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plement the requirements of subsection (a) of this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) the procedural and other requirements of 
this part, including the requirement of sections 205 
and 206, that all rates, charges, terms and condi-
tions be just and reasonable and not unduly dis-
criminatory.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS. 
Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C 824 et 
seq.) is amended by adding the following new section at 
the end thereof: 
‘‘SEC. 216. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) The term ‘bulk-power system’ means—
‘‘(A) facilities and control systems nec-
essary for operating an interconnected electric 
energy transmission network (or any portion 
thereof); and 
‘‘(B) electric energy from generation facili-
ties needed to maintain transmission system re-
liability. 
The term does not include facilities used in the local 
distribution of electric energy. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion’ and ‘ERO’ mean the organization certified by
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 5146. Every director
must during’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 5146. REQUIREMENTS FOR BANK DIRECTORS.
‘‘(a) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Every director of
a national bank shall, during’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘total number of directors.
Every director must own in his or her own right’’
and inserting ‘‘total number of directors.
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Every director of a na-
tional bank shall own, in his or her own right,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR SUBORDINATED DEBT IN
CERTAIN
CASES.—In lieu of the requirements of
paragraph (1) relating to the ownership of capital
stock in the national bank, the Comptroller of the
Currency may, by regulation or order, permit an in-
dividual to serve as a director of a national bank
that has elected, or notifies the Comptroller of the
bank’s intention to elect, to operate as a S corpora-
tion pursuant to section 1362(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, if that individual holds debt
of at least $1,000 issued by the national bank that
and transmission is built where it provides the low-
est overall cost to consumers; 
‘‘(2) encourage improved operation of trans-
mission facilities and deployment of transmission 
technologies to increase capacity and efficiency of 
existing networks and reduce line losses, including 
but not limited to high-capacity wires (including 
high-temperature superconducting cables), power 
electronics and information technologies (including 
flexible alternating current transmission system 
technologies), and high-voltage, direct current lines; 
and 
‘‘(3) provide a return on equity that attracts 
new investment in transmission facilities and reason-
ably reflects the financial, operational and other 
risks taken by public utilities in restructuring trans-
mission assets. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SEC-
TION.—In the case of any transmission rate approved by 
the Commission on or after the effective date of the rule 
established under this section, the rate shall comply 
with—
‘‘(1) the policies and standards adopted pursu-
ant to this section as necessary or appropriate to im-
vidual for attendance of the individual at an accred-
ited college of veterinary medicine resulting in a de-
gree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or the equiva-
lent, which loans were made for—
‘‘(A) tuition expenses; 
‘‘(B) all other reasonable educational ex-
penses, including fees, books, and laboratory ex-
penses, incurred by the individual; or 
‘‘(C) reasonable living expenses as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPAYMENT
SCHEDULE.—The Secretary 
may enter into an agreement with the holder of any 
loan for which payments are made under this section 
to establish a schedule for the making of such pay-
ments. 
‘‘(5) TAX LIABILITY.—In addition to making 
educational loan repayments, the Secretary shall 
make such additional payments to participants as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the 
purpose of providing reimbursements to participants 
for individual tax liability resulting from participa-
tion in the program under this section.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this sec-
tion such sums as may be necessary.’’.
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(1) each KIDS Account shall be treated in the 
same manner as a Roth IRA (within the meaning of 
section 408A of such Code), and 
(2) any distribution from such account shall be 
treated in the same manner as a distribution from 
a Roth IRA, except that distributions described in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 6(c) shall be treat-
ed as qualified distributions under section 408A(d) 
of such Code. 
(b) QUALIFIED ROLLOVERS CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no qualified rollover contribution (as de-
fined in section 408A(e) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) shall be allowed with respect to a 
KIDS Account. 
(2) QUALIFIED
ROLLOVERS.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in 
consultation with the Executive Director, after an 
account holder of a KIDS Account attains the age 
of 18, such account holder may elect to make a roll-
over contribution from such account holder’s account 
to—
(A) a privately managed KIDS Account, or 
(B) a Roth IRA.
(c) 100 PERCENT TAX ON GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—
(1) KIDS ACCOUNTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
amount distributed from a KIDS Account 
which is attributable to contributions made 
under section 2(d) and which would be includ-
ible in gross income (but for this paragraph)—
(i) such amount shall not be includible 
in gross income, and 
(ii) the tax imposed under chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on 
the distributee for the taxable year in 
which such amount is distributed shall be 
increased by 100 percent of such amount. 
(B) ORDERING RULES.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, distributions from KIDS Ac-
counts shall be treated as made from amounts 
attributable to contributions made under sec-
tion 3(f) and from earnings before made from 
amounts attributable to contributions made 
under section 2(d). 
(2) ROTH IRAS.—Section 408A(d) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to distribution
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(2) IN GENERAL.—Each major party candidate 
for President, except a candidate who is the incum-
bent President, may submit, before the date of the 
general election, requests for security clearances for 
prospective transition team members who will have 
a need for access to classified information to carry 
out their responsibilities as members of the Presi-
dent-elect’s transition team. 
(3) 
COMPLETION
DATE.—Necessary 
back-
ground investigations and eligibility determinations 
to permit appropriate prospective transition team 
members to have access to classified information 
shall be completed, to the fullest extent practicable, 
by the day after the date of the general election. 
(d) CONSOLIDATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PER-
SONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall select a single Federal agency to 
provide and maintain all security clearances for 
Federal employees and Federal contractor per-
sonnel who require access to classified informa-
tion, including conducting all investigation func-
tions.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1368
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7554 Pacific
Avenue in Stockton, California, as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Norman
D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1368
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, as the ‘‘Norman Shumway 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2003
Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LEE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. COX, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. 
ISSA, Mr. DREIER, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. NUNES, Ms. WATSON, Mr. OSE, 
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. STARK, 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Mr. RADANOVICH, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. 
BACA, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. BONO, Ms. WA-
TERS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. 
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FARR, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
LANTOS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. BECERRA, and Ms. LOFGREN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, 
as the ‘‘Norman Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NORMAN SHUMWAY POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Norman 
Shumway Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Norman Shumway Post 
Office Building.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1368
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 8, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, 
as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1368 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway 
Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 159
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1368
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 8, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 20, 2003
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, 
as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway 
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 159
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1368
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in 
Stockton, California, as the ‘‘Norman D. Shum-
way Post Office Building’’. 
JUNE 20, 2003
Reported without amendment
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1369
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line 
deduction for overnight travel expenses of National Guard and Reserve 
members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2003
Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. CRANE, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. LEWIS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BUYER, and Mr. TAYLOR 
of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 
above-the-line deduction for overnight travel expenses of 
National Guard and Reserve members.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard and 
Reserve Tax Relief Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR OVERNIGHT 
TRAVEL EXPENSES OF NATIONAL GUARD 
AND RESERVE MEMBERS. 
(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—Section 162 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain trade or 
business expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection 
(p) as subsection (q) and inserting after subsection (o) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) TREATMENT OF EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF 
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), in 
the case of an individual who performs services as a mem-
ber of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
United States at any time during the taxable year, such 
individual shall be deemed to be away from home in the 
pursuit of a trade or business for any period during which 
such individual is away from home in connection with such 
service.’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT TAX-
PAYER ELECTS TO ITEMIZE.—Section 62(a)(2) of such 
Code (relating to certain trade and business deductions 
of employees) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) CERTAIN EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF 
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
OF THE UNITED STATES.—The deductions al-
ice, the regulation of transmission service must be 
reformed. 
SEC. 3. SUSTAINABLE TRANSMISSION NETWORKS RULE-
MAKING. 
Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et 
seq.) is amended by adding the following new section at 
the end thereof: 
‘‘SEC. 215. SUSTAINABLE TRANSMISSION NETWORKS RULE-
MAKING. 
‘‘(a) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT.—Within 1 year 
after the enactment of this section, the Commission shall 
establish, by rule, transmission pricing policies and stand-
ards for promoting the expansion and improvement of 
interstate transmission networks through incentive-based, 
performance-based, participant-funded, and/or cost-based 
rate treatments to ensure reliability of the electric system, 
to support interstate wholesale markets for electric power, 
and expand transmission transfer capacity needed to sus-
tain wholesale competition. Policies and standards estab-
lished under this section shall specifically—
‘‘(1) promote capital investment in the economi-
cally efficient enlargement of transmission networks 
to reduce congestion on transmission networks and 
provide accurate price signals so that new generation
lowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, 
determined at a rate not in excess of the rates 
for travel expenses (including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence) authorized for employees of 
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, paid or incurred by 
the taxpayer in connection with the perform-
ance of services by such taxpayer as a member 
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of 
the United States for any period during which 
such individual is more than 100 miles away 
from home in connection with such services.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2002.
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time to time on the outstanding unpaid balance. A 
credit plan which is an open end credit plan within 
the meaning of the preceding sentence is an open 
end credit plan even if credit information is verified 
from time to time. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘credit card’ means any card, 
plate, coupon book or other credit device existing for 
the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or 
services on credit. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘cardholder’ means any person to 
whom a credit card is issued or any person who has 
agreed with the card issuer to pay obligations aris-
ing from the issuance of a credit card to another 
person. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘card issuer’ means any person 
who issues a credit card, or the agent of such person 
with respect to such card.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 212 and 213 and 
inserting the following new items:
‘‘212. Offer of credit to bank examiner. 
‘‘213. Acceptance of credit by bank examiner.’’.
the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) in the case of an eligible person (as de-
fined in section 45G(c)), the value-added agricul-
tural property investment credit determined under 
section 45G(a).’’. 
(c) CREDIT ALLOWABLE AGAINST MINIMUM TAX.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 38 
of such Code is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND VALUE-ADDED AGRI-
CULTURAL
PROPERTY
CREDIT’’ after ‘‘EM-
PLOYEE CREDIT’’ in the heading, 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the value-added ag-
ricultural property credit’’ after ‘‘employee 
credit’’ each place it appears in subparagraph 
(A), and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROP-
ERTY
CREDIT.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘value-added agricultural prop-
erty credit’ means the credit determined under 
section 45G.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subclause (II) 
of section 38(c)(2)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended
by inserting ‘‘or the value-added agricultural prop-
erty credit’’ after ‘‘employment credit’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACK.—Subsection (d) of 
section 39 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) NO CARRYBACK OF VALUE-ADDED AGRI-
CULTURAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT CREDIT BEFORE 
EFFECTIVE DATE.—No portion of the unused busi-
ness credit for any taxable year which is attributable 
to the credit determined under section 45G may be 
carried back to any taxable year ending before the 
date of the enactment of section 45G.’’. 
(e) DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN UNUSED BUSINESS 
CREDITS.—Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (9), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding after paragraph (10) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) the value-added agricultural property in-
vestment credit determined under section 45G.’’. 
(f) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 
1016 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (28) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(29) to the extent provided in section 
45G(d)(3), in the case of payments with respect to 
which a credit has been allowed under section 38.’’. 
(g) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section:
‘‘Sec. 45G. Value-added agricultural property investment cred-
it.’’.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to qualified investments (as defined 
in section 45G(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as added by this section) made, and property placed in 
service, after December 31, 2002.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1371
For the relief of Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2003
Mr. LANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR KUAN-WEI 
LIANG AND CHUN-MEI HSU-LIANG. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang shall each 
be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Kuan-Wei Liang 
or Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang enters the United States before 
the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 
of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under 
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Kuan-Wei Liang and 
Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
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