[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1885 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     September 6, 2001.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1885) entitled ``An Act to expand the class of beneficiaries who may 
apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification 
petition and labor certification filings, and for other purposes.'', do 
pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Section 245(i) Extension Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.

    (a) In General.--Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``on or before April 
                30, 2001; or'' and inserting ``on or before the earlier 
                of April 30, 2002, and the date that is 120 days after 
                the date on which the Attorney General first 
                promulgates final or interim final regulations to carry 
                out the Section 245(i) Extension Act of 2001; or''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``on or before such 
                date; and'' and inserting ``on or before the earlier 
                date described in clause (i);'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
            ``(D) who, in the case of a beneficiary of a petition for 
        classification, or an application for labor certification, 
        described in subparagraph (B) that was filed after April 30, 
        2001, demonstrates that the familial relationship existed 
        before August 15, 2001, or the application for labor 
        certification that is the basis of such petition for 
        classification was filed before August 15, 2001;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legal Immigration 
Family Equity Act (114 Stat. 2762A-345), as enacted into law by section 
1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-553.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1885

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