datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) by striking ‘‘the Second Liberty Bond Act, as
amended’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 31 of title 31’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘the foregoing requirements’’ and
inserting ‘‘the requirements of this subsection’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the first day of the month that
begins more than 30 days after enactment.
SEC. 106. ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY AC-
COUNT.
(a) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—Section 7(c)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231f(c)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘payments of supplemental annuities
under section 2(b) of this Act shall be made from the Rail-
road Retirement Supplemental Account, and’’.
(b) ELIMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Section 15(c) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n(c)) is re-
pealed.
(c) AMENDMENT
TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT AC-
COUNT.—Section 15(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘, except
those portions of the amounts covered into the Treasury
under sections 3211(b),’’ and all that follows through the
end of the subsection and inserting a period.
(d) TRANSFER.—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1141
To provide duty-free treatment for certain steam or other vapor generating
boilers used in nuclear facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. TANNER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To provide duty-free treatment for certain steam or other
vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities.
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 ‘‘Generator Tariff
Elimination Act’’.
SEC. 2. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN BOILERS
USED IN NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 84 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik-
ing subheading 8402.11.00 and inserting the following
new subheadings, with the article description for sub-
heading 8402.11 having the same degree of indentation
as the article description for subheading 8402.12.00:
‘‘
8402.11
Watertube boilers with a steam
production exceeding 45 t per
hour ............................................
8402.11.10
For use in nuclear reactors ....
Free
45%
8402.11.20
Other .......................................
5.2%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
45%
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
or after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) APPLICATION TO LIQUIDATIONS OR RELIQ-
UIDATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and
subject to paragraph (3), any article described in
subheading 8402.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, as added by sub-
section (a) that was entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption—
(A) on or after January 1, 2000, and
(B) before the date that is 15 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such sub-
heading 8402.11.10 applied to such entry or with-
drawal, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
fund any excess duty paid with respect to such
entry.
(3) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation
may be made under paragraph (2) with respect to
any entry only if a request therefor is filed with the
Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service—
(A) to locate the entry; or
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
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SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 REGARDING FEDERAL
INVESTMENT IN CANCER, ALZHEIMER’S DIS-
EASE, AND ASTHMA RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other authoriza-
tions of appropriations that are available for fiscal year
2002 for the purpose of conducting and supporting re-
search on cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and asthma
through the National Institutes of Health, there is author-
ized to be appropriated $2,000,000,000 for such purpose
for fiscal year 2002.
(b) SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING BUDGET RESOLU-
TION.—It is the sense of the House of Representatives
that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2002 should appropriately reflect the authorization of ap-
propriations established in subsection (a).
SEC. 4. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARD-
ING AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2006.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
funding for the National Institutes of Health to conduct
and support research on cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and
asthma should be increased—
(1) for fiscal year 2003, by $2,000,000,000
over the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2002;
and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1143
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States
the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program
and the State children’s health insurance program (SCHIP).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. KING,
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, and Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act
to permit States the option of coverage of legal immi-
grants under the Medicaid Program and the State chil-
dren’s health insurance program (SCHIP).
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 ‘‘Legal Immigrant Chil-
dren’s Health Improvement Act of 2001’’.
by the United States in the United Nations, and any
organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally
affiliated body of the United Nations.
(c) CLOSURE
OF UNITED STATES MISSION
TO
UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the
United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such
office shall not be carried out.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT ACT.
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Headquarters
Agreement Act (Public Law 80–357) is repealed.
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws
from the agreement between the United States and the
United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United
Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on June 26,
1947, which was brought into effect by the United Nations
Headquarters Agreement Act).
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
(a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or
voluntary contributions of the United States to the United
Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission or
other formally affiliated body thereof, except that funds
may be appropriated to facilitate withdrawal of United
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND SCHIP.
(a) MEDICAID PROGRAM.—Section 1903(v) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) A State may elect (in a plan amendment
under this title) to provide medical assistance under this
title, notwithstanding sections 401(a), 402(b), 403, and
421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, for aliens who are lawfully re-
siding in the United States (including battered aliens de-
scribed in section 431(c) of such Act) and who are other-
wise eligible for such assistance, within either or both of
the following eligibility categories:
‘‘(i) PREGNANT WOMEN.—Women during preg-
nancy (and during the 60-day period beginning on
the last day of the pregnancy).
‘‘(ii) CHILDREN.—Children (as defined under
such plan), including optional targeted low-income
children described in section 1905(u)(2)(B).
‘‘(B) In the case of a State that has elected to provide
medical assistance to a category of aliens under subpara-
graph (A), no debt shall accrue under an affidavit of sup-
port against any sponsor of such an alien on the basis
of provision of assistance to such category and the cost
of such assistance shall not be considered as an unreim-
bursed cost.’’.
(b) SCHIP.—Section 2107(e)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) as amended by section 803 of the
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement
and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted into law by section
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554, is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraph (D)
and (E), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph
(B) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Section 1903(v)(4) (relating to op-
tional coverage of categories of permanent resi-
dent alien children), but only if the State has
elected to apply such section to the category of
children under title XIX.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on October 1, 2001, and apply to
medical assistance and child health assistance furnished
on or after such date.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1145
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to
assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclama-
tion Fund is spent for the purposes for which that Fund was established.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. SHERWOOD, Ms. HART, and Mr. KUCINICH)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to assure that the full amount deposited in
the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is spent for the
purposes for which that Fund was established.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM ABANDONED
MINE RECLAMATION FUND.
Section 401(d) of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231(d)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(d) Moneys in the fund shall be available for the
purposes of this title without further appropriation and
without fiscal year limitation.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1147
To prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Ms. HART, and Mr. RYUN of Kansas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude
oil.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTATION OF ALASKAN
NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL.
Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act—
(1) no domestically produced crude oil trans-
ported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursu-
ant to section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Au-
thorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) may be exported
from the United States, or any commonwealth, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States; and
(2) subsections (s) and (u) of section 28 of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185(s) and
(u)), and section 7(d) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)), are repealed.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.
The President may, notwithstanding section 202 of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, exer-
cise the authorities he has under sections 203 and 205
of that Act to carry out the prohibition under section 1
of this Act, and the penalties provided in section 206 of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act shall
apply to violations under this Act.
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conduct of foreign relations of the United
States, the disclosure of which would demon-
strably impair the national security of the
United States;
(2) the disclosure of the human rights record—
(A) would reveal the name or identity of a
living individual who provided confidential in-
formation to the United States; and
(B) would pose a substantial risk of harm
to such individual;
(3) the disclosure of the human rights record
could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwar-
ranted invasion of personal privacy, and that inva-
sion of privacy would be so substantial that it out-
weighs the public interest; or
(4) the disclosure of the human rights record
would compromise the existence of an understanding
of confidentiality requiring protection between a
United States Government agent and a cooperating
individual or a foreign government, and disclosure
would be so harmful that it outweighs the public in-
terest.
(b) SPECIAL TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—It shall not be grounds for postponement of disclo-
sure of a human rights record that an individual named
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1153
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax
credit to $2,000 per child and make such credit refundable.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut 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 increase
the child tax credit to $2,000 per child and make such
credit refundable.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHILD TAX CREDIT INCREASED TO $2,000 PER
CHILD AND MADE REFUNDABLE.
(a) CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 24 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax credit)
is hereby moved to subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to re-
fundable credits) and inserted after section 34.
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 35 of such Code is redesig-
nated as section 36.
(B) Section 24 of such Code (as moved by
paragraph (1)) is redesignated as section 35.
(b) INCREASE IN CREDIT.—Subsection (a) of section
35 of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is
amended by striking ‘‘$500’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘$2,000.’’
(c) CREDIT APPLICABLE TO ALL TAXPAYERS.—Sec-
tion 35 of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended by
striking subsection (b) (relating to limitation based on ad-
justed gross income).
(d) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 35 of such Code (as so redesig-
nated) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’,
(B) by striking subsection (d), and
(C) by redesignating subsections (c), (e)
and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively.
(2) Section 32 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (n).
(3) Clause (ii) of section 151(c)(6)(B) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 24’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 35’’.
(4) The last sentence of paragraph (26) of sec-
tion 501(c) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘section 24(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 35(c)’’.
(5) Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 24(e)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 35(e)’’.
(6) The table of sections for subpart C of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by striking the item relating to section 35
and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 35. Child tax credit.
‘‘Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.’’
(7) The table of sections for subpart A of such
part IV is amended by striking the item relating to
section 24.
(8) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting be-
fore the period ‘‘or from section 35 of such Code’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1154
To require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest
records, to provide incentive funds to States that have in effect a system
for expunging such records, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms.
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Mr. LAN-
TOS, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
PAYNE, Ms. RIVERS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE
JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge
voidable arrest records, to provide incentive funds to
States that have in effect a system for expunging such
records, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Clear Your Good Name
Act’’.
‘‘SEC. 535. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out section 5 of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, in accordance with the requirements of this chap-
ter, and in consultation with the Office of Election Admin-
istration of the Federal Election Commission, the Office
of Civil Rights of the Department of Justice shall
develop—
‘‘(1) technical specifications with respect to the
voting system requirements provided under section
531(a);
‘‘(2) guidelines with respect to the provisional
voting requirements provided under section 531(b);
and
‘‘(3) guidelines with respect to the sample ballot
requirements provided under section 531(c).
‘‘(b) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS AND
GUIDELINES.—The Office of Civil Rights shall develop the
initial set of technical specifications and guidelines under
subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF CONTINUING INFORMATION.—
After preparing the initial set of technical specifications
and guidelines under subsection (a), the Office of Civil
Rights shall continue to provide information to assist the
Attorney General in carrying out this chapter, including
TITLE III—TEACHER PREPARA-
TION AND RECRUITMENT
PART A—TEACHER PREPARATION
SEC. 301. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking the heading of such title and in-
serting the following:
‘‘TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARA-
TION AND DEVELOPMENT
‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it ap-
pears; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
parts:
‘‘PART B—TEACHER SHORTAGES
‘‘SEC. 221. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purposes of this part are—
‘‘(1) to help recruit and prepare more teachers
to meet the national demand for a qualified teacher
in every classroom; and
‘‘(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of
all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic back-
grounds to become teachers.
‘‘SEC. 15613. SELECTION.
‘‘The Secretary shall subject each application to com-
petitive, merit review. In making a decision regarding
whether to approve such application and provide funding
under this subpart, the Secretary shall consider at a
minimum—
‘‘(1) the merits of the application;
‘‘(2) the quality of service to be provided;
‘‘(3) the programs to be administered with such
funding; and
‘‘(4) the achievement scores of the students in
that particular area to be serviced.
‘‘SEC. 15614. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Local educational agencies shall
select elementary schools to provide services that—
‘‘(1) encourage minority students in grades 4
and higher to enjoy and pursue studies in mathe-
matics, science, and technology;
‘‘(2) acquaint minority students in grades 4
and higher with careers in mathematics, science, and
technology; and
‘‘(3) educate the parents of minority students
in grades 4 and higher about the difficulties faced
by such students to maintain an interest and desire
to achieve in mathematics, science, and technology
A BILL
To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs
under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘21st Century Higher Education Act’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
TITLE I—EXPANDING HIGHER
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
SEC. 101. PELL GRANTS.
Section 401(b)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(iv) $6,000 for academic year 2002–2003;
‘‘(v) $6,500 for academic year 2003–2004; and
‘‘(vi) $7,000 for academic year 2004–2005,’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1159
For the relief of Stefan Zajak and Teresa Bartoszewska-Zajak.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Stefan Zajak and Teresa Bartoszewska-
Zajak.
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 STEFAN
ZAJAK AND TERESA BARTOSZEWSKA-ZAJAK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Stefan Zajak and Teresa Bartoszewska-Zajak shall
each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for
adjustment 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 Stefan Zajak or
Teresa Bartoszewska-Zajak enters the United States be-
fore the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or
she shall be considered to have entered and remained law-
fully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjust-
ment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality 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 Stefan Zajak and Teresa Bartoszewska-Zajak,
the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to
reduce by 2, 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 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.
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