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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 440 

For the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and 

Ana Laura Buendia Aranda. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 2, 2011 

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

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, 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 JOSE 

4 BUENDIA BALDERAS, ALICIA ARANDA DE 

5 BUENDIA, AND ANA LAURA BUENDIA 

6 ARANDA. 

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

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

9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia 

10 Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda 


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1 shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa 

2 or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully 

3 admitted for permanent residence upon filing an applica4 tion for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 

5 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status 

6 to lawful permanent resident. 

7 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Jose Buendia 

8 Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, or Ana Laura 

9 Buendia Aranda enter the United States before the filing 

10 deadline specified in subsection (c), Jose Buendia 

11 Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, or Ana Laura 

12 Buendia Aranda, as appropriate, shall be considered to 

13 have entered and remained lawfully in the United States 

14 and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 

15 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—Sub18 sections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for 

19 the issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for 

20 adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not 

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

22 Act. 

23 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 

24 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res25 idence to Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De 


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1 Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda, the Secretary 

2 of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 

3 during the current or next following fiscal year— 

4 (1) the total number of immigrant visas that 

5 are made available to natives of the country of birth 

6 of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De 

7 Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda under 

8 section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or 

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

11 visas that are made available to natives of the coun12 try of birth of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda 

13 De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda under 

14 section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

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

16 the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You17 Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 

18 latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 

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

20 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 

21 Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 

22 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

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