Title: A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 556 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 556

            For the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2017

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
            For the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR JOSEPH GABRA AND SHARON KAMEL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Joseph 
Gabra and Sharon Kamel 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 (8 U.S.C. 
1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Joseph Gabra or Sharon Kamel enters 
the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection 
(c), Joseph Gabra or Sharon Kamel shall be considered to have entered 
and remained lawfully in the United States and shall be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (c) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
apply only if the applications for the issuance of immigrant visas or 
the applications for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate 
fees not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of 
immigrant visas or permanent residence to Joseph Gabra and Sharon 
Kamel, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by two, during the current or next following fiscal year--
            (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
        available to natives of the country of birth of Joseph Gabra 
        and Sharon Kamel under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
            (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that 
        are made available to natives of the country of birth of Joseph 
        Gabra and Sharon Kamel under section 202(e) of that Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) PAYGO.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be 
determined by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary 
Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in 
the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage.
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