For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.

V 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2737 For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 14, 2019 Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic. 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 CORINA 3 DE CHALUP TURCINOVIC. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Corina de Chalup Turcinovic shall be eligible for 7 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 8 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi- 9 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi- 10 grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 11 of status to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 May 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2737.IH H2737 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2737 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Corina de Chalup 1 Turcinovic enters the United States before the filing dead- 2 line specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to 3 have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise 4 eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 5 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date 6 of the enactment of this Act. 7 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 8 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 9 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 10 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 11 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 12 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 13 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 14 idence to Corina de Chalup Turcinovic, the Secretary of 15 State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur- 16 ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num- 17 ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 18 of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) 19 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, 20 the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail- 21 able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 22 section 202(e) of such Act. 23 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 24 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 May 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2737.IH H2737 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2737 IH parents, brothers, and sisters of Corina de Chalup 1 Turcinovic shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be ac- 2 corded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigra- 3 tion and Nationality Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 May 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2737.IH H2737 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS