Title: A bill for the relief of Ruben Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Ruben Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 796 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 796

          For the relief of Ruben Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2019

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 Ruben Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian.

    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 RUBEN MKOIAN AND ASMIK 
              KARAPETIAN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ruben 
Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian shall each be eligible for the 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 Ruben Mkoian or Asmik Karapetian 
enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), Ruben Mkoian or Asmik Karapetian, as appropriate, 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 application for the issuance of an immigrant visa or 
the application for adjustment of status is 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 granting an 
immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Ruben Mkoian and Asmik 
Karapetian, 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 Ruben Mkoian 
        and Asmik Karapetian 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 Ruben 
        Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian under section 202(e) of such 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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