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Calendar No. 659
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3646
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 17, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 30, 2000
Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
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 one, during the current or next fol-
lowing 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 immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
(e)
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of an individual referred to
in subsection (b) shall not, by virtue of such relationship,
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act.
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 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) 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.
(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 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, 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) 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 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.
Calendar No. 659
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3646
AN ACT
For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
JUNE 30, 2000
Reported with an amendment