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If neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives passes such a resolution within the time above specified. the alien shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the aliens last arrival in the United States. SEC. 12. The Secretary of State and the Attorney General are hereby authorized. in their discretion and on a basis of reciprocity. pursuant to such regulations as they may severally prescribe. to waive the requirement of fingerprinting specified in sections 221 (b) and 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. respectively. in the case of my nonimmigrant alien. SEC. 13. In the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act. quota immigrant visas shall be made available for igsuance under section 203 (a) (1) (B) of such act to any qualified quota immigrant who(a) is the spouse or child of an immigrant who has been issued a quota immigrant visa under section 203 (a) (1) (A) of such act and has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. and (b) is following to join his spouse or parent. Sac. 14. (a) Any alien admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under the provisions of either section 101 (a) (15) (A) or 101 (a) (15) (G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. who has failed to maintain a status under either of those provisions. and who has not been required to depart from the United States under the authority of section 241 (e) of such act. may apply to the Attorney General for adjustment of his status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (b) If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the alien is a person of good moral character. and that such action would not be contrary to the national welfare. safety. or security. the Attorney General. in his discretion. may record the aliens lawful admission for permanent residence as of the date of the order of the Attorney General approving the application for adjustment of status is made. (c) A complete and detailed statement of the facts and pertinent provisions of law in the case shall be reported to the Congress with the reasons for such adjustment of status. Such reports shall be submitted on the first and 15th day of each calendar month in which Congress is in session. If. during the session of the Congress at which a case is reported. or prior to the close of the session of Congress next following the session at which a case is reported. either the Senate or the House of Representatives passes a resolution stating in substance that it does not favor the adjustment of status of such alien. the Attorney General shall thereupon require the departure of such alien in the manner provided by law. If neither the Senate nor the House of Revresentatives passes such a resolution within the time above specified. the Secretary of State shall. If the allen was classifiable as a quota immigrant at the time of his entry. reduce by one the quota of the quota area to which the alien is chargeable under section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the fiscal year then current or the next following year in which a quota is available. No quota shall be so reduced by more than 50 percent in any fiscal year. SEC. 15. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. the total of all quota numbers established under section 201 of that act which remain unused at the end of each fiscal year shall be available for use in the manner prescribed by this section. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d). the quota numbers made available for use under subsection (a) shall be distributed among the several quota areas in the same proportion which the quota for each quota area bears to the annual quota of all quota areas combined. No quota numbers made available under subsection (a) shall be distributed to quota areas which. under the proclamation of the President of the United States issued on July 1. 1952. have been allocated an annual quota in excess of 7.000 quota numbers. (c) The Secretary of State shall. at the end of each fiscal year. determine the amount of quota numbers available under subsection (a) for distribution under subsection (b) of this section for each quota area. The Secretary of State shall proclaim the number thereof on or before October 1 following the end of each fiscal year. The quota numbers so determined and proclaimed by the Secretary of State shall be available for use in accordance with all the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relative to the eligibility for and the issuance of immigrant visas during the ensuing 12month period. beginning October 1. and ending September 30. of the year immediately following. (d) The quota numbers made available under subsection (a) shall be available for issuance. during the period beginning October 1. 1957. and ending September 30. 1958. and the period beginning October 1. 1958. and ending September 30. 1959. to(1) any alien who applied for. and was qualified for. admission to the United States under the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. as amended. and with respect to whom the assurances required under section 7 (a) of such act were submitted to. and verified by. the Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs. Department of State. and whose application had begun to be processed prior to December 31. 1956. (2) the spouse of any alien referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection. and (3) any unmarried child (including a stepchild and a child adopted before the date of the enactment of this act) of an alien referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection. if such child is under 21 years of age on the date of the enactment of this act. or was under 21 years of age at the time the assurances referred to in such paragraph (1) were submitted to. and verified by. the Administrator. The total number of quota numbers available for issuance under this subsection for the period ending September 30. 1958. and for the period ending September 30. 1959. shall not exceed the total number of quota numbers which would otherwise be distributed under subsection (b) to all quota areas for each such period. October 1. 1957. and on or before October 1. 1958. estimate the amount of quota numbers which will be issued under this subsection during the periods ending September 30. 1958. and September 30. 1959. respectively. and shall reduce the amount of quota numbers which would otherwise be distributed to each quota area under subsection (b) for use during such periods in the same proportion as the amount of quota numbers which he estimates will be issued under this subsection during such periods bears to the combined quota numbers which would otherwise be distributed under subsection (b) to all quota areas for use during such periods. Quota numbers made available for use under this subsection shall. except as otherwise provided in this subsection. be available for use in accordance with all the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relative to the eligibility for and the issuance of immigrant visas. SEC. 16. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act. the definitions contained in sections 101 (a) and (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall be applicable in the administration of this act. The sectionbysection analysis presented by Mr. KENNEDY is as follows: MzEoRANDum To ACCOMPANY PROPOSED BILL