[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1291 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1291

To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain Polish and 
                          Hungarian parolees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 1993

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, 
   Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kopetski, and Mr. Evans) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain Polish and 
                          Hungarian parolees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN POLISH AND HUNGARIAN 
              PAROLEES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an 
alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence if the alien--
            (1) applies for such adjustment,
            (2) has been physically present in the United States for at 
        least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on 
        the date the application for such adjustment is filed,
            (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, 
        except as provided in subsection (c), and
            (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for the 
        processing of such application.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided in subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who--
            (1) was a national of Poland or Hungary, and
            (2) was inspected and granted parole into the United States 
        during the period beginning on November 1, 1989, and ending on 
        December 31, 1991, after being denied refugee status.
    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The provisions 
of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this 
section and the Attorney General may waive any other provision of such 
section (other than paragraph (2)(C) and subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to such an adjustment for 
humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise 
in the public interest.
    (d) Date of Approval.--Upon the approval of such an application for 
adjustment of status, the Attorney General shall create a record of the 
alien's admission as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of the 
alien's inspection and parole described in subsection (b)(2).
    (e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is 
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under this section, the Secretary of State shall not be 
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be 
issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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