For the relief of Mariana Ndudzi.

V 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 904 For the relief of Mariana Ndudzi. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Mariana Ndudzi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIANA 3 NDUDZI. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Mariana Ndudzi shall be eligible for issuance of an 7 immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 8 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil- 9 ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 10 section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to 11 lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H904.IH H904 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 904 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Mariana Ndudzi 1 enters the United States before the filing deadline speci- 2 fied in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have en- 3 tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 4 be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 5 the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of en- 6 actment of this Act. 7 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 8 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 9 plications for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 10 tions for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate 11 fees, within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 12 this Act. 13 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 14 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 15 idence to Mariana Ndudzi, the Secretary of State shall in- 16 struct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the cur- 17 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im- 18 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 19 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 20 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 21 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 22 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 23 202(e) of such Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H904.IH H904 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 904 IH (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 1 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 2 parents, brothers, and sisters of Mariana Ndudzi shall not, 3 by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi- 4 lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H904.IH H904 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS