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PRIVATE LAW 106-19—NOV. 22, 2000 114 STAT. 3117 Private Law 106-19 106th Congress An Act For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and Nov. 22, 2000 Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey. [S. 1078] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESmENCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the Immigration and NationaUty Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Mrs. Ehzabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees. SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS. Upon the granting of permanent residence to Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey, as provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by the appropriate number during the current fiscal year the total number of immigrant visas available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)). Approved November 22, 2000.