1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I—Access to earned adjustment and mandatory departure and
reentry
Sec. 101. Adjustment of status.
Sec. 102. Mandatory departure and reentry.
Sec. 103. Correction of Social Security records.
TITLE II—Family reunification
Sec. 201. Treatment of immediate relatives with respect to the
family immigration cap.
Sec. 202. Reclassification of spouses and minor children of
legal permanent residents as immediate relatives.
Sec. 203. Exceptions.
<enum>I</enum><header>Access to earned
adjustment and mandatory departure and reentry</header>
<section id="ID62355491CD99498888C772714E8FB31E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header>
<subsection id="ID6EB4615DCFF8492C8C5B2C83AD6CF67F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1255 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 245A the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDF73A96D2391949EEB17D85A83CFF9A52" style="traditional">
<section id="ID552157DFC1AA41B7BB8FF52EBA20440C"><enum>245B.</enum><header>Access to
earned adjustment</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID2680691BD4244B8381912EC608D6327C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header>
<paragraph id="IDC9CF02941B284245B7669349E35A5C3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Principal
aliens</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence, an alien who satisfies the following
requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD892828CAB1D46BFA9DB713B445882DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
alien shall file an application establishing eligibility for adjustment of
status and pay the fine required under subsection (m) and any additional
amounts owed under that subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3C9265CDE9344F1989A8CA9548C8D87E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuous
physical presence</header>
<clause id="ID11EF290A58A74895B69E25E09B7A2F9C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien—</text>
<subclause id="IDD6FBD39889534F0A8A0E01081165E98D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was physically
present in the United States on or before the date that is 5 years before the
date of introduction of the <short-title>Immigrant
Accountability Act of 2005</short-title>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDDFF8584CAE3A4A5FBA5C5F18CE8BA440"><enum>(II)</enum><text>was not legally
present in the United States on such date of introduction; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2E6CCDE7775C468889746BCE5B9B5494"><enum>(III)</enum><text>did not depart
from the United States during the 5-year period ending on such date of
introduction, except for brief, casual, and innocent departures.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDA7C7AB0CBC444B658CE23F5DF1795842"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Legally
present</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, an alien who has
violated any conditions of his or her visa shall be considered not to be
legally present in the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC6D548DA5B4D4AE293B644C0162C1FDB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Admissible
under immigration laws</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien
is not inadmissible under section 212(a) except for any provision of that
section that is waived under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC16CA882E7834FF7B07CC860059E54BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Employment in
United States</header>
<clause id="ID6B9C52736F8F4C1285646E7CC8CC16CA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall have been employed in the United States,
in the aggregate, for—</text>
<subclause id="ID9B27DC5940CB464889EAF6E2B4F463D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 3 years
during the 5-year period ending on the date of introduction of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID68E9A823429649A79259F94A65FEB4B9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least 6 years
after the date of enactment of such Act.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDB66E7E17DE3C4421A7AD3EE24A7D775B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subclause id="id98E8BA055E904B44BA7A6B732BCF67AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The employment
requirement in clause (i)(I) shall not apply to an individual who is under 20
years of age on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of 2005</short-title>.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id82CA91E2BD024C8DB2D59A2166212FCE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The employment
requirement in clause (i)(II) shall be reduced for an individual who cannot
demonstrate employment based on a physical or mental disability or as a result
of pregnancy.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF53884B4474B49928A18209D36526955"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The employment
requirement in clause (i)(II) shall be reduced for an individual who is under
20 years of age on the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title> by a period of time equal to the time period beginning on
such date of enactment and ending on the date on which the individual reaches
20 years of age.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id66EBE8CE211541A5B9B30A3A9721C5FE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The employment
requirements in clause (i) shall be reduced by 1 year for each year of full
time post-secondary study in the United States during the relevant
period.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDF7C337704FAE4D678BA5411678ABC05C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Portability</header><text>An
alien shall not be required to complete the employment requirements in clause
(i) with the same employer.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9D8B0C3778954E80BBD0D83784C61109"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Evidence of
employment</header>
<subclause id="ID428E7AEF1A6A449493D4DD2D6FB7DD92"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Conclusive
documents</header><text>For purposes of satisfying the requirements in clause
(i), the alien shall submit at least 2 of the following documents for each
period of employment, which shall be considered conclusive evidence of such
employment:</text>
<item id="ID868B48EB7D654199949EC7B5352C2B10"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Records
maintained by the Social Security Administration.</text>
</item><item id="IDD14A9FAA7BE3448EA694AFD20C63BFB2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>Records
maintained by an employer, such as pay stubs, time sheets, or employment work
verification.</text>
</item><item id="IDA71AD90236D049169A5910CC4E9E849D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>Records
maintained by the Internal Revenue Service.</text>
</item><item id="IDB975A55DCEFD4A96A47375F65E0B282D"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>Records
maintained by a union or day labor center.</text>
</item><item id="ID42ED29D4A0CA476CADA3BD9A1186329E"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>Records
maintained by any other government agency, such as worker compensation records,
disability records, or business licensing records.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID0199FD11AD284A0AAA202C84B2350B67"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other
documents</header><text>Aliens unable to submit documents described in
subclause (I) shall submit at least 3 other types of reliable documents,
including sworn declarations, for each period of employment to satisfy the
requirement in clause (i).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDEF82F5A73E6B45D6B93A2C3A8C75FDE2"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Intent of
Congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that the requirement in
clause (i) be interpreted and implemented in a manner that recognizes and takes
into account the difficulties encountered by aliens in obtaining evidence of
employment due to the undocumented status of the alien.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDF0F699B4C5AE4C30A36DA279D32AA5AD"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>An alien applying for adjustment of status under this
subsection has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that
the alien has satisfied the employment requirements in clause (i). An alien may
satisfy such burden of proof by producing sufficient evidence to show the
extent of that employment as a matter of just and reasonable inference. Once
the burden is met, the burden shall shift to the Secretary of Homeland Security
to disprove the alien’s evidence with a showing which negates the
reasonableness of the inference to be drawn from the evidence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFBE9B29AA87246C5A19589BE7BB285DD"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Payment of
income taxes</header><text>Not later than the date on which status is adjusted
under this subsection, the alien shall establish the payment of all Federal and
State income taxes owed for employment during the period of employment required
under subparagraph (D)(i). The alien may satisfy such requirement by
establishing that—</text>
<clause id="ID79B0E055A7134849A0E761CA6DE01682"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no such tax
liability exists;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE24538076B9E4CB390151FA67D826E6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all outstanding
liabilities have been met; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID933A6109446E470093AE8A51EF09EC6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the alien has
entered into an agreement for payment of all outstanding liabilities with the
Internal Revenue Service and with the department of revenue of each State to
which taxes are owed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6D6CF6E8AD2F409684F2BAA6BEC8981F"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Basic
citizenship skills</header>
<clause id="IDA0231752787A4B9D8DAD9BD7B5773ACE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the alien shall
demonstrate that the alien either—</text>
<subclause id="ID25F5D79915CF429F90301409ED437F08"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of section 312(a) (relating to minimal understanding of ordinary
English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and Government of the
United States); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID977ABA1DB00D4FFE89E34D446EC9B7F8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is
satisfactorily pursuing a course of study, recognized by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, to achieve such understanding of English and the history and
Government of the United States.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2982D950925B45F5AE4D012ACDD798FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subclause id="ID1120C099019C41EE941FB7B96B7869C2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Mandatory</header><text>The
requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to any person who is unable to
comply with those requirements because of a physical or developmental
disability or mental impairment.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDFD38AF4B25054A2FB8070034CE10D7DE"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Discretionary</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive all or part of the requirements of
clause (i) in the case of an alien who is 65 years of age or older as of the
date of the filing of the application for adjustment of status.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID743DA3B027604973BDE7AAE8EE69B78D"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement clearances</header><text>The alien shall submit fingerprints in
accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Such fingerprints shall be submitted to relevant Federal agencies to be checked
against existing databases for information relating to criminal, national
security, or other law enforcement actions that would render the alien
ineligible for adjustment of status under this subsection. The relevant Federal
agencies shall work to ensure that such clearances are completed within 90 days
of the submission of fingerprints. An appeal of a security clearance
determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be processed through
the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFBFFDD4A29F241F7858D5F575B7B19ED"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Military
selective service</header><text>The alien shall establish that if the alien is
within the age period required under the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.) that such alien has registered under that Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9519FAD80C0431E9D8262BB1C83B742"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>An alien may not adjust to an immigrant classification
under this section until after the earlier of—</text>
<clause id="id92881813225C4622A609AE8F0F63251D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the consideration
of all applications filed under section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of
enactment of this section; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id45DFF5817DBD4554A71D7989464238C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>8 years after
the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD7D77CBD571048DDA93FD9CB8AC601B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spouses and
children</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4560FDDB2D424C64BECA4825AC8B55D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="IDC1BCF89151A94A3A940E1FC64FF559BD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall, if otherwise eligible under subparagraph (B),
adjust the status to that of a lawful permanent resident for—</text>
<subclause id="ID1B3842C1C8DF4A659332C0A5B5A913F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the spouse, or
child who was under 21 years of age on the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>, of an alien who adjusts status or is eligible to adjust
status to that of a permanent resident under paragraph (1); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDB98745654E144D46963ADF84CBEE102B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an alien who,
within 5 years preceding the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>, was the spouse or child of an alien who adjusts status to
that of a permanent resident under paragraph (1), if—</text>
<item id="IDA147508B00C14326BE5C74C294469616"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the termination
of the qualifying relationship was connected to domestic violence; or</text>
</item><item id="ID950A2550BB8045858F281EDE2E327A48"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the spouse or
child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the spouse or parent
who adjusts status or is eligible to adjust status to that of a permanent
resident under paragraph (1).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID7EAF140106EB48BF8B667604144EACDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Application of
other law</header><text>In acting on applications filed under this paragraph
with respect to aliens who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply the provisions of section
204(a)(1)(J) and the protections, prohibitions, and penalties under section 384
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1367).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1B9F5FF253A348FEAF3FB091C01B42C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility not applicable</header><text>In establishing admissibility to
the United States, the spouse or child described in subparagraph (A) shall
establish that they are not inadmissible under section 212(a), except for any
provision of that section that is waived under subsection (b) of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82A9DCD0EE1644F583A288F1F80E3F93"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement clearance</header><text>The spouse or child, if that child is
14 years of age or older, described in subparagraph (A) shall submit
fingerprints in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to relevant Federal
agencies to be checked against existing databases for information relating to
criminal, national security, or other law enforcement actions that would render
the alien ineligible for adjustment of status under this subsection. The
relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure that such clearances are
completed within 90 days of the submission of fingerprints. An appeal of a
denial by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be processed through the
Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBF308744205049BDBEEE14F6A1F6F45A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of numerical limitations</header><text>When an alien is granted lawful
permanent resident status under this subsection, the number of immigrant visas
authorized to be issued under any provision of this Act shall not be
reduced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5BFE02E59DC84B3D8CE4E0572F51E348"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph id="id1A1E2E6055CD494EB9ADB9AEF759A38D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable
provisions</header><text>In the determination of an alien’s admissibility under
paragraphs (1)(C) and (2) of subsection (a), the following provisions of
section 212(a) shall apply and may not be waived by the Secretary of Homeland
Security under paragraph (3)(A):</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9B85871C5CE94FB19F19A8EEF2FE3F22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (1)
(relating to health).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3A09697F42BD491A97700060B9863CAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Paragraph (2)
(relating to criminals).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3413182CA4A646A78CEB23E1609B6CD3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Paragraph (3)
(relating to security and related grounds).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2D9CD7D468546EF93122DC6B5D879BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Subparagraphs (A)
and (C) of paragraph (10) (relating to polygamists and child abductors).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDCAACFF3EE9649B197BEC33E63CCCFAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility not applicable</header><text>The provisions of paragraphs (5),
(6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7), (9), and (10)(B) of section 212(a)
shall not apply to an alien who is applying for adjustment of status under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID65F2338FA14E45CBB005540632769B1C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver of other
grounds</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1E03495D653B41699C28D8401CFE3D19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of
Homeland Security may waive any provision of section 212(a) in the case of
individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or when it
is otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7DAF275C01BA4E1B8BF6ED66FCBFE56D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this paragraph shall be construed as affecting the authority of the
Secretary of Homeland Security, other than under this subparagraph, to waive
the provisions of section 212(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8FF42A51824C40E9ADB316398EA02191"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule
for determination of public charge</header><text>An alien is not ineligible for
adjustment of status under subsection (a) by reason of a ground of
inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) if the alien establishes a history of
employment in the United States evidencing self-support without public cash
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFC0E9CC163344ADAE0973074ED8FE8F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special rule
for individuals where there is no commercial purpose</header><text>An alien is
not ineligible for adjustment of status under subsection (a) by reason of a
ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(6)(E) if the alien establishes
that the action referred to in that section was taken for humanitarian
purposes, to ensure family unity, or was otherwise in the public
interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE94C584D919040CE9489345039462CB5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Applicability
of other provisions</header><text>Section 241(a)(5) and section 240B(d) shall
not apply with respect to an alien who is applying for adjustment of status
under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID17A309A29D844C64A80329C9D6ADD391"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of
applicants</header>
<paragraph id="ID7AF58A4764D24B8896BF073A9071BC40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien who files an application under subsection
(a)(1)(A) for adjustment of status, including a spouse or child who files for
adjustment of status under subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID497D94F148B4408CA22723849D196BC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be granted
employment authorization pending final adjudication of the alien’s application
for adjustment of status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC484383945764F259E3240C0FE522DFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be granted
permission to travel abroad pursuant to regulation pending final adjudication
of the alien’s application for adjustment of status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCA6C1867146C48278D034DA3DEE07CB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be
detained, determined inadmissible or deportable, or removed pending final
adjudication of the alien’s application for adjustment of status, unless the
alien commits an act which renders the alien ineligible for such adjustment of
status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD814D0FC39CF459D83FC4563B808F5DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall not be
considered an unauthorized alien as defined in section 274A(h)(3) until such
time as employment authorization under subparagraph (A) is denied.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFAD3149A20949EC93E267843F8F9DE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Document of
authorization</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
each alien described in paragraph (1) with a counterfeit-resistant document of
authorization that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF50B25EF616C4E6DAEA55EA878ADBF70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets all current
requirements established by the Secretary of Homeland Security for travel
documents, including the requirements under section 403 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a
note); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7382AA1A01614B38857EDF913C0E7373"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reflects the
benefits and status set forth in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID49B90B6B501F434FA44A3FCD89D7EA9F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement clearance</header><text>Before an alien is granted employment
authorization or permission to travel under paragraph (1), the alien shall be
required to undergo a name check against existing databases for information
relating to criminal, national security, or other law enforcement actions. The
relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure that such name checks are
completed not later than 90 days after the date on which the name check is
requested.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9A44D19BF3454DB09BB6881AA5729420"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of
proceedings</header><text>An alien in removal proceedings who establishes prima
facie eligibility for adjustment of status under subsection (a) shall be
entitled to termination of the proceedings pending the outcome of the alien’s
application, unless the removal proceedings are based on criminal or national
security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA89029E2F75949CEA7AEFED6DDBE2310"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Apprehension
before application period</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall provide that in the case of an alien who is apprehended before the
beginning of the application period described in subsection (a) and who can
establish prima facie eligibility to have the alien’s status adjusted under
that subsection (but for the fact that the alien may not apply for such
adjustment until the beginning of such period), until the alien has had the
opportunity during the first 180 days of the application period to complete the
filing of an application for adjustment, the alien may not be removed from the
United States unless the alien is removed on the basis that the alien has
engaged in criminal conduct or is a threat to the national security of the
United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID42AEE6118D1C4E7594599A4819E644C5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Confidentiality
of information</header>
<paragraph id="ID4F2C25D6C5A642AE9F8AAE9C7318DF66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, no Federal
agency or bureau, nor any officer or employee of such agency or bureau,
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCBF72EA473CE43A4AEC68201074C1BED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use the
information furnished by the applicant pursuant to an application filed under
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) for any purpose other than to make a
determination on the application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4771CB187F2340A7967828D75E96A5E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make any
publication through which the information furnished by any particular applicant
can be identified; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFBA7A123CC2445FA9238344FAA01366A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permit anyone
other than the sworn officers and employees of such agency, bureau, or approved
entity, as approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to examine
individual applications that have been filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2D6CFD4BB42F443798108BD26180A67D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
disclosures</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary
of State shall provide the information furnished pursuant to an application
filed under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), and any other information
derived from such furnished information, to a duly recognized law enforcement
entity in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution or a national
security investigation or prosecution, in each instance about an individual
suspect or group of suspects, when such information is requested in writing by
such entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA771F8EAB1384866BEBF20A4CBAC11B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header><text>Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits
information to be examined in violation of this subsection shall be fined not
more than $10,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBA5DAF9E5A9849CCA0280873BCA97BAF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Penalties for
false statements in applications</header>
<paragraph id="IDE961B35738C94B0289538629B579CEFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header>
<subparagraph id="IDE4F4FA2444E642839A28F749FB47D866"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Violation</header><text>It
shall be unlawful for any person to—</text>
<clause id="ID281B5EB1943743AD83F5EFA2533360D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>file or assist in
filing an application for adjustment of status under this section and knowingly
and willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up a material fact or make any false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any
false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or entry; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8A4D25C670E542098510C5EF78B9481F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>create or supply
a false writing or document for use in making such an application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98E558CE45DC402F9F056AFF6FAB7C63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any
person who violates subparagraph (A) shall be fined in accordance with title
18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FACDAE7A43C44DABA161E24F94FA647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inadmissibility</header><text>An
alien who is convicted of a crime under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be
inadmissible to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD010F2CA3FB84EC3A722BBB554FE55C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraphs (1) and (2), any alien or other entity (including an employer or
union) that submits an employment record that contains incorrect data that the
alien used in order to obtain such employment, shall not have violated this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE7A945C892BE4743BB22A5B22BB5F91D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Ineligibility
for public benefits</header><text>For purposes of section 403 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613),
an alien whose status has been adjusted in accordance with subsection (a) shall
not be eligible for any Federal means-tested public benefit unless the alien
meets the alien eligibility criteria for such benefit under title IV of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE0221E614C7D40C199C222576001F2EC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Relationships
of application to certain orders</header>
<paragraph id="ID0EDC098DD5504100A5B2D0FA33B3D26E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien who is present in the United States and has been
ordered excluded, deported, removed, or to depart voluntarily from the United
States or is subject to reinstatement of removal under any provision of this
Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for adjustment of status under
subsection (a). Such an alien shall not be required, as a condition of
submitting or granting such application, to file a separate motion to reopen,
reconsider, or vacate the exclusion, deportation, removal or voluntary
departure order. If the Secretary of Homeland Security grants the application,
the order shall be canceled. If the Secretary of Homeland Security renders a
final administrative decision to deny the application, such order shall be
effective and enforceable. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the review or
stay of removal under subsection (j).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89E04AE178864F439848C216EC79D6D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header><text>The filing of an application described in paragraph (1)
shall stay the removal or detainment of the alien pending final adjudication of
the application, unless the removal or detainment of the alien is based on
criminal or national security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID49B57FF6E9CB47B9825FCFED5B84FBF7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application of
other provisions</header><text>Nothing in this section shall preclude an alien
who may be eligible to be granted adjustment of status under subsection (a)
from seeking such status under any other provision of law for which the alien
may be eligible.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDDB2989AFD456453E9123A4A0B6873075"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administrative
and judicial review</header>
<paragraph id="ID530BE62DDBFD45F695E19C81EB757B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in this subsection, there shall be no
administrative or judicial review of a determination respecting an application
for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3BAE700E54CC47368956915F7E3CAD88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
review</header>
<subparagraph id="ID30AFC22D353145ADAE7014D4909DD91C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Single level of
administrative appellate review</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall establish an appellate authority to provide for a single level
of administrative appellate review of a determination respecting an application
for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF574AC7B6B09442FB0C2373DC96145F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard for
review</header><text>Administrative appellate review referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall be based solely upon the administrative record
established at the time of the determination on the application and upon the
presentation of additional or newly discovered evidence during the time of the
pending appeal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID977E1F70BA7F4E84823ACCEEDA16AA2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<subparagraph id="ID30BBD9AD1F6647338031C376990B6B0C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Direct
review</header><text>A person whose application for adjustment of status under
subsection (a) is denied after administrative appellate review under paragraph
(2) may seek review of such denial, in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5,
United States Code, before the United States district court for the district in
which the person resides.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5CECF6B18F9749DE8127FA3019D37952"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review after
removal proceedings</header><text>There shall be judicial review in the Federal
courts of appeal of the denial of an application for adjustment of status under
subsection (a) in conjunction with judicial review of an order of removal,
deportation, or exclusion, but only if the validity of the denial has not been
upheld in a prior judicial proceeding under subparagraph (A). Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the standard for review of such a denial shall be
governed by subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03415841C2EA47BEAE7181C8F5D8EA3E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standard for
judicial review</header><text>Judicial review of a denial of an application
under this section shall be based solely upon the administrative record
established at the time of the review. The findings of fact and other
determinations contained in the record shall be conclusive unless the applicant
can establish abuse of discretion or that the findings are directly contrary to
clear and convincing facts contained in the record, considered as a
whole.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3F1F24F8BA594A76BBAB925D099737CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header><text>Aliens seeking administrative or judicial review under
this subsection shall not be removed from the United States until a final
decision is rendered establishing ineligibility under this section, unless such
removal is based on criminal or national security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID95FB8801CCB841D8B67760B30A98576F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Dissemination
of information on adjustment program</header><text>During the 12 months
following the issuance of final regulations in accordance with subsection (o),
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with approved entities,
approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall broadly disseminate
information respecting adjustment of status under this section and the
requirements to be satisfied to obtain such status. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall also disseminate information to employers and labor unions to
advise them of the rights and protections available to them and to workers who
file applications under this section. Such information shall be broadly
disseminated, in the languages spoken by the top 15 source countries of the
aliens who would qualify for adjustment of status under this section, including
to television, radio, and print media such aliens would have access to.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7EDD59BDB621459CA6411A4E788D4B0A"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Employer
protections</header>
<paragraph id="IDC43D7B96943A4112B70F8140115A2872"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Immigration
status of alien</header><text>Employers of aliens applying for adjustment of
status under this section shall not be subject to civil and criminal tax
liability relating directly to the employment of such alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7D7654D32A25424497F52983FB122BC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of
employment records</header><text>Employers that provide unauthorized aliens
with copies of employment records or other evidence of employment pursuant to
an application for adjustment of status under this section or any other
application or petition pursuant to other provisions of the immigration laws,
shall not be subject to civil and criminal liability pursuant to section 274A
for employing such unauthorized aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78B7746FDE214C029D1FAE91D71FB0C1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability
of other law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be used to shield
an employer from liability pursuant to section 274B or any other labor and
employment law provisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5D5B756559334F1A8D10678594040506"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Authorization
of funds; fines</header>
<paragraph id="IDB077430CE4924B55871E18B7858D5EF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Homeland Security such sums as are necessary to commence the
processing of applications filed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F08174A7CE34EB09A2B14D97C560B93"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fine</header><text>An
alien who files an application under this section shall pay a fine commensurate
with levels charged by the Department of Homeland Security for other
applications for adjustment of status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10618CB0962A41109A837F03325A1D22"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
amounts owed</header><text>Prior to the adjudication of an application for
adjustment of status filed under this section, the alien shall pay an amount
equaling $2,000, but such amount shall not be required from an alien under the
age of 18.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38416D9D396B4400993E8D55CF42F2C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of amounts
collected</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall deposit
payments received under this subsection in the Immigration Examinations Fee
Account, and these payments in such account shall be available, without fiscal
year limitation, such that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB01080BBA17F4A859E4D2892D8BE8C3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>80 percent of
such funds shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security for border
security purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id093B42EDC464417BA225A86C659F337A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>10 percent of
such funds shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security for
implementing and processing applications under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1E202BA73C044A9594CC05F5CA17371C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>10 percent of
such funds shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of State to cover administrative and other expenses incurred in
connection with the review of applications filed by immediate relatives as a
result of the amendments made by title II of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6A9208D904544A27B903D082E8E978EE"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Mandatory
departure and reentry</header><text>Any alien who is physically present in the
United States on the date of introduction of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title> who seeks to adjust status under this section but does not
satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall
be eligible to depart the United States and to seek admission as a nonimmigrant
or immigrant alien as described in section 245C.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9A2066492ED24320973D1AC8909394A9"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Issuance of
regulations</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue regulations
to implement this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE22A3B08C76F411DBAAAE59B1FDB9895"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents for the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
245A the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDC04B6DB204754FBF90A574D0F4259717" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">245B. Access to Earned
Adjustment.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDF0F1D1C311454C7BBA74DB8CAA7BB2BE"><enum>102.</enum><header>Mandatory
departure and reentry</header>
<subsection id="IDF26D9712B1354C08931C18F25CBD07F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1255 et seq.), as amended by section 101(a), is further amended by
inserting after section 245B the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID555D28E29D344CE49606E5F956BA977F" style="traditional">
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC51EB2795B234A7C9054507C1293CD84"><enum>245C.</enum><header>Mandatory
departure and reentry</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCEE5FDC7F29D4E75A48342785D5B77E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant Deferred
Mandatory Departure status to aliens who are in the United States illegally to
allow such aliens time to depart the United States and to seek admission as a
nonimmigrant or immigrant alien.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID45228164E9904634ADDF7CC3A7CE08EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An
alien desiring an adjustment of status under subsection (a) shall meet the
following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="IDB4A7D6439B884012A8E8E02C49AAF335"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Presence</header><text>The
alien shall establish that the alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE4E7CC47F75A407E9CC7B5BD21D3FE82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was physically
present in the United States on the date of introduction of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2005</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9EA67FEFFBA49079C57B7E67FD84B8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been
continuously in the United States since such date, except for brief, casual,
and innocent departures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF3BABCA8B8E4938AFF9584827DF0A80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>was not legally
present in the United States on that date under any classification set forth in
section 101(a)(15).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID405F49BDB27547F780AB196666D346F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Employment</header>
<subparagraph id="id8DCD4245193244C1B828E3E4B699C055"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien—</text>
<clause id="id20210CCDA2634D12842DFF24DBFE1C2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was employed in
the United States, whether full time, part time, seasonally, or self-employed,
before the date on which the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act was
introduced; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE6F12DC30A604A348D7922DE40EB5AAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been
employed in the United States since that date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54E08E6B0A2140C796C75721670B66C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evidence of
employment</header>
<clause id="idBC2D439B2A614811A1AAA53FCAACBA4B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien may conclusively establish employment status in
compliance with subparagraph (A) by submitting to the Secretary of Homeland
Security records demonstrating such employment maintained by—</text>
<subclause id="idCF8778CBFC6A4C508A8D3E3E6E2220DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Social
Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, or by any other Federal,
State, or local government agency;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id30BDEC1B0CB546A0B9D9AFAE7B233408"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an employer;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4B29316F2363428FA4C5B2F495B64CCB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a labor union,
day labor center, or an organization that assists workers in matters related to
employment.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3361eaa5af9e4e2c9e8388cfcf24ec9d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other
documents</header><text>An alien who is unable to submit a document described
in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i) may satisfy the requirement in
subparagraph (A) by submitting to the Secretary at least 2 other types of
reliable documents that provide evidence of employment, including—</text>
<subclause id="id743B97A5A30444D3B64F0CEAFAC5DABA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>bank
records;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC4BCA24A93AB48AF8E95C7342087C8D4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>business
records;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB01A295FED3444728A084F1C0E0B6EF4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>sworn
affidavits from nonrelatives who have direct knowledge of the alien's work;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id791E1CC9A1604CE181A1B56192758763"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>remittance
records.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id88A3497938B546C49A1493AAF66750C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Intent of
congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that the requirement in
this subsection be interpreted and implemented in a manner that recognizes and
takes into account the difficulties encountered by aliens in obtaining evidence
of employment due to the undocumented status of the alien.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5579E1948A3F46F2BBACEAA0336ED11F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>An alien who is applying for adjustment of status under
this section has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that
the alien has satisfied the requirements of this subsection. An alien may meet
such burden of proof by producing sufficient evidence to demonstrate such
employment as a matter of reasonable inference.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID293209AB25EA4D64B218F57715914762"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Admissibility</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3609AC8F51F04A8F8B9F37384EDC6A89"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall establish that such alien—</text>
<clause id="ID532A77945D5F486BAA50E482262013AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is admissible to
the United States, except as provided as in (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID43BDD80E2E644B48918D0250C761E46D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has not assisted
in the persecution of any person or persons on account of race, religion,
nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political
opinion.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5FBD693FC9BC413484FA9E3F0AC267E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grounds not
applicable</header><text>The provisions of paragraphs (5), (6)(A), and (7) of
section 212(a) shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62B9FA25E954420C83D90417F43A338F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any other provision of section 212(a),
or a ground of ineligibility under paragraph (4), in the case of individual
aliens for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is
otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFAC13709575430783E1D0111B82A933"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ineligible</header><text>The
alien is ineligible for Deferred Mandatory Departure status if the
alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9B7EB95A68FA47F99006556FAF4AB88D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been ordered
excluded, deported, removed, or to depart voluntarily from the United States;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID441CE4903CF44FA78525B5DE6584F19F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fails to comply
with any request for information by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBFBE3610B78D48C89687F50DAE5BAD8D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Medical
examination</header><text>The alien may be required, at the alien’s expense, to
undergo such a medical examination (including a determination of immunization
status) as is appropriate and conforms to generally accepted professional
standards of medical practice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD0F82DAB6EDF4D4C90C57F09823FB5E7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security may terminate an alien’s Deferred Mandatory
Departure status if—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB8A4ADC27DE344B18797BC6B13529948"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security determines that the alien was not in fact eligible for such
status; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7C604417B114462A92D8E4AFAB9FF8FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien commits
an act that makes the alien removable from the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID442301364B984FE89340B29E5BE8D121"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Application
content and waiver</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5A91F5EDF6CA416F99A21C1631E25FE5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application
form</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall create an
application form that an alien shall be required to complete as a condition of
obtaining Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA9FC2787D05541DCB6ECE70E37D9E180"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In
addition to any other information that the Secretary requires to determine an
alien’s eligibility for Deferred Mandatory Departure, the Secretary shall
require an alien to answer questions concerning the alien’s physical and mental
health, criminal history, gang membership, renunciation of gang affiliation,
immigration history, involvement with groups or individuals that have engaged
in terrorism, genocide, persecution, or who seek the overthrow of the United
States Government, voter registration history, claims to United States
citizenship, and tax history.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44257EBB542B45B39F7169018B517FBD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall require an alien to include with the
application a waiver of rights that explains to the alien that, in exchange for
the discretionary benefit of obtaining Deferred Mandatory Departure status, the
alien agrees to waive any right to administrative or judicial review or appeal
of an immigration officer’s determination as to the alien’s eligibility, or to
contest any removal action, other than on the basis of an application for
asylum or restriction of removal pursuant to the provisions contained in
section 208 or 241(b)(3), or under the Convention Against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December
10, 1984, or cancellation of removal pursuant to section 240A(a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12F78BDBA5564535867161FB32C58B97"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Knowledge</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall require an alien to include with the
application a signed certification in which the alien certifies that the alien
has read and understood all of the questions and statements on the application
form, and that the alien certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of
the United States that the application, and any evidence submitted with it, are
all true and correct, and that the applicant authorizes the release of any
information contained in the application and any attached evidence for law
enforcement purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5135D4BD81404B89865681D6D99D2A7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation
and application time periods</header>
<paragraph id="ID43D2878EB01C4B038BD1B0440F61F1F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the
application process is secure and incorporates antifraud protection. The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall interview an alien to determine
eligibility for Deferred Mandatory Departure status and shall utilize biometric
authentication at time of document issuance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24E52AE7EDE54C9FBFDA9BFA1EF4C040"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial receipt
of applications</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin
accepting applications for Deferred Mandatory Departure status not later than 3
months after the date on which the application form is first made
available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0042697F308F48518BAE1DC471AE5228"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
alien must submit an initial application for Deferred Mandatory Departure
status not later than 6 months after the date on which the application form is
first made available. An alien that fails to comply with this requirement is
ineligible for Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8E1464B4A3AB42F995317F81ED2F387E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Completion of
processing</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that
all applications for Deferred Mandatory Departure status are processed not
later than 12 months after the date on which the application form is first made
available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFFDD4C5FEDE648FBB7038400AB9C969A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement background checks</header><text>An alien may not be granted
Deferred Mandatory Departure status unless the alien submits biometric data in
accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant Deferred Mandatory Departure
status until all appropriate background checks are completed to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3BCBF6A14A1A4A43B28AE8F752DA012D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Acknowledgment</header>
<paragraph id="idB50D02F2BE714ED9B984D89D61CEF387"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien who applies for Deferred Mandatory Departure
status shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID61C46540F0264CD6A601623E654F4F10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an acknowledgment
made in writing and under oath that the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDC43EF402D91D4C6E85EB09B4D161CEAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is unlawfully
present in the United States and subject to removal or deportation, as
appropriate, under this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6364A18C4AF44C5AA7D3BC87A2AE87EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>understands the
terms of the terms of Deferred Mandatory Departure;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52417231E6204E90B3B22CD550D35F82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any Social
Security account number or card in the possession of the alien or relied upon
by the alien;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID656BE2C48EC045698EFC0CB4451075EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any false or
fraudulent documents in the alien’s possession.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92EB2C7396B3401BB7706BFAC487819D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
information</header><text>None of the documents or other information provided
in accordance with paragraph (1) may be used in a criminal proceeding against
the alien providing such documents or information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6C90A7B6A64C4121BEEE841D0409E52C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Mandatory
departure</header>
<paragraph id="ID8F6AED7C440E4F179E11C18F3739C2C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant Deferred
Mandatory Departure status to an alien who meets the requirements of this
section for a period not to exceed 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFC37AFD10C9546638ACF5FF17F789D38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registration at
time of departure</header><text>An alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4362B7E6C86F4C089715BA740E1A1730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>depart from the
United States before the expiration of the period of Deferred Mandatory
Departure status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id751597DFB83747CC8004D0A0DF382176"><enum>(B)</enum><text>register with the
Secretary of Homeland Security at the time of departure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17AC2D6B7FF8427499B31142163009FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>surrender any
evidence of Deferred Mandatory Departure status at the time of
departure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FD3EC1A657549E9A6663913A36A84CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application for
readmission</header><text>An alien under this section may apply for admission
to the United States as an immigrant or nonimmigrant while in the United States
or from any location outside of the United States, but may not be granted
admission until the alien has departed from the United States in accordance
with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id88B1E5B7AC404A4B91409B1781BB50AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of
readmission on spouse or child</header><text>The spouse or child of an alien
granted Deferred Mandatory Departure and subsequently granted an immigrant or
nonimmigrant visa before departing the United States shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD12149A0532A45B9B8E8D67D1542AC4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deemed to have
departed under this section upon the successful admission of the principal
alien; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF0C5E8EFD40043FB943BDBE380FBF00B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>eligible for the
derivative benefits associated with the immigrant or nonimmigrant visa granted
to the principal alien without regard to numerical caps related to such
visas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCAA5EB3B000C4DC986210825EF9BBAC7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the departure requirement under this
subsection if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE3A1F2B2E47B4270BB376520F31C22B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is granted an
immigrant or nonimmigrant visa; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF89F933A88EE42C49677CE88800DDBF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can demonstrate
that the departure of the alien would create a substantial hardship on the
alien or an immediate family member of the alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID79BBF1E37D01408AA1D61F74706E6E6A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Return in legal
status</header><text>An alien who complies with the terms of Deferred Mandatory
Departure status and who departs before the expiration of such status—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9162A4AD7C764419938E94313ADB5A64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be
subject to section 212(a)(9)(B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49E81BE88D044181979228A01AA17C0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if otherwise
eligible, may immediately seek admission as a nonimmigrant or immigrant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAE19F9F5C5774C799F7112F8A59B7819"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Failure to
depart</header><text>An alien who fails to depart the United States prior to
the expiration of Mandatory Deferred Departure status is not eligible and may
not apply for or receive any immigration relief or benefit under this Act or
any other law for a period of 10 years, with the exception of section 208 or
241(b)(3) or the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984, in the
case of an alien who indicates either an intention to apply for asylum under
section 208 or a fear of persecution or torture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF6AF7D88AC1455492EE00206218B679"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Penalties for
delayed departure</header><text>An alien who fails to depart immediately shall
be subject to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID587FE7BC642742C7899C5AAFF26CF7D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no fine if the
alien departs not later than 1 year after the grant of Deferred Mandatory
Departure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0EC212BC59604585BFA83C4309C1C462"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a fine of $2,000
if the alien does not depart within 2 years after the grant of Deferred
Mandatory Departure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5FA794D8248D4D49A75528E59BBDB622"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a fine of $3,000
if the alien does not depart within 3 years after the grant of Deferred
Mandatory Departure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID73B2E09A67FC476F86FBD88D6E494576"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evidence of
Deferred Mandatory Departure status</header><text>Evidence of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status shall be machine-readable and tamper-resistant,
shall allow for biometric authentication, and shall comply with the
requirements under section 403 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). The Secretary of Homeland
Security is authorized to incorporate integrated-circuit technology into the
document. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Forensic
Document Laboratory in designing the document. The document may serve as a
travel, entry, and work authorization document during the period of its
validity. The document may be accepted by an employer as evidence of employment
authorization and identity under section 274A(b)(1)(B).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID57182CB695AD4D6081A4AF94563AA9A1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Terms of
status</header>
<paragraph id="IDAB257F2ED66F4103A53AC3A929976077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>During
the period of Deferred Mandatory Departure, an alien shall comply with all
registration requirements under section 264.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FD072037C984BC99C85B0ADCF4E31DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel</header>
<subparagraph id="ID456B68731D4F40728C943E4D42A34C71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An alien granted
Deferred Mandatory Departure is not subject to section 212(a)(9) for any
unlawful presence that occurred prior to the Secretary of Homeland Security
granting the alien Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCA68E45BAEBB499F8AAF376777873587"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Under regulations
established by the Secretary of Homeland Security, an alien granted Deferred
Mandatory Departure—</text>
<clause id="ID10FE32815EC542548B383FB9783AA71B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may travel
outside of the United States and may be readmitted if the period of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status has not expired; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9C710E9D49324B859F31FE7F7E686516"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>must establish
at the time of application for admission that the alien is admissible under
section 212.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE401EE2BF40C44CE8B27EBD60113D54B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect on
period of authorized admission</header><text>Time spent outside the United
States under subparagraph (B) shall not extend the period of Deferred Mandatory
Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID16DE9CDB0E62406C97CA8FAAC5E7CF34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>During
the period in which an alien is granted Deferred Mandatory Departure under this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFFBA7AD8EF3D405785B611A1A1C07789"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alien shall
not be considered to be permanently residing in the United States under the
color of law and shall be treated as a nonimmigrant admitted under section 214;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF26F72F583D74DE1BD85516CB69402A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien may be
deemed ineligible for public assistance by a State (as defined in section
101(a)(36)) or any political subdivision thereof which furnishes such
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID89EC52E771CE4F3B8B227F796F49B7DC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
change of status or adjustment of status</header><text>Before leaving the
United States, an alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status may not
apply to change status under section 248.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB007A7DD209B437EAFC9BEE806E84C41"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Application
fee</header>
<paragraph id="ID212CF4DCC4B549B8B248834263FA095F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien seeking a grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure
status shall submit, in addition to any other fees authorized by law, an
application fee of $1,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA14173EE6BE84E039B84E344681F2262"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
fee</header><text>The fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be available for
use by the Secretary of Homeland Security for activities to identify, locate,
or remove illegal aliens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEFBA146E84ED4E85A00F80AE2EE2898B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Family
members</header>
<paragraph id="IDB02BC96608AE4BEDB24CED972CD12A64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject subsection (f)(4), the spouse or child of an
alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status is subject to the same terms
and conditions as the principal alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0EEBAC8209DD42D8A49D1EB0A8060A49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application
fee</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4969E4A40C174DD9A2FF072DDEDEE31E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The spouse or child of an alien seeking Deferred
Mandatory Departure status shall submit, in addition to any other fee
authorized by law, an additional fee of $500.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFCBB116A5745422BAA85053F28A3F191"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
fee</header><text>The fees collected under subparagraph (A) shall be available
for use by the Secretary of Homeland Security for activities to identify,
locate, or remove aliens who are removable under section 237.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE1C247EA243544F1AE3AC482BE1F6DAD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Employment</header>
<paragraph id="IDACE0E3F7A9C34786B35C781D68063DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien who has applied for or has been granted Deferred
Mandatory Departure status may be employed in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF70EEDDADE04444784C822DE8F75AF15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continuous
employment</header><text>An alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status
must be employed while in the United States. An alien who fails to be employed
for 60 days is ineligible for hire until the alien has departed the United
States and reentered. The Secretary of Homeland Security may reauthorize an
alien for employment without requiring the alien’s departure from the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID893831FE331341DC88C9A531E765397A"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Enumeration of
Social Security number</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Commissioner of the Social Security system, shall
implement a system to allow for the enumeration of a Social Security number and
production of a Social Security card at the time the Secretary of Homeland
Security grants an alien Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0609261A12A643759AF66EC6D84B40C9"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Penalties for
false statements in application for Deferred Mandatory Departure</header>
<paragraph id="IDF55FF19DA9CC408FBA46638AC7EED9BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA1103212CA254DC6A2B3F97BAD719FBD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Violation</header><text>It
shall be unlawful for any person—</text>
<clause id="ID3AFDE59A9FB34204844FCCCB8383DE7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to file or assist
in filing an application for adjustment of status under this section and
knowingly and willfully falsify, misrepresent, conceal, or cover up a material
fact or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or
representations, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same
to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDA6322D064F245D3905EE558EF018747"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to create or
supply a false writing or document for use in making such an
application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5C04F79D4CB146B99A661C155797132F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any
person who violates subparagraph (A) shall be fined in accordance with title
18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEE7739EE1EC7430A86D5F69EB0A53A3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inadmissibility</header><text>An
alien who is convicted of a crime under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be
inadmissible to the United States on the ground described in section
212(a)(6)(C)(i).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44F31D69954048279D67CF3095C7CB7C"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Relation to
cancellation of removal</header><text>With respect to an alien granted Deferred
Mandatory Departure status under this section, the period of such status shall
not be counted as a period of physical presence in the United States for
purposes of section 240A(a), unless the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines that extreme hardship exists.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID13594C1F68F14BBF95EFCF947C58FF14"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Waiver of
rights</header><text>An alien is not eligible for Deferred Mandatory Departure
status, unless the alien has waived any right to contest, other than on the
basis of an application for asylum, restriction of removal, or protection under
the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984, or cancellation of removal
pursuant to section 240A(a), any action for deportation or removal of the alien
that is instituted against the alien subsequent to a grant of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD9D8AB18777046A5AFF7B9A6C8B6A90F"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Denial of
discretionary relief</header><text>The determination of whether an alien is
eligible for a grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure status is solely within
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5EE6F90DFB204606B51E64A0F1253387"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any judgment
regarding the granting of relief under this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1200701BA9414CBE9C65DB6E6ACB06FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other
decision or action of the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority for
which is specified under this section to be in the discretion of the Secretary,
other than the granting of relief under section 208(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92B37F85E4C742E69749F2A12CE38204"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<paragraph id="ID9E4A9867455240A896D8854F0B46FE80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitations on
relief</header><text>Without regard to the nature of the action or claim and
without regard to the identity of the party or parties bringing the action, no
court may—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID70652108C9BA45B995613E4A701261BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter
declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief in any action pertaining
to—</text>
<clause id="ID45411660CB834A9BA875CF0155B0CCF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an order or
notice denying an alien a grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure status or any
other benefit arising from such status; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA989F7F3E51A42F7BF75689CDFC980A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an order of
removal, exclusion, or deportation entered against an alien after a grant of
Deferred Mandatory Departure status; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9116D11D508E4D20B3B50FBCCA1411A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certify a class
under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any action for which
judicial review is authorized under a subsequent paragraph of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF61D295C3AF44A1299275E8EF9158BB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Challenges to
validity</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9E4FED35B6AE44E19BCA52D00A7FC3B2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any right or benefit not otherwise waived or limited
pursuant this section is available in an action instituted in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia, but shall be limited to
determinations of—</text>
<clause id="ID365518EE354F43F88D134EFD006C336D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether such
section, or any regulation issued to implement such section, violates the
Constitution of the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4B5061249E8A4BFEB4BC3AD39DBC9111"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether such a
regulation, or a written policy directive, written policy guideline, or written
procedure issued by or under the authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to implement such section, is not consistent with applicable
provisions of this section or is otherwise in violation of
law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID245AFB2BD67F4741AC9D9BC197564F46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents for the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as amended by section 101(b) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 245B the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDB7F93FB333324F8A8B22B573BF84EA05" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">245C. Mandatory Departure and
Reentry.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB4970467A3AF4D74BFD07828058735B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Amend section 237(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting <quote>(or 6 months in the case of an alien granted Deferred
Mandatory Departure status under section 245C),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDBD0ADAECB29B489AB73367ADB8D2BEF8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section, or any amendment made by
this section, shall be construed to create any substantive or procedural right
or benefit that is legally enforceable by any party against the United States
or its agencies or officers or any other person.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID75CBDF2193314B90AACBB016E4FAF099"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
amounts as may be necessary for facilities, personnel (including consular
officers), training, technology, and processing necessary to carry out the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8B12F1800F36416A8264F90922ED9AB8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Correction of
Social Security records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(e)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
408(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB2E280D88F5A4DB1B78D276035167091"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (ii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC17E07C8F44D47C49B287AA0145447D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4E36A39C95D44F2DB1A8D2076D7BBCA1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2FB0D8F052E34CFFB3BB34318FC3F8C6">
<subparagraph id="ID075C74B10DB44BDA945F2422F20CF7D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whose status is
adjusted to that of lawful permanent resident under section 245B of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2F74E32046EF491BA0846BB47045579A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1990.</quote> and inserting <quote>1990, or in the case of an alien
described in subparagraph (D), if such conduct is alleged to have occurred
prior to the date on which the alien became lawfully admitted for temporary
residence.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Family
reunification</header>
<section id="ID8FE6268852124C5086D44E300462ABAF"><enum>201.</enum><header>Treatment of
immediate relatives with respect to the family immigration cap</header>
<subsection id="IDD7208CE8B2D44E6BAD727F2710F22C54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemption of
immediate relatives from family sponsored immigrant cap</header><text>Section
201(c)(1)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID3B5DD0408FF547D6A2DBB60A0B8773E0">
<clause id="ID4C7493923B7B476185A93538F033A487" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>480,000, minus</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFA905DE6A3314E53B7419C2B4730B535" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number computed under paragraph
(3), plus</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6169E5EDA0E94BF187EC46125F942EBE" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number (if any) computed under
paragraph
(2).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6CFF59B93BA14FB09D160F1A47AFB77F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header><text>Section 201(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID42C8541F36CD4460AF5E40FF9D800675"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID994367A5C34D45568066D434178A4ADC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID75010F0784C84A74A2E12A555BC54A88"><enum>202.</enum><header>Reclassification
of spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate
relatives</header>
<subsection id="ID2B91733361034A91B2C99DE756FEB0C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immediate
relatives</header><text>Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9B6DB90C505147698FB053FCCF09324D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by inserting <quote>or the spouses and children of aliens lawfully
admitted for permanent residence,</quote> after <quote>United
States,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6DA82686D36D47D0929EAF9B3E51183A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC0BB8270DAF4482C8E652EE93E0441A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or lawful permanent resident</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each
place that term appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB701F9214C8D4707A230BEB46926F1DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or lawful permanent resident’s</quote> after <quote>citizen’s</quote>
each place that term appears;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD2B62FE6E43241A49087EC341292B97B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by inserting <quote>or the lawful permanent resident loses lawful
permanent resident status</quote> after <quote>United States
citizenship</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7338EB592BC54CE39E81DDC27CC30C53"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>A spouse or child, as defined in subparagraph (A),
(B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 101(b)(1), shall be entitled to the same
status, and the same order of consideration provided in the respective
subsection, if accompanying or following to join the spouse or parent. The same
treatment shall apply to parents of citizens of the United States being
entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration provided in
the respective subsection, if accompanying or following to join their daughter
or son.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE84485DE93904BFB8DEB28978E843CDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
immigrant visas</header><text>Section 203(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1153(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID770DFD01BAA648FB8E5CA283607083AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>23,400</quote> and inserting <quote>38,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1BFF46BC2FEB487BB8F3E3D0C4A99356"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID181FE9466B79475C863E20326A704F2D">
<paragraph id="IDD80E7E22F0D44F02B94CA60F7EDBD289"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unmarried sons
and unmarried daughters of permanent resident aliens</header><text>Qualified
immigrants who are the unmarried sons or unmarried daughters (but are not the
children) of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be
allocated visas in a number not to exceed 60,000 plus the number (if any) by
which such worldwide level exceeds 226,000, plus any visas not required for the
class specified in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAAB6A1A1F84546F1A389E2E607F782C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>23,400</quote> and inserting <quote>38,000</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3B7CAF1691194ED8969C2788A8628ADF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>65,000</quote> and inserting <quote>90,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID35F5D50D8B4A4E079CD555FBD9053910"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID5DB9D6047B4944049E2449EB805BB8E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rules for
determining whether certain aliens are immediate
relatives</header><text>Section 201(f) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1151(f)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6E936CE0549E4C3F8E4E0E4E657227C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3),</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (2),</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55E5DB3DAB54413AB98EA0EE84AA76AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86B215C3E827455280EA3B946F1DCB6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0D80A14B8C0B48FAA8460AB150A0C232"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Numerical
limitation to any single foreign State</header><text>Section 202 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1152) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0BE476A7A0CC4586B3874BCBEAF0DD0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(4)—</text>
<clause id="IDA6B13FAAF811438BA18D5EBFFC3136F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22EC9894FF394CF59061A8FCA24C33EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7FB45B998BF84AD497515A7B68356F8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), as redesignated, by striking <quote>section 203(a)(2)(B)</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 203(a)(2)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5560ED95F7364F3FB29BB4D3E21EE094"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), in the flush matter following paragraph (3), by striking <quote>, or as
limiting the number of visas that may be issued under section 203(a)(2)(A)
pursuant to subsection (a)(4)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB803B25113A9467E9CA22E7C50D761A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of
immigration visas</header><text>Section 203(h) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID06270B630D32432B9BD2CD39FC2430D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="IDFB9566E65583488389D9950D610A8396"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subsections (a)(2)(A)
and (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9CAC7A60B4DA4A858B3F9C351DAA6FFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>becomes available for such alien (or, in
the case of subsection (d), the date on which an immigrant visa number became
available for the alien’s parent),</quote> and inserting <quote>became
available for the alien’s parent,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7EE56EA6FBC64AB09973EF1935EDBF41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>applicable</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06F2A734CC02469D86488D9260B16B94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>The petition</quote> and all that follows through the period
and inserting <quote>The petition described in this paragraph is a petition
filed under section 204 for classification of the alien’s parent under
subsection (a), (b), or (c).</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDE84AA5D899D4E27ACA0545D8D783719"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCD2D9972726849A99914B40F1691B6E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedure for
granting immigrant status</header><text>Section 204 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1154) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2C3491DADB414592967DEFE4D3049A3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)—</text>
<clause id="IDD849E50416D44D4D965A1EE2FDE5B0D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="ID833FC8D8F7A043179BF473F882958055"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<item id="IDE4B799DBE9EC44E0878DCA70CD787AE3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</item><item id="IDA3D769F1CE97442D92B0A9B4C2003374"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
subclause (II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by inserting <quote>or legal permanent
resident</quote> after <quote>citizenship</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID3FB4EA0073F94B67A1A47467ACEB5A31"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause
(iv)—</text>
<item id="ID4C29A2719D97458E99BFDA5263367CA8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</item><item id="IDFEF05D962C3F4971B4263AA33528E4D6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizenship</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID4AFB56C2D4B44EA796FAFF96E918C427"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause
(v)(I), by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID39FAEC18AE3A41D7B8C753C4826D5365"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause
(vi)—</text>
<item id="ID24DE93E8038C4F36A95D4AC59FFE0563"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident status</quote> after
<quote>renunciation of citizenship</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="IDD70F7788F8804F7F964A65DD85AED912"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after <quote>abuser’s
citizenship</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID99926C46A4274E7986637FE519BEE1BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3600C031CAF94B9F90FF22B5F09BDB57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (B) through (I),
respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEAF54187B9AF473FB2AAC2838D5E2F3E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(iii),
(A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii) or (iv)
of subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDED4830E5598A4C529AA078D0078B2B38"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (I), as so redesignated—</text>
<subclause id="ID3D83AA7FB09E4367B292AC83A067CBE6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5C626696F6904C629F953769DCD31509"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>under subparagraphs (C) and (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>under
subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB4A79244D4384A00916E2B6F03957DDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7997CC23EB3541ACA33C857448A82C56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), by striking <quote>or a petition filed under subsection
(a)(1)(B)(ii)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC81DD84DD9134AD49BB43338020C7D60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(j), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(1)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (a)(1)(C)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID65681B3279E240DD9FE4F9AC2EE1E559"><enum>203.</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID392A10D55F0F4B46ABAC47048E699AC6" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDB0C77B6234E0497D8665A2CD4E99EA02"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Spouses,
children, and parents</header><text>The provisions of this subparagraph and
subparagraph (C)(i)(I) shall be waived for spouses and children of legal
permanent residents or citizens of the United States and parents of citizens of
the United States (as such terms are defined in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)) on
whose behalf a petition was filed under section 203 on or before the date of
introduction of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability
Act of 2005</short-title>, or who are derivative beneficiaries of such a
petition.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>