S.Amdt. 734

SA 734. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him 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 LUIS BARRIOS, VALENT
KOLAMI, NURY CHAVARRIA, AND JOEL COLINDRES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1151), Luis Barrios, Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, and Joel
Colindres 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 Luis Barrios, Valent Kolami,
Nury Chavarria, or Joel Colindres enters the United States
before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Luis
Barrios, Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, or Joel Colindres, as
applicable, 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 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting
of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Luis Barrios,
Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, or Joel Colindres, 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 Luis Barrios,
Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, or Joel Colindres, as
applicable, under section 203(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
(2) the total number of immigrant visas that are made
available to natives of the country of birth of Luis Barrios,
Valent Kolami, Nury Chavarria, or Joel Colindres, as
applicable, 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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