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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 104 STAT. · Oct. 17, 1990 · 101th Congress · Private Law 101–5

Private Law 101–5. For the relief of Maria Luisa Anderson

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104 STAT. 5142 Private Law 101–5 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Maria Luisa Anderson. Oct. 17, 1990[[S. 1229](/us/bill/101/s/1229)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Luisa Anderson shall be classified as a child within the meaning of section 101(b)(1)(E) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(E)), upon filing of a petition filed on her behalf by her adoptive parents, citizens of the United States, pursuant to section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154).
No natural parent, brother, or sister, if any, of Maria Luisa Anderson shall, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Approved October 17, 1990. Private Law 101–6: For the relief of Paula Grzyb. Private Law 6 Private Law 101–6 104 Stat. 5142 1990-10-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–6 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Paula Grzyb. Oct. 17, 1990[[S. 1683](/us/bill/101/s/1683)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR PAULA GRZYB.
(a)In General.— Subject to subsection (b), for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Paula Grzyb, the stepmother of a citizen of the United States, shall be considered to be an immediate relative within the meaning of section 201(b) of such Act, and the provisions of section 204 of such Act shall not be applicable in this case.
(b)Deadline for Application.— Subsection
(a)shall only apply if Paula Grzyb applies for an immigration visa pursuant to such subsection within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved October 17, 1990. Private Law 101–7: For the relief of Wilson Johan Sherrouse. Private Law 7 Private Law 101–7 104 Stat. 5142 1990-10-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–7 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Wilson Johan Sherrouse. Oct. 17, 1990[[S. 1814](/us/bill/101/s/1814)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Wilson Johan Sherrouse shall be held and considered to be a child within 104 STAT. 5143the meaning of section 101(b)(1)(E) of such Act upon approval of a petition filed on his behalf by Victoria Sherrouse, a citizen of the United States, pursuant to section 204 of such Act. No natural parent, brother, or sister, of Wilson Johan Sherrouse shall, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under such Act. Approved October 17, 1990. Private Law 101–8: To provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in Stone County, Arkansas. Private Law 8 Private Law 101–8 104 Stat. 5143 1990-10-22 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–8 101st Congress An Act To provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in Stone County, Arkansas. Oct. 22, 1990[[S. 2680](/us/bill/101/s/2680)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Claims. SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a)Findings.— The Congress finds and declares that—
(1)certain landowners in Stone County, Arkansas, who own property adjacent to the Ozark National Forest have been adversely affected by certain erroneous surveys;
(2)these landowners have occupied or improved their property in good faith and in reliance on erroneous surveys of their properties that they believed were accurate; and
(3)the 1975 Bureau of Land Management dependent resurvey of the Ozark National Forest correctly established accurate boundaries between such forest and private lands.
(b)Purpose.— It is the purpose of this Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain lands in Stone County, Arkansas, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title to such lands. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Act the term—
(a)“affected lands” means those Federal lands located in the Ozark National Forest in Stone County, Arkansas, in sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12, township 15 north, range 12 west, Fifth Principal Meridian, as described by the dependent resurvey by the Bureau of Land Management conducted in 1975, and subsequent Forest Service land line location surveys, including all adjacent parcels where the property line as identified by the 1975 BLM dependent resurvey and National Forest boundary lines before such dependent resurvey are not coincident;
(b)“claimant” means an owner of real property in Stone County, Arkansas, located adjacent to the Ozark National Forest lands described in subsection (a), who claims to have been deprived by the United States of title to property as a result of previous erroneous surveys; and
(c)“Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey, without consideration, all right, 104 STAT. 5144title, and interest of the United States in and to affected lands as described in section 2(a), to any claimant or claimants, upon proper application from such claimant or claimants, as provided in section 4. SEC. 4. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.
(a)Notification. — Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, claimants shall notify the Secretary, through the Forest Supervisor of the Ozark National Forest, in writing of their claim to affected lands. Such claim shall be accompanied by—
(1)a description of the affected lands claimed;
(2)information relating to the claim of ownership of such lands; and
(3)such other information as the Secretary may require.
(b)Issuance of Deed.—
(1)Upon a determination by the Secretary that issuance of a deed for affected lands is consistent with the purpose and requirements of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a quitclaim deed to such claimant for the parcel to be conveyed.
(2)Prior to the issuance of any such deed as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that—
(A)the parcel or parcels to be conveyed have been surveyed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, dated November 11, 1989; and
(B)all new property lines established by such surveys have been monumented and marked.
(3)The Federal Government shall be responsible for all surveys and property line markings necessary to implement this subsection.
(c)Notification to BLM.— The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an authenticated copy of each deed issued pursuant to this Act no later than thirty days after the date such deed is issued. SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved October 22, 1990. Private Law 101–9: For the relief of Sonanong Poonpipat (Latch). Private Law 9 Private Law 101–9 104 Stat. 5144 1990-10-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–9 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Sonanong Poonpipat (Latch). Oct. 25, 1990[[H.R. 2961](/us/bill/101/hr/2961)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR SONANONG POONPIPAT (LATCH).
(a)In General.— Subject to subsection (b), for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Sonanong Poonpipat (Latch), the widow of a citizen of the United States, shall be considered to be an immediate relative within the meaning of section 201(b) of such Act, and the provisions of section 204 of such Act shall not be applicable in this case. 104 STAT. 5145
(b)Deadline for Application.— Subsection
(a)shall only apply if Sonanong Poonpipat (Latch) applies to the Attorney General for relief pursuant to such subsection within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved October 25, 1990. Private Law 101–10: For the relief of Janice and Leslie Sedore and Ruth Hillman. Private Law 10 Private Law 101–10 104 Stat. 5145 1990-11-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–10 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Janice and Leslie Sedore and Ruth Hillman. Nov. 2, 1990[[S. 3016](/us/bill/101/s/3016)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Janice Sedore (social security numbers (XXXXXXXXXXX) and Leslie Sedore (social security number (XXXXXXXXXXX) of Grand Ledge, Michigan, the sum of $12,143.00 and to Ruth Hillman (social security number (XXXXXXXXXXX) of Lansing, Michigan, the sum of $8,512.70, in full satisfaction of all claims such individuals may have against the United States for calendar years 1980 through 1984. Approved November 2, 1990. Private Law 101–11: For the relief of Nebraska Aluminum Castings, Inc. Private Law 11 Private Law 101–11 104 Stat. 5145 1990-11-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–11 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Nebraska Aluminum Castings, Inc. Nov. 6, 1990[[S. 3043](/us/bill/101/s/3043)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
(a)In General.— The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $95,000 to Nebraska Aluminum Castings, Inc., of Hastings, Nebraska, for costs arising out of the rejection by the United States Army of a proposal by Nebraska Aluminum Castings, Inc., in response to Solicitation No. DAAKO1–85–B–BO6O issued on August 27, 1985, by the United States Army Troop Support Command, for handheld aluminum compasses.
(b)Condition of Payment.— The payment of the sum referred to in subsection
(a)shall be in full satisfaction of any claim of Nebraska Aluminum Castings, Inc., against the United States arising out of the proposal rejection described in such subsection. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY AND AGENT FEES.
(a)In General.— Not more than 10 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 1 shall be paid to or received by any 104 STAT. 5146agent or attorney for services rendered in connection with the claim described in such section.
(b)Enforcement.— Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000. Approved November 6, 1990. Private Law 101–12: For the relief of Beulah C. Shifflett. Private Law 12 Private Law 101–12 104 Stat. 5146 1990-11-08 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–12 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Beulah C. Shifflett. Nov. 8, 1990[[H.R. 3791](/us/bill/101/hr/3791)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Beulah C. Shifflett of Albermarle County, Virginia, $811.20, in full settlement of all claims of Beulah C. Shifflett against the United States by reason of non-receipt of two Treasury checks numbered 5,254,109, dated September 27, 1963, in the amount of $800; and numbered 5,254,568, dated October 11, 1963, in the amount of $11.20, both of which checks were issued to Beulah C. Shifflett by the authority of the United States Army Finance and Accounting Center in payment of lawful obligations of the United States. Approved November 8, 1990. Private Law 101–13: For the relief of Jocelyne Carayannis and Marie Carayannis. Private Law 13 Private Law 101–13 104 Stat. 5146 1990-11-15 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private Private Law 101–13 101st Congress An Act For the relief of Jocelyne Carayannis and Marie Carayannis. Nov. 15, 1990[[H.R. 1230](/us/bill/101/hr/1230)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)subject to subsection (b), for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jocelyne Carayannis and Marie Carayannis shall be 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 fee.
(b)Subsection
(a)shall only apply to a beneficiary under that subsection if the beneficiary applies to the Attorney General for permanent residence status under that subsection within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)Upon the granting of permanent residence to a beneficiary under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to deduct one number from the total number of immigrant visas which are made available to natives of the country of the beneficiary’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if section 202(e) of that Act is applicable to the country, from the total number of immigrant visas which are made available to natives of such country under that section. Approved November 15, 1990. Private Law 101–14: For the relief of Izzydor Shever. Private Law 14 Private Law 101–14 104 Stat. 5147 1990-11-15 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-06-19 101 2 private
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