[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 115 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 115

                   For the relief of Timothy Bostock.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                   For the relief of Timothy Bostock.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY RESIDENT STATUS FOR BENEFICIARY.

    (a) Temporary Residence.--Notwithstanding section 212(a)(23) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(23)) or any other 
provision of that Act, Timothy Bostock shall be issued a visa and 
admitted to the United States to the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted to the United States for temporary residence if--
            (1) he is found to be otherwise admissible as an immigrant 
        under the provisions of that Act; and
            (2) a petition for immediate relative status is filed on 
        his behalf with the Attorney General by a United States citizen 
        spouse of the alien within 60 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Previously Known Ground for Exclusion.--The exemption under 
subsection (a) shall apply only to grounds for exclusion of which the 
Department of State or the Department of Justice had knowledge before 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Adjustment to Permanent Status.--The Attorney General shall, at 
the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the 
beneficiary was granted lawful temporary residence status under 
subsection (a), adjust the status of the beneficiary to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if--
            (1) the Attorney General finds that the beneficiary has 
        exhibited conduct during such period which demonstrates good 
        moral character (including community ties and the performance 
        of community service, prescribed by the Attorney General at the 
        time of adjustment of status under subsection (a), directed 
        toward publicizing the dangers of using controlled substances);
            (2) the beneficiary establishes that he has resided 
        continuously in the United States since the date he was granted 
        such temporary status; and
            (3) the beneficiary establishes that he--
                    (A) is admissible to the United States as an 
                immigrant, and
                    (B) has not been convicted of any felony or three 
                or more misdemeanors committed in the United States.
    (d) Treatment of Brief, Casual, and Innocent Absences.--During the 
period the beneficiary is in temporary status under subsection (a), the 
beneficiary shall not be considered to have failed to maintain 
continuous residence in the United States for the purposes of 
subsection (c) by virtue of brief, casual, and innocent absences from 
the United States.
    (e) Affidavits.--The Attorney General may require the beneficiary 
to submit affidavits for the purposes of the determinations made under 
subsection (c).

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