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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 510

For the relief of certain aliens who were aboard the Golden Venture. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2003

Mr. PLATTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL

For the relief of certain aliens who were aboard the Golden 

Venture.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS 

4 WHO WERE ABOARD THE GOLDEN VENTURE. 

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), the Attorney General shall adjust 

8 the status of each alien referred to in subsection (b) to 

9 that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 

10 if the alien—

11 (1) applies for such adjustment; 
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1 (2) has been physically present in the United 

2 States for at least 1 year and is physically present 

3 in the United States on the date the application for 

4 such adjustment is filed; 

5 (3) is admissible to the United States as an im6 migrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act 

7 (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), except that, for the pur8 poses of determining admissibility under this para9 graph, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 

10 paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) and subparagraphs 

11 (A), (D), and (E) of paragraph (6) of section 212(a) 

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

13 1182(a)) shall not apply; and 

14 (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney 

15 General) for the processing of such application. 

16 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA17 TUS.—The adjustment of status provided for under sub18 section (a) shall apply to the following aliens: 

19 (1) Zhang Xue Feng. 

20 (2) Zhu Zhai Yong. 

21 (3) Whu Chao. 

22 (4) Gong Shi. 

23 (5) Chen Chuang Fei. 

24 (6) He Ar Ming. 

25 (7) Dong Su Gi. 
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1 (8) Zhou Xin Sing. 

2 (9) Zheng Shi Ji. 

3 (10) Chen Mei Xi. 

4 (11) Liu Ming Guang. 

5 (12) Liu Bao Jin. 

6 (13) Cao Xiang Qui. 

7 (14) Lin Yeng Ming. 

8 (15) Liu Bi Sheng. 

9 (16) Zou Xue Can. 

10 (17) Zheng Lian Bian. 

11 (18) You Li Yun. 

12 (19) Chung Po Heng. 

13 (20) Yong Lu Xue. 

14 (21) Wu Cheng Ye. 

15 (22) Liu Jia Wen. 

16 (23) Cheng Lin Guo. 

17 (24) Son Ching Cheng. 

18 (25) Chen Sherm Dee. 

19 (26) Lin Mao Jiang. 

20 (27) Ye Song. 

21 (28) Cheng Gin Sen. 

22 (29) Dek Fun Lin. 

23 (30) Wang Dar Hua. 

24 (31) Dong Jia Reng. 

25 (32) Chung Seng Chow. 
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1 (33) Lin Hui Kan. 

2 (34) Chen Yung Kwon. 

3 (35) Cheng Gue Liu. 

4 (36) Dong Son Shing. 

5 (37) Lin Xue Yao. 

6 (38) Yi Zhou Hua. 

7 (c) OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—

8 Upon each granting to an alien of the status of having 

9 been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this 

10 section, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 

11 officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following 

12 fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 

13 made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 

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

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

16 of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of 

17 the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of 

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

19 (d) APPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATION20 ALITY ACT PROVISIONS.—The definitions contained in the 

21 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) 

22 shall apply in the administration of this section. The fact 

23 that an alien may be eligible to be granted the status of 

24 having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

25 under this section shall not preclude the alien from seek-
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1 ing such status under any other provision of law for which 

2 the alien may be eligible.

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