly five months in 1995 

because they traveled to Hungary to 

help Mr. Fulop’s brother build his 

home. Mr. Fulop’s brother is handicapped and they went to help remodel 

his home. 

The Fulops are good and decent people. Mr. Fulop is a masonry contractor 

and the Owner and President of his own 

construction company—Sumeg International. He has owned this business 

for almost 14 years. 

The couple is active in their church 

and community. As Pastor Peter 

Petrovic of the Apostolic Christian 

Church of San Diego says in his letter 

of support, ‘‘[t]he family is an exceptional asset to their community.’’ Mrs. 

Fulop has served as a Sunday school 

teacher and volunteers regularly at 

Heritage K–8 Charter School in Escondido. Mrs. Morris, a Heritage K–8 Charter School faculty member says in her 

letter of support that Mrs. Fulop is 

‘‘. . . a valuable asset to our school and 

community.’’ 

Mr. President, this is a tragic situation. Essentially, as happened to many 

families under the Illegal Immigration 

Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

Act of 1996, the rules of the game were 

changed in the middle. When the 

Fulops applied for relief from deportation they were eligible for suspension 

of deportation. By the time the INS got 

around to their application, nearly 

three years later, they were no longer 

eligible and in fact suspension of deportation as a form of relief ceased to 

exist. 

The Fulops today have been in the 

United States since the early 1980s. 

Most harmful is the effect that their 

deportation will have on the children, 

all of whom were born here and who 

range from five years old to 21 years of 

age. Their two eldest children are attending college, one studying structural engineering and the other studying to become a dental hygienist. 

It is my hope that Congress sees fit 

to provide an opportunity for this family to remain together in the United 

States given their many years here, 

the profound sadness they have already 

experienced and the harm that would 

come from their deportation to their 

six U.S. citizen children. 

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed 

in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the text of 

the bill was ordered to be printed in 

the RECORD, as follows: 

S. 120 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or any order, for the 

purposes of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Denes Fulop and 

Gyorgyi Fulop shall be deemed to have been 

lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the 

United States, and shall be eligible for 

issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255). 

(b) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.— 

Subsection (a) shall apply only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or 

the applications for adjustment of status are 

filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 

years after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

(c) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.—Upon the granting of immigrant visas 

to Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Denes Fulop 

and Gyorgyi Fulop under section or 203(a) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total 

number of immigrant visas that are of birth 

of Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 121. A bill for the relief of 

Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna 

Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana 

Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I 

offer today private immigration relief 

legislation to provide lawful permanent residence status to Esidronio 

Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elena Cobian 

Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola and 

Cindy Jael Arreola, Mexican nationals 

living in the Fresno area of California. 

Mr. and Mrs. Arreola have lived in 

the United States for over 20 years. 

Two of their five children, Nayely, age 

23, and Cindy, age 19, also stand to benefit from this legislation. Their other 

three children, Roberto, age 16, Daniel, 

age 13, and Saray, age 11, are United 

States citizens. Today, Mr. and Mrs. 

Arreola and their two eldest children 

face deportation. 

The story of the Arreola family is 

compelling and I believe they merit 

Congress’ special consideration for 

such an extraordinary form of relief as 

a private bill. 


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