In the Senate of the United States,
September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3646) entitled ‘‘An Act for the relief of certain
Persian Gulf evacuees.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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;
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(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 Gen-
eral) 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.
(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.
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(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.
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(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 Nationality
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 law-
fully 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.
Attest:
Secretary.