[106th Congress Private Law 8]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


<DOC>
[DOCID: f:pvtl008.106]


[[Page 114 STAT. 3099]]

Private Law 106-8
106th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  For the relief of certain Persian Gulf <<NOTE: Nov. 7, 2000 -  [H.R. 
                           3646]>>  evacuees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF EVACUEES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of 
each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
            (1) applies for such adjustment;
            (2) has been physically present in the United States for at 
        least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on 
        the date the application for such adjustment is filed;
            (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, 
        except as provided in subsection (c); and
            (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for the 
        processing of such application.

    (b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of 
Status.--The benefits provided in subsection (a) shall apply to the 
following aliens:
            (1) Waddah Al-Zireeni, Enas Al-Zireeni, and Anwaar Al-
        Zireeni.
            (2) Salah Mohamed Abu Eljibat, Ghada Mohamed Abu Eljibat, 
        and Tareq Salah Abu Eljibat.
            (3) Jehad Mustafa, Amal Mustafa, and Raed Mustafa.
            (4) Shaher M. Abed.
            (5) Zaid H. Khan and Nadira P. Khan.
            (6) Rawhi M. Abu Tabanja, Basima Fareed Abu Tabanja, and 
        Mohammed Rawhi Abu Tabanja.
            (7) Reuben P. D'Silva, Anne P. D'Silva, Natasha Andrew 
        Collette D'Silva, and Agnes D'Silva.
            (8) Abbas I. Bhikhapurawala, Nafisa Bhikhapurawala, and 
        Tasnim Bhikhapurawala.
            (9) Fayez Sharif Ezzir, Abeer Muharram Ezzir, Sharif Fayez 
        Ezzir, and Mohammed Fayez Ezzir.
            (10) Issam Musleh, Nadia Khader, and Duaa Musleh.
            (11) Ahmad Mohammad Khalil, Mona Khalil, and Sally Khalil.
            (12) Husam Al-Khadrah and Kathleen Al-Khadrah.
            (13) Nawal M. Hajjawi.
            (14) Isam S. Naser and Samar I. Naser.
            (15) Amalia Arsua.
            (16) Feras Taha, Bernardina Lopez-Taha, and Yousef Taha.
            (17) Mahmood M. Alessa and Nadia Helmi Abusoud.
            (18) Emad R. Jawwad.

[[Page 114 STAT. 3100]]

            (19) Mohammed Ata Alawamleh, Zainab Abueljebain, and Nizar 
        Alawamleh.
            (20) Yacoub Ibrahim and Wisam Ibrahim.
            (21) Tareq S. Shehadah and Inas S. Shehadah.
            (22) Basim A. Al-Ali and Nawal B. Al-Ali.
            (23) Hael Basheer Atari and Hanaa Al Moghrabi.
            (24) Fahim N. Mahmoud, Firnal Mahmoud, Alla Mahmoud, and 
        Ahmad Mahmoud.
            (25) Tareq A. Attari.
            (26) Azmi A. Mukahal, Wafa Mukahal, Yasmin A. Mukahal, and 
        Ahmad A. Mukahal.
            (27) Nabil Ishaq El-Hawwash, Amal Nabil El Hawwash, and 
        Ishaq Nabil El-Hawwash.
            (28) Samir Ghalayini, Ismat F. Abujaber, and Wasef 
        Ghalayini.
            (29) Iman Mallah, Rana Mallah, and Mohanned Mallah.
            (30) Mohsen Mahmoud and Alia Mahmoud.
            (31) Nijad Abdelrahman, Najwa Yousef Abdelrahman, and Faisal 
        Abdelrahman.
            (32) Nezam Mahdawi, Sohad Mahdawi, and Bassam Mahdawi.
            (33) Khalid S. Mahmoud and Fawziah Mahmoud.
            (34) Wael I. Saymeh, Zatelhimma N. Al Sahafie, Duaa W. 
        Saymeh, and Ahmad W. Saymeh.
            (35) Ahmed Mohammed Jawdat Anis Naji.
            (36) Sesinando P. Suaverdez, Maria Cristina Sylvia P. 
        Suaverdez, and Sesinando Paguio Suaverdez II.
            (37) Hanan Said and Yasmin Said.
            (38) Hani Salem, Manal Salem, Tasnim Salem, and Suleiman 
        Salem.
            (39) Ihsan Mohammed Adwan, Hanan Mohammed Adwan, Maha Adwan, 
        Nada M. Adwan, Reem Adwan, and Lina A. Adwan.
            (40) Ziyad Al Ajjouri and Dima Al Ajjouri.
            (41) Essam K. Taha.
            (42) Salwa S. Beshay, Alexan L. Basta, Rehan Basta, and 
        Sherif Basta.
            (43) Latifa Hussin, Anas Hussin, Ahmed Hussin, Ayman Hussin, 
        and Assma Hussin.
            (44) Farah Bader Shaath and Rawan Bader Shaath.
            (45) Bassam Barqawi and Amal Barqawi.
            (46) Nabil Abdel Raoof Maswadeh.
            (47) Nizam I. Wattar and Mohamed Ihssan Wattar.
            (48) Wail F. Shbib and Ektimal Shbib.
            (49) Reem Rushdi Salman and Rasha Talat Salman.
            (50) Khalil A. Awadalla and Eman K. Awadalla.
            (51) Nabil A. Alyadak, Majeda Sheta, Iman Alyadak, and Wafa 
        Alyadak.
            (52) Mohammed A. Ariqat, Hitaf M. Ariqat, Ruba Ariqat, Renia 
        Ariqat, and Reham Ariqat.
            (53) Hazem A. Al-Masri.
            (54) Tawfiq M. Al-Taher and Rola T. Al-Taher.
            (55) Nadeem Mirza.

    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The provisions 
of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this 
Act.

[[Page 114 STAT. 3101]]

    (d) Offset in Number of Visas Available.--Upon each granting to an 
alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under this section, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following 
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien's birth under section 203(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number 
of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the alien's birth under section 202(e) of such Act.

    Approved November 7, 2000.