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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1171 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 669
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1171

  For the relief of Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, 
                        Diogenes Patricio Rojas.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 1997

 Ms. Moseley-Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

 Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  For the relief of Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, 
                        Diogenes Patricio Rojas.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Janina 
Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, Diogenes Patricio Rojas, 
shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Janina 
Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, Diogenes Patricio Rojas, as 
provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by the appropriate number during the current fiscal 
year the total number of immigrant visas available to natives of the 
country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.

    (a) Citizenship Status.--Upon the filing of an application for a 
certificate of citizenship and upon being administered the oath of 
renunciation and allegiance described in section 337(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas shall 
be held and considered to be a citizen of the United States from birth 
pursuant to section 301(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1401(g)) and shall be furnished by the Attorney General with a 
certificate of citizenship.
    (b) Supersedes Existing Law.--This section supersedes the parental 
physical presence requirement in section 301(g) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(g)) and any other provision of law.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``For the relief of Janina 
        Altagracia Castillo-Rojas.''.

                                                       Calendar No. 669

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1171

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  For the relief of Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, 
                        Diogenes Patricio Rojas.

_______________________________________________________________________

            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

                       Reported with an amendment
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