[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2493 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2493

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a limited 
       extension of the program under section 245(i) of that Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2002

  Mr. Daschle (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Dodd) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a limited 
       extension of the program under section 245(i) of that Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uniting Families Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. LIMITED EXTENSION OF SECTION 245(I) PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Filing Deadline.--Section 245(i)(1)(B)(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)(B)(i)) is amended 
by striking ``on or before April 30, 2001'' and inserting ``on or 
before April 30, 2003''.
    (b) Exclusion of Certain Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens.--The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply to any alien who is--
            (1) inadmissible under section 212(a)(3), or deportable 
        under section 237(a)(4), of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (relating to security and related grounds); or
            (2) deportable under section 237(a)(1)(G) of such Act 
        (relating to marriage fraud).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to applicants for adjustment of status who are beneficaries of 
petitions for classification or applications for labor certifications 
filed before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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