For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.

V 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5623 For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 15, 2020 Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk. 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 TETYANA 3 ZVARYCHUK. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Tetyana Zvarychuk shall be eligible for issuance of 7 an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of 8 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 9 filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa 10 under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status 11 to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:43 Jan 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5623.IH H5623 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5623 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Tetyana 1 Zvarychuk 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 Tetyana Zvarychuk, the Secretary of State shall 15 instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the cur- 16 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im- 17 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 18 country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the 19 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 20 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 21 to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 22 202(e) of such Act. 23 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 24 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:43 Jan 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5623.IH H5623 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5623 IH parents, brothers, and sisters of Tetyana Zvarychuk shall 1 not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, 2 privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality 3 Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:43 Jan 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5623.IH H5623 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS