For the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.

This is a private relief bill aimed at granting permanent resident status (a green card) to two named individuals, Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk. The bill would allow them to apply for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to permanent resident despite existing immigration rules, by using a “notwithstanding” provision that bypasses certain standard INA (Immigration and Nationality Act) requirements. If they are already in the United States, or if they enter before a specified deadline, they could be treated as lawfully admitted for permanent residence and could pursue adjustment of status as of the enactment date, provided they file within two years of enactment. The bill also would reduce the number of immigrant visas available for natives of the two individuals’ birth country by two in the current or next fiscal year, and it would block their natural parents, brothers, and sisters from receiving immigration benefits on the basis of their relationship to these two individuals. In short, the bill creates a highly targeted path to permanent residence for two people, offsets that benefit by reducing one country’s visa allotment, and limits potential family-backed immigration for those two beneficiaries.