109 HR 5747 IH: To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2006 Mr. Cleaver introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special adjustment of status to certain aliens currently in the United States who are married to United States citizens and parents of a United States citizen child.

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Adjustment of status for certain aliens currently in the United States who are married to United States citizens and parents of a United States citizen child

Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)(A)In the case of an alien described in subparagraph (B)— (i)paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall be applied by substituting the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of paragraph (4) for April 30, 2001; and (ii)paragraph (1)(C) shall be applied by substituting June 1, 2006 for the date of the enactment of the LIFE Act Amendments of 2000. (B)An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien— (i)who is married to a citizen of the United States and who is able to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security such marital status through the production of a certified copy of the alien’s marriage certificate; (ii)who is the biological parent of a child who is a citizen of the United States, who was born before June 1, 2006; and (iii)with respect to whom the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the child described in clause (ii) for the alien to be permitted to remain in the United States as a lawful permanent resident. .