S.Amdt. 860

SA 860. Mr. SCHUMER 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. ___. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE
TESFAMICAL.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1151) and section 240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a),
Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical
enters the United States

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before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c),
Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be considered to have
entered into and remained lawfully in the United States and,
if otherwise eligible, 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) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application
for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status
is filed by Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical with appropriate
fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting
of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Alemseghed
Mussie Tesfamical, the Secretary of State shall instruct the
proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next
following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas
that are made available to natives of the country of
Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical's birth under section 203(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if
applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made
available to natives of such country under section 202(e) of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
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