| 1 | 1 | | VI |
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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 716 |
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| 5 | 5 | | For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree). |
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| 6 | 6 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 7 | 7 | | FEBRUARY25, 2025 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Ms. H |
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| 9 | 9 | | IRONO(for herself and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which |
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| 10 | 10 | | was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary |
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| 11 | 11 | | A BILL |
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| 12 | 12 | | For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chaowasaree). |
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| 14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR VICHAI 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SAE TUNG. 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) I |
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| 19 | 19 | | NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | sion of law, for purposes of the Immigration and Nation-6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Vichai Sae Tung (also 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | known as Chai Chaowasaree) shall be held and considered 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | this Act upon payment of the required visa fees. 11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | V |
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| 31 | 31 | | ISAS.—Upon the granting of permanent residence to 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) pur-3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | suant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall in-4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | struct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the cur-5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | rent or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immi-6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | grant visas available to natives of the country of the alien’s 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nation-8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)). 9 |
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