VIII 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 631 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 9, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:35 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H631.RFS H631 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 631 RFS SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARPITA 1 KURDEKAR, GIRISH KURDEKAR, AND 2 VANDANA KURDEKAR. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 4 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 5 Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 6 Kurdekar shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi- 7 grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 8 lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 9 application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec- 10 tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 11 permanent resident. 12 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Arpita Kurdekar, 13 Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United 14 States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 15 he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained 16 lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for ad- 17 justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration 18 and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of 19 this Act. 20 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 21 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 22 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 23 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 24 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:35 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H631.RFS H631 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 631 RFS (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 1 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 2 idence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 3 Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 4 officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next following 5 fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 6 made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 7 under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 8 Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 9 that are made available to natives of the country of the 10 aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 11 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 12 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 13 parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish 14 Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of 15 such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or sta- 16 tus under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 17 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 18 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 19 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 20 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 21 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 22 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 23 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:35 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H631.RFS H631 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 631 RFS vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 1 vote on passage. 2 Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:35 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H631.RFS H631 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS