VII
Private Calendar No. 11
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3646
[Report No. 106–580]
For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 2000
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
APRIL 13, 2000
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PER-
SIAN 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 im-
migrant, 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 STA-
TUS.—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 and Laila 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.
(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, Cynthia Paguio
Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P. Suaverdez, and
Sesinando Paguio Suaverdez II.
(37) Thabet Said, Hanan Said, and Yasmin
Said.
(38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem,
and Suleiman Salem.
(39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Moham-
med 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, Sameer Hussin, Anas
Hussin, Ahmed Hussin, Ayman Hussin, and Assma
Hussin.
(44) Fadia H. Shaath, Bader Abdul Azium
Shaath, Dalia B. Shaath, Abdul Azim Bader
Shaath, 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 and Maha A. Al-
Masri.
(54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-Taher.
(55) Nadeem Mirza.
(c) WAIVER OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMIS-
SIBILITY.—The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and
(7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under
this Act.
(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 1, 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