S.Amdt. 1066

SA 1066. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
1003 proposed by Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Reed) to the bill H.R.
2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR LIU XIA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1151), Liu Xia shall 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 Liu Xia enters the United
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection
(c), Liu Xia 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 the later of--
(1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) 2 years after the date on which Liu Xia is released
from incarceration or travel restriction imposed by the
People's Republic of China.
(d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting
of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Liu Xia, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to
reduce by 1, 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 Liu Xia 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 Liu
Xia under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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