H. R. 3646
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF
EVACUEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall adjust the status
of each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien—
(1) applies for such adjustment;
(2) has been physically present in the United States for
at least 1 year and is physically present in the United States
on the date the application for such adjustment is filed;
(3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant,
except as provided in subsection (c); and
(4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for
the processing of such application.
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—The benefits
provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the following aliens:
(1) Waddah Al-Zireeni, Enas Al-Zireeni, and Anwaar Al-
Zireeni.
(2) Salah Mohamed Abu Eljibat, Ghada Mohamed Abu
Eljibat, and Tareq Salah Abu Eljibat.
(3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed Mustafa.
(4) Shaher M. Abed.
(5) Zaid H. Khan and Nadira P. Khan.
(6) Rawhi M. Abu Tabanja, Basima Fareed Abu Tabanja,
and Mohammed Rawhi Abu Tabanja.
(7) Reuben P. D’Silva, Anne P. D’Silva, Natasha Andrew
Collette D’Silva, and Agnes D’Silva.
(8) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa Bhikhapurawala, and
Tasnim Bhikhapurawala.
(9) Fayez Sharif Ezzir, Abeer Muharram Ezzir, Sharif
Fayez Ezzir, and Mohammed Fayez Ezzir.
(10) Issam Musleh, Nadia Khader, and Duaa Musleh.
(11) Ahmad Mohammad Khalil, Mona Khalil, and Sally
Khalil.
(12) Husam Al-Khadrah and Kathleen Al-Khadrah.
(13) Nawal M. Hajjawi.
(14) Isam S. Naser and Samar I. Naser.
(15) Amalia Arsua.
(16) Feras Taha, Bernardina Lopez-Taha, and Yousef Taha.
(17) Mahmood M. Alessa and Nadia Helmi Abusoud.
(18) Emad R. Jawwad.
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(19) Mohammed Ata Alawamleh, Zainab Abueljebain, and
Nizar Alawamleh.
(20) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.
(21) Tareq S. Shehadah and Inas S. Shehadah.
(22) Basim A. Al-Ali and Nawal B. Al-Ali.
(23) Hael Basheer Atari and Hanaa Al Moghrabi.
(24) Fahim N. Mahmoud, Firnal Mahmoud, Alla Mahmoud,
and Ahmad Mahmoud.
(25) Tareq A. Attari.
(26) Azmi A. Mukahal, Wafa Mukahal, Yasmin A. Mukahal,
and Ahmad A. Mukahal.
(27) Nabil Ishaq El-Hawwash, Amal Nabil El Hawwash,
and Ishaq Nabil El-Hawwash.
(28) Samir Ghalayini, Ismat F. Abujaber, and Wasef
Ghalayini.
(29) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohanned Mallah.
(30) Mohsen Mahmoud and Alia Mahmoud.
(31) Nijad Abdelrahman, Najwa Yousef Abdelrahman, and
Faisal Abdelrahman.
(32) Nezam Mahdawi, Sohad Mahdawi, and Bassam
Mahdawi.
(33) Khalid S. Mahmoud and Fawziah Mahmoud.
(34) Wael I. Saymeh, Zatelhimma N. Al Sahafie, Duaa
W. Saymeh, and Ahmad W. Saymeh.
(35) Ahmed Mohammed Jawdat Anis Naji.
(36) Sesinando P. Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P.
Suaverdez, and Sesinando Paguio Suaverdez II.
(37) Hanan Said and Yasmin Said.
(38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and
Suleiman Salem.
(39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Mohammed Adwan,
Maha Adwan, Nada M. Adwan, Reem Adwan, and Lina A.
Adwan.
(40) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al Ajjouri.
(41) Essam K. Taha.
(42) Salwa S. Beshay, Alexan L. Basta, Rehan Basta, and
Sherif Basta.
(43) Latifa Hussin, Anas Hussin, Ahmed Hussin, Ayman
Hussin, and Assma Hussin.
(44) Farah Bader Shaath and Rawan Bader Shaath.
(45) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.
(46) Nabil Abdel Raoof Maswadeh.
(47) Nizam I. Wattar and Mohamed Ihssan Wattar.
(48) Wail F. Shbib and Ektimal Shbib.
(49) Reem Rushdi Salman and Rasha Talat Salman.
(50) Khalil A. Awadalla and Eman K. Awadalla.
(51) Nabil A. Alyadak, Majeda Sheta, Iman Alyadak, and
Wafa Alyadak.
(52) Mohammed A. Ariqat, Hitaf M. Ariqat, Ruba Ariqat,
Renia Ariqat, and Reham Ariqat.
(53) Hazem A. Al-Masri.
(54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-Taher.
(55) Nadeem Mirza.
(c) WAIVER OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY.—The
provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment
of status under this Act.
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(d) OFFSET
IN NUMBER
OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—Upon each
granting to an alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted
for permanent residence under this section, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas
that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s
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 alien’s birth under
section 202(e) of such Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.