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PRIVATE LAW 93-50-DEC. 29, 1973

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 I'equired visa fee. Upon the granting' of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one number, during the current fiscal year or the fiscal year next following, the total number of immigrant visas which are made available to special immigrants as defined in section 101(a) (27)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided., That the parents, brothers, or sisters of the said Isabel Eugenia Serrane Macias Ferrier shall not. by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Approved December 28, 1973.

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Private Law 93-50 AN ACT

December 29, 1973

For the relief of Claude V. Alcorn and twenty-one others.

[H. R. 1316]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Claude V. United States of America in Congress assembled., That: Alcorn and other s. SEC. 2. The transportation of Claude V. Alcorn, Adrian C. Almond, Aubrey V.- Ansell, Thomas Armstrong, Gary A. Bailey, Ronald W. Bradshaw, Harry M. Braudrick, John B. Brewington, Fructoso D. Cabanela, Thurston C. Davis, Donald W. Dodge, Marcus L. Hyde, Junior, Peter E. Johnsen, James L. Jones, William G. King, Henry E. Mowbray, Jack L. Norris, Charles Eicketts, Junior, Gerald L. Sellers, Bobby L. Templeton, Lee M. Tillman, or K. C. West to Seattle on the NOAA vessels "Davidson" in September 1967, "Oceanographer" in December 1967, "Fairweather" in March 1968, or "Eainier'' in May 1968, shall not be deemed transportation at Government expense in connection w'ith a change of permanent duty station for the purpose of computing their entitlement to travel expenses for such change of permanent duty station under the provisions of section 5724 of title 5, United States Code, and applicable regulations. The travel 8i^stat^'204^^' expenses of each of the above-named persons in connection with their transfer of duty station to Seattle in 1967 or 1968 shall, upon a request made within ninety days of the enactment of this legislation, be computed or recomputed to provide payment of mileage traveled in privately owned vehicles at a rate not to exceed 12 cents per mile and per diem at a rate not to exceed $16 per day for actual time between duty stations not to exceed 81^ days: Provided.^ however. That in making such computation or recomputation, transportation on board the vessels at the times referred to in this section shall be disreg^arded: And provided further.^ That if any of the persons named herein has already received payment for such travel, that amount shall be deducted from the recomputed travel expenses and any remainder paid or credited to the employee. SEC. 3. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection wath this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 29, 1973.

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