[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 793

   To provide for permanent resident status for certain Persian Gulf 
                               evacuees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1997

  Mr. Rahall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for permanent resident status for certain Persian Gulf 
                               evacuees.

    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 PERSIAN GULF EVACUEES.

    (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) paroled into the United States as a Persian 
                Gulf evacuee; or
                    (B) was otherwise admitted into the United States 
                and qualified for, and registered under, the Persian 
                Gulf Evacuee Deferred Enforced Departure Program; or
            (2) is an individual described in the memorandum of 
        November 14, 1991, from the President of the United States to 
        the Acting Attorney General entitled ``Measures Regarding 
        Certain Persian Gulf Evacuees''.
    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The provisions 
of subsection (e) and paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of subsection (a) 
of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply 
to adjustment of status under this Act and the Attorney General may 
waive any other provision of section 212 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (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 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
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.
    (f) Temporary Stay of Removal and Work Authorization.--The Attorney 
General--
            (1) shall refrain from deporting or removing from the 
        United States an alien who is eligible for adjustment of status 
        under this section, but who is not yet lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence; and
            (2) shall authorize such an alien to engage in employment 
        in the United States.
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