110 HR 750 IH: Save America Comprehensive
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-31
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1.Short title; references to
Act
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Save America Comprehensive
Immigration Act of 2007
.
(b)References to
the Immigration and Nationality ActExcept as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>Facilitating
Family-Based Immigration</header>
<section id="H2F89BBC44D30448C9900D12500658FCC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Increasing the
allocation of family-based immigrant visas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(c)(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/115">8 U.S.C. 115(c)</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H598B798314AF46B7939CFA8B4B80B903" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H476251A07C7448498877ECA656EAE2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of family-sponsored immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worldwide level of family-sponsored
immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be no more than
960,000.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H410E5F51D9CF442882CC4B02782404AF"><enum>102.</enum><header>Protection
against processing delays</header>
<subsection id="HFC18ACC122964BA8AA4F8028404F7D57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Age-out
protection for children</header>
<paragraph id="H5F6856BC1713470CB4878B002C715EB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 1 of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H4C29AE77274F4327A2296BA87C91F1F5" style="traditional">
<section id="H080E910CCBDE4C8A9366FDCBC00F811"><enum>408.</enum><header>Age-out protection for children</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H90C4D545A16F4901BB00FF67034EAFBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>In the case of an application initially to grant a
benefit under this Act (other than an application for naturalization) that
otherwise would be granted only after a determination that the beneficiary of
the application is a child (such as classification as an immediate relative
under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)), if the application is neither approved nor
denied (on procedural or substantive grounds) during the 90-day period
beginning on the date of the filing of the application, the beneficiary shall
be considered to be a child for all purposes related to the receipt of the
benefit if the beneficiary was a child on the last day of such 90-day period,
and the beneficiary shall not otherwise be prejudiced with respect to such
determination by such delay, and shall be considered to be a child under this
Act for all purposes related to such application.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDC377738DCC74D08A8B7B7C8DB195487"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
benefit</header><text>Subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the
termination of the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the application
described in such paragraph is
approved.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC33EAB619834B05B4B0A33F60201F34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 407 the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HACD5EBA49BE24E5CB44411CCC700F1C4" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 408. Age-out protection for
children.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2AF522DC3E442B6B000A2C72FF5C32F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeliness of
adoption for immigration purposes</header>
<paragraph id="H21CCD393BD7149069315BAD35FD76D70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 101(b)(1)(E)(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(E)(i)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>a child adopted while under the age of sixteen
years</quote> and inserting <quote>a child, under the age of 16 when adoption
proceedings were initiated,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F0DC19CDB0148CBADA230491375684"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
siblings</header><text>Section 101(b)(1)(E)(ii)(III) (8 U.S.C.
1101(b)(1)(E)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking <quote>adopted while under the
age of 18 years</quote> and inserting <quote>under the age of 18 when adoption
proceedings were initiated</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6A90373CD4341978843B36C26753C6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Temporary status
pending receipt of permanent resident status</header>
<subsection id="H6D639D974D244641A0550171F7C22169"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Classes of
nonimmigrant aliens</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(K) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(K)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6AB29F5B4FC145938DA851CC259021C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (ii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3D222F2886149FD860040E1A9A119EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding
<quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (iii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E2D733F1DB04921A9A393ECD48D5F5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3FF6A1E638374B218F5D743832017EB5">
<clause id="H07281D6C57EC46928D4ED815DC926DAC"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD469D76AF3854CF90048F90005CD0E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has concluded a valid
marriage with an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is the parent
of a citizen of the United States, or is the child, son, or daughter of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or a citizen of the United
States; (II) is the beneficiary of an approved petition to accord immigrant
status on the basis of such family relationship that was filed under section
204 by such family member; (III) has available to the alien an immigrant visa
number; (IV) has waited more than 6 months for the issuance of an immigrant
visa based upon an application made by the alien; and (V) seeks to enter the
United States to await such
issuance;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF28B03649EE406FB279094B1161EC10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Admission of
nonimmigrants</header><text>Section 214(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(d)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H85AFC2600FD6463A99D907F8CE30808C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>(d)(1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10D0F692A8D043F48F60405375FFDCD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H390E6A0CBBAA45F18D64F919C5DF3CC7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Elimination of
affidavit of support requirement</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H43290183DFED409D99F584285704D505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grounds for
ineligibility for admission</header><text>Section 212(a)(4) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1A5262FBB888432CB2A09C1581054721"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B)(ii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6E39D9EF7739495D92A9853DEE5DF94D">
<clause id="H2A7F70629B1A4B91BB3C56A6DA0A75C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If an alien submits an affidavit
of support described in section 213A, in addition to the factors under clause
(i), the consular officer or the Attorney General shall also consider such
affidavit in determining whether the alien is inadmissible under this
paragraph.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H788757D11682423C9F81B2D3F5E274D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraphs (C) and (D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H139AD6DFC1BD4AD3AB20C6C6AF21D56F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for
sponsor’s affidavit of support</header><text>Subsections (a)(1)(A), (f)(1)(E),
and (f)(4)(B)(i) of section 213A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1183a">8 U.S.C. 1183a(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>, (f)(1)(E), and
(f)(4)(B)(i)) are amended by striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting
<quote>100</quote>.</text>
<quoted-block id="H62E9A2ED6C64494488B6F58129B20F5">
<paragraph id="H7F26C3C30A3F4ADA81B3301E26A09604" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A visa shall not be issued under the
provisions of section 101(a)(15)(K)(iv) until the consular officer has received
a petition filed in the United States by the lawful permanent resident or
citizen relative of the applying alien and approved by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. The petition shall be in such form and contain such
information as the Secretary shall, by regulation,
prescribe.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Establishment of
a Board of Visa Appeals for Family-Based Visas</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H648F5F894ECB4096868823FB4EC9598B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment of a
Board of Visa Appeals</header>
<subsection id="H419A962985A44516AEFFC887FB893576"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> is amended by inserting after section 224 the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="H4E720AEB54B04DCD94D2BBA486DD7135" style="traditional">
<section id="H755098CFA1D34039A16DACA493ECD501"><enum>225.</enum><header>Board of Visa Appeals</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCED4D41F95A74C679795C74CC5018985"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall establish
within the Department of State a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals. The Board
shall be composed of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Secretary. Not
more than 2 members of the Board may be consular officers. The Secretary shall
designate a member who shall be chairperson of the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF24DADC7FE7241F1BA3650D6E40020DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority and
Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall
have authority to review any discretionary decision of a consular officer with
respect to an alien concerning the denial, revocation, or cancellation of an
immigrant visa of someone who has the immediate relative status described in
section 201(2)(A)(i) and (ii); or a preference classification described in
section 203(a). The review of the Board shall be made upon the record for
decision of the consular officer, including all documents, notes, and memoranda
filed with the consular officer, supplemented by affidavits and other writings
if offered by the consular officer or alien. Upon a showing that the decision
of the consular official is contrary to the preponderance of the evidence, the
Board shall have authority to overrule, or remand for further consideration,
the decision of such consular officer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE21BA4712D224397A51B1D21A27467A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceedings before the Board shall be in
accordance with such regulations, not inconsistent with this Act and sections
556 and 557 of title 5, United States Code, as the Secretary of State shall
prescribe. Such regulations shall include requirements that provide
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB70B70B74F544637A737ECE21DBAA7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of any decision of a consular
officer under subsection (b), the interested party defined in subsection (d)
shall be given notice of the availability of the review process and the
necessary steps to request such review;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H979D6AA559034ABDBA07B9B236B9ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a written record of the proceedings and
decision of the consular officer (in accordance with sections 556 and 557 of
title 5, United States Code) shall be available to the Board, and on payment of
lawfully prescribed costs, shall be made available to the alien;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37435CA1887E4B8880BAB1C38C27664E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon receipt of request for review under
this section, the Board shall, within 30 days, notify the consular officer with
respect to whose decision review is sought, and, upon receipt of such notice,
such officer shall promptly (but in no event more than 30 days after such
receipt) forward to the Board the record of proceeding as described in
subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H255B3F1D85384B9B97C949281CC56071"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appellant shall be given notice,
reasonable under all the circumstances of the time and place at which the Board
proceedings will be held;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AA05597C23D4FBFA0BD3F6AA0333BE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appellant may be represented (at no
expense to the Government) by such counsel, authorized to practice in such
proceedings, as the appellant shall choose; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A7D8C4268D945F6BC9519E0C695D37D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a request for review under this section
must be made in writing to the Board within 60 days after receipt of notice of
the denial, revocation, or cancellation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06EA7072771A4C14B434243DFD3C7BF6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interested
Parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall
review each decision described in subsection (b) upon request by the petitioner
of an immigrant visa petition approved under section 201(2)(A)(i) and (ii) or
203(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3ECD2D5F63D742D4A6A8108BE95D9C22"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>This
section may not be construed to restrict any right to further administrative or
judicial review established under any other provision of law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H766909D3B2CF40B8B67D00008E91FC02"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall charge, and collect, an appropriate fee associated
with a request to the Board for a review. Such fee shall be sufficient to cover
the cost of the administration of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H95A7E5A3551A4F39A7A51DFFE023E5C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H5B9F06172B2A42FFAC4E41120831F66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1202">8 U.S.C. 1202(f)</external-xref>) is
amended by adding at the end: <quote>An interested party under section 225(d)
or court shall be permitted to inspect the record of proceeding as described in
subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3) of section 225.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF855A156D924E8BAE40C8F7A10520F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 104(a)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1104">8 U.S.C. 1104(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the <quote>except</quote> and
inserting <quote>including</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF29A63DE3FD0456C8B74A2F256DE4DCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The table of
contents is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 224 the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDC30A89B3EE94E0DB033B4B78816A4C" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 225. Board of Visa
Appeals.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Elimination of
Unfair Restrictions</header>
<section id="H45AD432681954B0EAE1FB738E272D3E9"><enum>301.</enum><header>Acquisition of
citizenship for children born abroad and out of wedlock to a United States
citizen father</header>
<subsection id="H51306B25D4D14326A342473F4108E8DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for
citizenship eligibility</header><text>Section 309(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1409">8 U.S.C. 1409(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H53C3175820D249EB94065BC21EA32299"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DB7716954AE4845928BD961FC488EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8582AAF35D84469A96BDDB9AC523C96"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>while the person is under the age of 18 years—</quote> and
inserting <quote>at any time—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8DAFC61C40C42CBAE454519A69F1CFD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67CF48B56B82476CBB67D1EAF5C9E616"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification
regarding deceased parents of children born abroad and out of
wedlock</header><text>Section 309 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1409">8 U.S.C. 1409</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDF3D10287E164BE3B6B038BE186EE601" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA8BD275937F24F5E9904F9B793BC94C"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Nothing in this
section shall be construed to preclude a person who is a citizen or national of
the United States by virtue of a provision of this section from establishing
such status under this title after the death of the person’s father, mother, or
parents.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD610A124CE654E369EDCE70508446300"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of
citizenship provisions</header><text>The amendments made by this Act shall
apply to persons born out of wedlock who are alive on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96F4E76ACA2744928572EAD3BC6096A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Allow aunts and
uncles or grandparents to adopt orphaned or abandoned children of the deceased
relative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(b) is
amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE84CCB95B9ED4927B5EEC75F81A5A2EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a
semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CAF178781F74E56982DB8F7C30F258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCCB83C75EE8D4195B1C164C375BBE03E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting the
following subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9F12FAF7034DFCB6CB009DD0009EFE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H012E647C8B3A4AFCA933E0DA2880C0C5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a child adopted in
the United States or abroad or who is coming to the United States for adoption
by a grandparent, aunt or uncle while under the age of eighteen years, who has
suffered the death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or
separation or loss from, both parents, or for whom the sole or surviving parent
is incapable of providing proper care and has consented in writing to the
adoption, if the Secretary of Homeland Security is satisfied that proper care
will be furnished the child if admitted to the United States. No natural parent
or prior adoptive parent of any such child shall thereafter, by virtue of such
parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this Act. Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to require the child to be released to an
orphanage as a prerequisite for
eligibility.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3D852D98D68041BCBD0043526424AA2C"><enum>303.</enum><header>Relief for
surviving spouses, children and parents</header>
<subsection id="H2C255EB7894C4C5BAB7CD8AB7D00CBEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 (b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by
striking <quote>for at least 2 years</quote> and inserting <quote>, and if
married for less than two years at the time of the citizen’s death proves by a
preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith
and not solely for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit,</quote>
after <quote>within 2 years after such date</quote>; and by inserting the
following sentence after the sentence ending with <quote>remarries</quote>:
<quote>In the case of an alien who was the child or parent of a citizen of the
United States at the time of the citizen’s death, the alien shall be
considered, for purposes of this subsection, to remain an immediate relative
after the date of the citizen’s death but only if the alien files a petition
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii), as amended, within two years after such date in
the case of a parent, or prior to reaching the age of 21 in the case of a
child.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF5872AF43165485696F3D97D68BAE6C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>Section
204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154
(a)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting <quote>or an alien child or alien parent
described in the third sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)</quote> after
<quote>section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC87D1309A024986803B313C59F71D59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition
period</header><text>In applying section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended, in the case of an alien whose citizen relative
died before the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien relative may
(notwithstanding the deadlines specified in such subsection) file the
classification petition referred to in such subsection within 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of an alien who was excluded,
deported, removed or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of
this Act, such alien shall be eligible for parole into the United States
pursuant to the Attorney General’s authority under section 212(d)(5), and such
alien’s application for adjustment of status shall be considered
notwithstanding section 212(a)(9).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H40BF32834C9546F1A5822E363CB52FEB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>Section 245 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255</external-xref>) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HED290D14FC794E8F002F1319D58058EC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD847E74672C3475EA05B3F00DE9053CE"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Applications for
adjustment of status by surviving spouses, children and parents</header>
<paragraph id="H7EBEBFE5563C438F9E402191016000DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any alien described in paragraph (2) who applied for
adjustment of status prior to the death of the qualifying relative, may have
such application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF76C6F14C6524F09A66B6C765625CA90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alien
described</header><text>An alien described in this paragraph is an alien
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H646E1CE5A1C040F2B042D71F29B5D43F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is an immediate
relative as described in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2841A2CB2D0B48AC001B32C0FA21E54B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a
family-sponsored immigrant as described in section 203(a) or (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7E9EBD9AAEE4DB5AAE93FCE3372BA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a derivative
beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant under section 203(b), as described
in section 203(d); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2CC038AD483490EB36359D0F4003004"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a derivative
beneficiary of a diversity immigrant as described in section
203(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H142E47EE29AC444981FBF0BCBADC0AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transition
Period</header><text>Notwithstanding a denial of an application for adjustment
of status, in the case of an alien whose qualifying relative died before the
date of the enactment of this Act, such application may be renewed by the alien
through a motion to reopen, without fee, filed within two years after the date
of the enactment of this Act. In the case of an alien who was excluded,
deported, removed or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of
this Act, such alien shall be eligible for parole into the United States
pursuant to the Attorney General’s authority under section 212(d)(5), and such
alien’s application for adjustment of status shall be considered
notwithstanding section 212(a)(9).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2BD245D27A804C0D97D3A08C1FD95F3C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State department
processing of immigrant visas</header><text>Section 204(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154">8 U.S.C. 1154</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H23F00EE383234A920050128D7126C750" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H308B985D1BC241028025C170045BA2DE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect of
death</header>
<subparagraph id="H6179AE8D10F7461D8DDED028706C6607"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any alien described in subparagraph (B) whose qualifying
relative died prior to completion of immigrant visa processing may have an
immigrant visa application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred, and
any immigrant visa issued prior to the death of the qualifying relative shall
remain valid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EA69A87DBE04C6787F201EE899BFCBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alien
described</header><text>An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien
who—</text>
<clause id="H1030C48EDD474B06A6CB507DAC08B965"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
an immediate relative as described in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i);</text>
</clause><clause id="H680E26DA9AC0421AA030962FAD5B1BFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a
family-sponsored immigrant as described in section 203(a) or (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="H524D0B2E12494ACA987D439BE3F4613B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a derivative
beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant under section 203(b), as described
in section 203(d); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B48613EF91B4325B47C11326697D773"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is a derivative
beneficiary of a diversity immigrant as described in section
203(c).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDB144B7A00FE4E65B71973F9D9C9909D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transition
Period</header><text>Notwithstanding a denial or revocation of an application
for an immigrant visa, in the case of an alien whose qualifying relative died
before the date of the enactment of this Act, such application may be renewed
by the alien through a motion to reopen, without fee, filed within two years
after the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of an alien who was
excluded, deported, removed or departed voluntarily before the date of the
enactment of this Act, such alien’s application for an immigrant visa shall be
considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8330A50401194735B437009F20145652"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Naturalization</header><text>Section
319(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1429">8 U.S.C. 1429(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse was a citizen of the
United States,</quote> after <quote>(a) Any person whose spouse is a citizen of
the United States,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C77740E04C14B919C3C52F02DB21C00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Eliminating the
widowed permanent resident’s naturalization penalty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 319(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1429">8 U.S.C. 1429(a)</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting <quote>or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse was a citizen of
the United States,</quote> after <quote>(a) Any person whose spouse is a
citizen of the United States,</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Preventing sex
offenders from using our immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting
victims into the United States</header>
<section id="HF856289ECB054A129F84518B4C3B00C6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H46AF5A00D10D47A0AA95AE9D5C2549DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Immigration law
allows citizens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence to bring
foreign family members to the United States on the basis of immediate relative
status or a preference classification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF355EB069F54E3C00739509CB155EEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Immediate relative
status and preference classifications are obtained by filing petitions with the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B32C6422AA94A6A948D352671C6B6E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For national
security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security conducts background
checks on the beneficiaries of such petitions and, since September 11, 2001, on
the petitioners as well.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C7D0C44C9364F209FAEBA4DB921AC72"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Government
Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that, in fiscal year 2005, at least
398 of the petitioners who filed family-based visa petitions were on the
National Sex Offender Registry maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H830E8869A0EE4EF5ACCC2316207F35D2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>GAO was only able
to ascertain the nature of the sex offense for 194 of the 398
petitioners.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC5123AAC134984B88807A272012EA4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>GAO was able to
ascertain, however, that 119 of the convictions were for sex assault, 35 for
child fondling, 9 for strong arm rape, 9 for carnal abuse combined with a
sexual assault, 7 were for statutory rape, 4 for crimes against persons, 3 for
indecent exposure, 2 for kidnapping, 2 for obscene material possession, 1 for
exploitation of a minor with photographs, 1 for incest with a minor, 1 for
sodomizing a boy, and 1 for restricting movement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53E595A5964A4519AB47CFE28E49DA53"><enum>(7)</enum><text>At least 14 of the
398 petitioners were classified as <quote>sexual predators</quote>, which means
a determination had been made that they are likely to commit additional sex
offenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80C0704B5C6845F0A4B80482E44290C7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>At least 45 of the
petitioners were convicted of sex offenses against children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB109201E7294DB38566DE8174DD17"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The
Immigration and Nationality Act does not provide the Secretary of Homeland
Security with authorization to deny family-based petitions on the basis of a
petitioner’s conviction for a sex offense, even when the conviction record
indicates that a spouse or a child beneficiary may be in grave danger.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6C1B217EEC3140DFBA1DCE7D005E3408"><enum>402.</enum><header>Discretionary
authority to deny family-sponsored classification petition by petitioner listed
on national sex offender registry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154">8 U.S.C. 1154</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09DDDC603E0240BF891DC8877BA9CE60" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C0532B35FAA4DCDB1F342E12E745F60"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authority To
deny family-based petition by petitioner listed on national sex offender
registry</header>
<paragraph id="H70512EA1BF934640BAB19FD632227D2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary Homeland Security may, in the discretion of
the Secretary, deny a petition under subsection (a) for classification of a
spouse or child if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B65CE6804D448F39DED8C728D5E7004"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary has
confirmed that the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry
maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a conviction that
individually (disregarding any aggregation due to any other conviction)
resulted in incarceration for more than 1 year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9D60B1A31064A99AC9EDE91BB67B2BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the petitioner has
been given at least 90 days to establish that the petitioner is not the person
named on the registry or that the conviction did not result in incarceration
for more than 1 year and has failed to establish such fact; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90FE9DEA19CB4067A264B6F0BE8D32D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary
finds that granting the petition would put a primary or derivative spouse or
child beneficiary in grave danger of being sexually abused.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H108CD85B208B47B99C7EC700170872A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determining
danger</header><text>In making the determination under paragraph (1)(C), the
Secretary shall use the following principles:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBEE08AFC4D447F2B3BEA7B6903D9CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Nature of the
relationship</header><text>In evaluating a petitioner who has filed a petition
for a spouse, consideration should be given to indications of how well the
petitioner and the spouse know each other. Petitions filed on the basis of
marriages between men and women who have had little direct, personal contact
with each other should be viewed with suspicion. In cases where the petitioner
and the spouse have had little direct, personal contact with each other,
evidence should be submitted to establish that they have gotten to know each
other in some other way.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3597EC5C56540C493DF26D8C34719D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nature of the
sex offense</header><text>Consideration should be given to when each offense
occurred for which the petitioner was incarcerated for more than a year, how
serious it was, the sentence that was imposed, how long the petitioner was
incarcerated, the age of the petitioner when it was committed, and the
characteristics of the victim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H150FDB7055374108AA086D4B4B63BB85"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rehabilitation</header><text>Evidence
of rehabilitation should be evaluated with respect to whether it diminishes the
risk of sexual abuse to the primary or derivative spouse or child
beneficiaries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D780173B62648E08BD4E3EE4F14BF7B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Previous visa
petitions</header><text>The records for any previous petitions shall be
examined to determine whether they provide or might lead to evidence that is
pertinent to determining whether granting the petition would put a primary or
derivative spouse or child beneficiary in grave danger of being sexually
abused.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42D327B5F7E747658E196B995C22DE00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rebuttal</header><text>If
the Secretary intends to deny a petition under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall provide the petitioner with a notice that states the reasons for the
intended denial and provides the petitioner with at least 90 days to submit
rebuttal evidence. Rebuttal should focus primarily on the factors that led the
Secretary to believe that granting the petition would put a primary or
derivative spouse or child beneficiary in grave danger of being sexually
abused.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DEFDC3B8AF24BC8A5D65D690005E813"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Post-denial
remedies</header>
<subparagraph id="HEFE2525AEF384F259088F530C9055189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>All
final denials under paragraph (1) may be appealed to the Board of Immigration
Appeals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B85B263A6F47F3AD5470A4C5139B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
petition</header><text>The petitioner may file a new petition whenever the
petitioner has additional evidence that the petitioner believes might be
sufficient to warrant granting the new petition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FDFB6FAD2E24AE396193BE0A2A5BB57"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Disclosure by
the Secretary of Homeland Security to beneficiaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In all cases in which it has been confirmed
that the name of a petitioner under subsection (a) is listed on the national
sex offender registry maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
regardless of whether the Secretary may exercise discretion under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall give the petitioner at least 90 days to establish that
the petitioner is not the person named on the registry. If the petitioner fails
to establish that the petitioner is not the person named on the registry within
the time allotted, the Secretary shall provide the beneficiaries with a written
copy of the information on the registry that is available to the public before
making a decision on the petition. The beneficiary shall be informed that the
registry information is based on available records and may not be
complete.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79A49E3BD5774EC48163BC17ED5F30E1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Disclosure to
Department of State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In all
cases in which it has been confirmed that the name of a petitioner under
subsection (a) is listed on the national sex offender registry maintained by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and regardless of whether the Secretary
may exercise discretion under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the
Secretary of State with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB49D38E0FB6042D889451119A7D9106F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a separate document with information about
the record on the national sex offender registry that is available to the
public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC3FD15D182F4341B32D3404F9A643D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional
information it has that raises concern that a primary or derivative spouse or
child beneficiary may be subject to sexual abuse, including information from
the registry that is not available to the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE4EB76550134874B7F6EC4C000877FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information about
any previous petitions under subsection (a) filed by the petitioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6495ECB6B0C44D185106B00017865C8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Disclosure by
consular officer to beneficiaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When a petition under subsection (a) is
granted, if the petition is filed by a petitioner who has failed to make the
demonstration of mis-identification described in paragraph (5), the consular
officer shall conduct an interview with the primary or derivative spouse or
child beneficiary of the petition before issuing a visa to the beneficiary. At
least part of the interview must be held without the presence of the
petitioner. During the private part of the interview, the beneficiary will be
given a written copy of the information about the petitioner from the registry
that is available to the public. This document must be written in the
beneficiary’s primary language. The consular officer is required to advise the
beneficiary that approval of the visa petition does not mean that there are no
reasons to be concerned about his or her safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA53E713A0BE04E61B508C265468E79A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities of consular officer</header><text>The consular officer may
return files to the Secretary of Homeland Security for further consideration in
cases where the consular officer is concerned that granting the visa might put
a primary or derivative spouse or child beneficiary in grave danger of being
sexually abused. When returning a file under the previous sentence, the
consular officer may add any additional information or observations the officer
has that might have a bearing on whether the visa should be granted, including
the results of any field examination that has been
conducted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB8AECDB9CE2840EB81B211C71D24C1E6"><enum>403.</enum><header>Removal of
conditional permanent resident status</header>
<subsection id="HBCC2995A2EBD46A7A4D55559953560C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identify and
provide assistance for spouses and children who are subject to sexual abuse or
related types of harm</header><text>Section 216(d)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1186a">8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H73AE6947B1EE41EC8213268F08D9A098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
before <quote>The interview</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89BC359D1434475DB4CF53007FE2BBAB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8BF5D2743BD24A55866C2901DDBDCB55"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the
interview</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA83BB8B017454E68BE61E76196E5963B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H298BB96A8C2446D8A7DA007DFCBF7222" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HBD03200AED1D410EA519F8637BFCF29"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Petitioner listed
on national sex offender registry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In all cases where the Secretary of
Homeland Security has confirmed that a petitioning spouse is listed on the
national sex offender registry maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, an interview with the alien spouse, and any alien sons or
daughters, shall be required prior to removal of the conditional status, and at
least part of the interview shall be held without the presence of the
petitioning spouse. During the private portion of the interview, questions will
be asked to determine whether an investigation should be conducted regarding
the welfare of the alien spouse, or any alien son or daughter. If it is
determined that any alien spouse, son, or daughter is being abused or harmed by
the petitioning spouse, the victim shall be offered whatever assistance is
appropriate, including information on ways to remain in the United State that
do not depend on continuing the qualifying
marriage.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50809DEC494E451B97BAB86189CABD4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hardship waiver
in cases where the alien spouse or child is subject to sexual
abuse</header><text>Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H519173B62259494D9437EC5087669D4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85253475F21F4E0DBB47FD2658BE8D43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAA10E6100534C288EDC8CD4179E002E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D6314F1897B483596403B42A0FA6493" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HFFAD3C76416A4E218EBD68E9456B089D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualifying marriage was entered into in
good faith by the alien spouse and during the marriage the alien spouse, or a
son or daughter of the spouse, was sexually abused and the alien was not at
fault in failing to meet the requirements of paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H24665785FE13475AB8E0D6BE12EFFF81"><enum>404.</enum><header>Special task
force to identify people named on the national sex offender registry who have
filed family-based classification petitions</header>
<subsection id="H0A5647435304467D9D9D9E26414CF4FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a task force, to be known as the <quote>Task
Force to Rescue Immigrant Victims of American Sex Offenders</quote>. The task
force shall consist of officials from Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies with experience in domestic violence, sex crimes, immigration law,
trafficking in humans, organized crime, or any other area of experience which
may be useful in completing the duties described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H529A744498A34248A2F442F00A3C8A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
duties of the task force shall be the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H277B3F4EC9D14EE7BBCC41FFB6B998AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Working back in
time from the date of the establishment of the task force, identifying
individuals on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s sex offender registry who
have filed family-based petitions under section 204(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. When a confirmed match has been made with the sex offender
registry, the task force should ascertain whether the petitioner filed previous
petitions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FB2D4ED6A0944C6A176B26EA7E69D5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintaining the
information about the petitioners in a comprehensive database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB43F1DCC4554CB2A86B1DBB7F914B06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Prioritizing the
information according to the likelihood that primary or derivative spouse or
child beneficiaries are in danger of sexual abuse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H109D1C99B9B24B38965C38498F83483F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Developing a
system for investigating the cases in which beneficiaries may be at risk and
providing them with information on how to seek assistance if they are
abused.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BE795C9EFBA4A1AAF6C204CD890EE73"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Except for
information on the registry that is available to the public, protecting the
information produced by its investigations in accordance with the privacy
rights of everyone involved in the investigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53B1A7FDD0164EDF82F8BF70AA8DB6EE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Taking whatever
other actions as are reasonable and appropriate when investigations lead to
information about sexual abuse or other criminal activities, including
notifying State and local police departments, government offices, public
organizations that provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse, and religious
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8950CAD530047A99EA3EEA74CFDF18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Congress a report on the findings and recommendations of the task force.
The report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE05253F532A64A95A7ECF02FE5FEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the information obtained in
searching visa petition and national sex offender registry records.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE56555AF61E4BBB86F84D14DBBCF763"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The results of any
investigations conducted by the task force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C96C076E4064EF4A6F610ACB074BF68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations on
administrative and legislative actions that would assist in identifying and
protecting immigrant victims of sexual abuse or related harm.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H205F6C5F1D634C2A8EF8EB5829A5A1F4"><enum>405.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act. Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</section><section id="HA6FD45433DF74F6E8358ED379C55D11"><enum>406.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Regulations implementing this Act shall be
promulgated in final form not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Legalization for
long-term residents</header>
<section id="H28F79077DCEC492E8727642560177EFF"><enum>501.</enum><header>Earned access
to legalization</header>
<subsection id="HE9DC6C5082274BADB4C2060068F4C082"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title II (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting after section 245A the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H706CFC34849D4E9DB33FAAB1A0E4EAA" style="traditional">
<section id="HCDA15E4970464AF982DB12C91F4FAB27"><enum>245B.</enum><header>Adjustment of status on the basis of earned access to
legalization</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HADE3089476D144409D8936D4A1E36EF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BC679910916438A00F7BD241008BD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>was physically
present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 5 years
immediately preceding the date on which this provision was enacted and has
maintained continuous physical presence since then;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EDA28D690C64F03B4B127B4642B7828"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has at all times
been a person of good moral character;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE8BE1356FD54733B6654628057711B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has never been
convicted of a criminal offense in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49E957CD0908414B9ED66B33548C9299"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the case of an
alien who is 18 years of age or older, but who is not over the age of 65, has
successfully completed a course on reading, writing, and speaking words in
ordinary usage in the English language, unless unable to do so on account of
physical or developmental disability or mental impairment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC405ED1C814043B698FD051E4D9B6F8E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of an
alien 18 years of age or older, has accepted the values and cultural life of
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC03B51BDBAC54FA4BEA8128BB537FA00"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the case of an
alien 18 years of age or older, has performed at least 40 hours of community
service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H663F901796BD4C02A7CA7163650222E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
brief, casual, and innocent absences</header><text>An alien shall not be
considered to have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the United
States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) by virtue of brief, casual, and
innocent absences from the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC9F1829B9E04D3593F4E344A1263D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Admissible as
immigrant</header>
<paragraph id="H61FC8E9BA51C40E091CCD315905BA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien is admissible to
the United States as immigrant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF95E9E0B3C7454DA000984D85B82EC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
provisions of paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7)(A),
(9)(B), and (9)(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) shall not apply in the determination
of an alien’s admissibility under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4DE6C0159125437FAD57E3A3A0F49050"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Security and law
enforcement clearances</header><text>The alien, if over 15 years of age, 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 section. The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall provide a process for challenging the accuracy of
matches that result in a finding of ineligibility for adjustment of
status.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H315014DB72694E06A2BEEB75F519E05F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inapplicability
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.
The numerical limitations of sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to adjustment
of status under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3D725BCA122476386BD5D12402F800"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination of
proceedings</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may terminate
removal proceedings without prejudice pending the outcome of an alien’s
application for adjustment of status under this section on the basis of a prima
facie showing of eligibility for relief under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AD6040D72164A4D950065BCD766151"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 245A the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H910821DB453C433FA7994E641DE30000" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 245B. Adjustment of status on the
basis of earned access to
legalization.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H174E3BAB4540444C9F3F0871CDB794E8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Legalization
provisions for children</header>
<subsection id="HD3DB7FC664DF41109B616EB465EB96B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title II (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended
by section 201, is further amended by inserting after section 245B the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HE3111D987DEB46A98D8CD4FD2782224C" style="traditional">
<section id="H9B42AB1663884D74A9F5E47FC1480D5"><enum>245C.</enum><header>Adjustment of status for certain
children</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2611E7861E7D483A9B7DD4715379B71B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien is a child at the time
of filing the application for such adjustment and establishes that the alien,
at such time—</text>
<paragraph id="HBDDF3EE477AB42C6A2EA9C1EC3BFA1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has been physically
present and enrolled in school in the United States for a continuous period of
not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of such application, and
during that period has been a person of good moral character;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC832C5C352C4091A7641C39B9B9B43B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has fully
integrated into life in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA73DAAF1E73844D2A40001B5B3077BEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has learned
English or is satisfactorily pursuing a course of study to achieve an
understanding of English;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF9B7CB958BD460E9748155C006E2B2C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is successfully
pursuing an elementary school, middle school, high school, or college-level
education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59328AD5C75F44EE8ED878B2AA68C72D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if older than 13
years of age, has performed at least 60 hours of community service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC514B588686C45DCBCC24411CEF3699"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
brief, casual, and innocent absences</header><text>An alien shall not be
considered to have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the United
States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) by virtue of brief, casual, and
innocent absences from the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D6E865AC6A9407F928940E1C973CC4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Admissible as
immigrant</header>
<paragraph id="H5A888A4E036B47C5A8C200E5006DCC9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien is admissible to
the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18A3A32AD057456B9207A7367E1017D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
certain provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="H00EF596D25D54A3FA3C97C2C99008700"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility not applied</header><text>The provisions of paragraphs (5),
(6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7)(A), (9)(B), and (9)(C) of section
212(a) shall not apply in the determination of an alien’s admissibility under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5A63CA43C6247FDA25556B474D2D23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver of other
grounds</header>
<clause id="HD3D3D8D86EB246B499C3E0C3693264EA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary of
Homeland Security may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in the case
of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or
when it is otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0552DC3B9D914D0C825E8DC500BB99BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grounds that
may not be waived</header><text>The following provisions of section 212(a) may
not be waived by the Secretary under clause (i):</text>
<subclause id="HEBACCCFF58A04167854117F9D12BF37E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Paragraphs (2)(A)
and (2)(B) (relating to criminals).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H80B65F326A76497BA35FF0AA002E1278"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Paragraph (2)(C)
(relating to drug offenses), except for so much of such paragraph as relates to
a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB196932930414D5F992BEB52914E00D6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Paragraph (3)
(relating to security and related grounds).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6077CE380B94A749EDD033139DB382"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No numerical
limitations</header><text>The numerical limitations of sections 201 and 202
shall not apply to adjustment of status under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H96E9ABB2188B48D5855D86BCC74DC606"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Confidentiality
of information</header><text>Except as provided in this section, neither the
Secretary of Homeland Security, nor any other official or employee of the
Department of Homeland Security, may—</text>
<paragraph id="H588208F2011C495C93F89BEBCEB2606F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use information
furnished by applicant for an application filed under this section for any
purpose other than to make a determination on the application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19B678F5904F42EEA1D021E9B018AFC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make any
publication whereby the information furnished by any particular applicant can
be identified; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D2060C03877462092BADBA5C2628836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>permit anyone
other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department, the applicant,
or a representative of the applicant to examine individual applications.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B8DCF7559A0491DBB877B062EAF9CF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Dissemination of
information</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall broadly
disseminate information respecting the benefits which aliens may receive under
this section and the requirements to obtain such
benefits.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5ACDA882BB4145FF87E7F1F439889DE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents, as amended by section 201, is
amended further by inserting after the item relating to section 245B the
following:</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7F35E223D8F4E669D20C3C7289D06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Updated registry
provision</header>
<subsection id="H282E9D443CF54769B00626BF4396B956"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 249 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1259">8 U.S.C. 1259</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC4B3C3234AB641E59C1BAB2732B7AE79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading by striking <quote>1972</quote> and inserting <quote>1986</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA434F610475A4ED7B2A3667F11453504"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (a),
by striking <quote>1972</quote> and inserting <quote>1986</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H686554FC958D454EBB99EC282BF967B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections is amended in the item relating
to section 249 by striking <quote>1972</quote> and inserting
<quote>1986</quote>.</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H3F6BC91EBE2544459E7F5702362D2CFC" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 245C. Adjustment of status for
certain
children.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Border Security
Provisions</header>
<subtitle id="HDB24497DBB94459300773844882169A2"><enum>A</enum><header>Rapid response
measures</header>
<section id="H0E56AD11C5CD48D1A4AD51748F003ED8"><enum>601.</enum><header>Emergency
deployment of United States Border Patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="HDE3494568FBF46A0A729B66D4700B1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor of a
State on an international border of the United States declares an international
border security emergency and requests additional United States Border Patrol
agents from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary is authorized,
subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 1,000
additional United States Border Patrol agents for the purpose of patrolling and
defending the international border, in order to prevent individuals from
crossing the international border and entering the United States at any
location other than an authorized port of entry.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H435B20C83C1B473E80653146AA9D366"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and
shall grant it to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not
significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide
border security for any other State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H50E20190F1174F84BD222B82C1C618B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collective
bargaining</header><text>Emergency deployments under this section shall be made
in conformance with all collective bargaining agreements and
obligations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD36C829DC9294109A7B7E63D799B8003"><enum>602.</enum><header>Elimination of
fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing
patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual
circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is
necessary.</text>
</section><section id="H852B239BE6504372AE25BDE2B567F9E"><enum>603.</enum><header>Helicopters and
power boats</header>
<subsection id="H2F8D01C01E0D4FEABA1367576EC3214C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 100 the number of United
States Border Patrol helicopters, and shall increase by not less than 250 the
number of United States Border Patrol power boats. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters are procured for
the various missions being performed. The Secretary of Homeland Security also
shall ensure that the types of power boats that are procured are appropriate
for both the waterways in which they are used and the mission
requirements.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4A0BDBA171DB4F38909F1E7800D23BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use and
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish an overall policy on how the helicopters and
power boats described in subsection (a) will be used and implement training
programs for the agents who use them, including safe operating procedures and
rescue operations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCE9E57D054174A82A9AADBD965892AC"><enum>604.</enum><header>Control of
United States Border Patrol assets</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States Border Patrol shall have
complete and exclusive administrative and operational control over all the
assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including, aircraft, watercraft,
vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the personnel associated
with such assets.</text>
</section><section id="HA728014FD69B4F13BFC826B537F2846"><enum>605.</enum><header>Motor
vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use
by the United States Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of at least one
police-type vehicle per every 3 United States Border Patrol agents.
Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that there are
sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of
the United States Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of
appropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each vehicle
shall have a “panic button” and a global positioning system device that is
activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the
location of an agent in distress. The police-type vehicles shall be replaced at
least every 3 years.</text>
</section><section id="HDBA782CA16644D5D00171F7DA8A50B1"><enum>606.</enum><header>Portable
computers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in the fleet
of the United States Border Patrol is equipped with a portable computer with
access to all necessary law enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the
unique operational requirements of the United States Border Patrol.</text>
</section><section id="H0673749FC73C471FA4AAF409B3333EE0"><enum>607.</enum><header>Radio
communications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio communications system so
all law enforcement personnel working in every area where United States Border
Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted two-way radio
communication capabilities at all times. Each portable communications device
shall be equipped with a “panic button” and a global positioning system device
that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking
the location of the agent in distress.</text>
</section><section id="H55A5FCA59E14438B9C425F0681AED708"><enum>608.</enum><header>Hand-held
global positioning system devices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art
hand-held global positioning system device for navigational purposes.</text>
</section><section id="H756CAD734195417A91A395F9FD1049F0"><enum>609.</enum><header>Night vision
equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art
night vision equipment are procured and maintained to enable each United States
Border Patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be equipped with a
portable night vision device.</text>
</section><section id="H77967584C82045AE8178F793D5F46D6"><enum>610.</enum><header>Border
armor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that every United States Border Patrol agent is
issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks
faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall be allowed to select from
among a variety of approved brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly
encouraged, but not mandated, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All
body armor shall be replaced at least every 5 years.</text>
</section><section id="HBBA832F63C0446BCBE8D13716C164BB1"><enum>611.</enum><header>Weapons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that
are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and
innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition,
the Secretary shall ensure that the Department’s policies allow all such
officers to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats that they
face.</text>
</section><section id="HF8BA6E7E848343268739BB7643756627"><enum>612.</enum><header>Uniforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that all United States Border Patrol agents are provided with all
necessary uniform items, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear,
belts, holsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents.
Such items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents as they become worn,
unserviceable, or no longer fit properly.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB2B265872C3F47F2BE6B66CAD167554C"><enum>B</enum><header>Detention pending
removal</header>
<section id="HE100920F3417417583438E58DB7D1DC5"><enum>621.</enum><header>Detention
facilities for aliens arrested for illegal entry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
make arrangements for the availability of 100,000 additional beds for detaining
aliens taken into custody by immigration officials. Some of these beds shall be
rented from Federal, State, and local detention facilities. The remainder of
the 100,000 shall be constructed to meet this demand on a temporary basis and
then converted to other use when they are no longer needed as detention
facilities.</text>
</section><section id="H248ECB7D52F6420C86F08CD55B6DE38"><enum>622.</enum><header>Expansion and
effective management of detention facilities</header>
<subsection id="HAA0676BF9CD445B000B311F1F300474E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall fully utilize—</text>
<paragraph id="H410F2A4D895A449C928EF638B319DBA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all available
detention facilities operated or contracted by the Department of Homeland
Security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H051DD2951C2C44EE94296E61E7800D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all possible options to cost effectively
increase available detention capacities, including the use of State and local
correctional facilities, private space, and secure alternatives to detention;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF534E6569C94FF1A020402DEA56F8AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department’s Office of Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties shall monitor all facilities that are being used to hold
detainees for more than 72 hours.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">The
monitoring will include an evaluation of whether there is compliance with the
requirements of the Department’s Detention Operations Manual.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="H56D66E59E8A646F88FB7ED15D16F91B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secure
alternatives to detention program</header>
<paragraph id="HB75B683F198641B899BDC54684FA2CDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nature of the
program</header><text>For purposes of this section, the secure alternatives to
detention referred to in subsection (a) is a program under which eligible
aliens are released to the custody of suitable individual or organizational
sponsors who will supervise them, use appropriate safeguards to prevent them
from absconding, and ensure that they make required appearances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE251CBCBB66F4C1C95042B7FB5ECA348"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
development</header><text>The program shall be developed in accordance with the
following guidelines:</text>
<subparagraph id="H742B58DD344C49CAB69FAF47C3FDB515"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall design the program in consultation with nongovernmental organizations and
academic experts in both the immigration and the criminal justice fields.
Consideration should be given to methods that have proven successful in
appearance assistance programs, such as the appearance assistance program
developed by the Vera Institute and the Department of Homeland Security’s
Intensive Supervision Appearance Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB288123C2919467B8C921074AC1FA452"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The program shall
utilize a continuum of alternatives based on the alien’s need for supervision,
including placement of the alien with an individual or organizational sponsor,
a supervised group home, or in a supervised, non-penal community setting that
has guards stationed along its perimeter.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H768ECA70A7BF45C69B0250C31F3114A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall enter into contracts with nongovernmental organizations and individuals
to implement the secure alternatives to detention program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A1AD0813C88446C86A557D271004012"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility and
operations</header>
<paragraph id="H7A04F8B3BCD44264BAA55AE9281D45F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection of
participants</header><text>The Secretary shall select aliens to participate in
the program from designated groups specified in paragraph (4) if the Secretary
determines that such aliens are not flight risks or dangers to the
community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B827366354848C9B46C554D020013AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation</header><text>An alien’s participation in the program is
voluntary and shall not confer any rights or benefits to the alien under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D35BBA69773497A9D9F6400F898EA95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
participation</header>
<subparagraph id="H31C3B32AC8A04ACD97C1839942CED6C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Only aliens who are in expedited removal proceedings
under section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1226">8 U.S.C. 1226</external-xref>) may
participate in the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBE215CFC5334B4690BDBCD581004D4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header>
<clause id="H9BA4D9691F4649FDACBC3E1166C99EAC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Aliens applying
for asylum</header><text>Aliens who have established a credible fear of
persecution and have been referred to the Executive Office for Immigration
Review for an asylum hearing shall not be considered to be in expedited removal
proceedings and the custody status of such aliens after service of a Notice to
Appear shall be determined in accordance with the procedures governing aliens
in removal proceedings under section 240 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229a">8 U.S.C. 1229a</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HC7130E1449D5409F9DCEC45DF3716C9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Unaccompanied
alien children</header><text>Unaccompanied alien children (as defined in
section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/279">6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)</external-xref>)) shall be
considered to be in the care and exclusive custody of the Department of Health
and Human Services and shall not be subject to expedited removal and shall not
be permitted to participate in the program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H695ED257BE674490B62B06115DBA0030"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Designated
groups</header><text>The designated groups referred to in paragraph (1) are the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3AED850F3F1B41CFBCF1E0D800E9D499"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Alien parents who
are being detained with one or more of their children, and their detained
children.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B6A5DFF2C294110B3CD598F4D02A9FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Aliens who have
serious medical or mental health needs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BC7377D58FA46DBB4EA16D684201E88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Aliens who are
mentally retarded or autistic.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEE33CF612F4452A86EF61C0F0004360"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Pregnant alien
women.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61E1171D66A64E6EA9A78D54DD2BBAD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Elderly aliens who
are over the age of 65.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53B1BC2B635C486E95B65C6C274796A4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Aliens placed in
expedited removal proceedings after being rescued from trafficking or criminal
operations by Government authorities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7539B214CA546EB96B7B27332051D1B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Other groups
designated in regulations promulgated by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAA12E37E0E5482BBC4126C12808E10"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Implementing
regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement
the secure alternatives to detention program and to standardize the care and
treatment of aliens in immigration custody based on the Detention Operations
Manual of the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB82DCEB9B8545A69BEE7A098990070"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Decisions
regarding program not reviewable</header><text>The decisions of the Secretary
regarding when to utilize the program and to what extent and the selection of
aliens to participate in the program shall not be subject to administrative or
judicial review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBF6784D3F8D4679BE00C69092B38E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate a report that details all policies, regulations,
and actions taken to comply with the provisions in this section, including
maximizing detention capacity and increasing the cost-effectiveness of
detention by implementing the secure alternatives to detention program, and a
description of efforts taken to ensure that all aliens in expedited removal
proceedings are residing under conditions that are safe, secure, and
healthy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H32450EF2CD5141B28C5090AE1FAF68A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available
until expended.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H21A4A38568BE40CC9EFF126600965600"><enum>C</enum><header>Recruitment and
retention of additional immigration law enforcement personnel</header>
<section id="H0D99204DA2EA406EABA92346FDE024F9"><enum>631.</enum><header>Additional
United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
increase the number of United States Border Patrol agents by—</text>
<paragraph id="H911AF89C47D04FD89D7382B407808FDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2,500 in fiscal
year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C969773931A476EB255D3092B71EDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>2,750 in fiscal
year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16C347D1619A4132B0107082152FEEAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>3,000 in fiscal
year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H487DD836F06E497CA8A327CAC95F949E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>3,250 in fiscal
year 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E1A312BEA7941979D06B0544EF6E986"><enum>(5)</enum><text>3,500 in fiscal
year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD41AF7E96A3841ADAE94F91500574715" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>632.</enum><header>Provisions relating
to the exercise of certain appointment and other similar authorities with
respect to the United States Border Patrol</header>
<subsection id="H4DE2959F6804431E80C5C42BC0490046"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law—</text>
<paragraph id="H16AF3D5F63954BC6ACEF22DCA149658B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all authority
described in subsection (b) that (but for this section) would otherwise be
vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security shall instead be vested in the
head of the United States Border Patrol;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9226A2E1EA3B4C1A92E7C68B9EC1EA41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an individual may not be appointed or continue to serve as the head of the
United States Border Patrol if, at the time of appointment, such individual has
not completed at least 20 years of service, within the competitive service (as
defined by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/2102">section 2102</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code), as a United States
Border Patrol agent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51C9AAB4A5B24AF49069A693046CB67D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all activities
described in subsection (b) shall be considered inherently Governmental
functions and may not be carried out by any persons other than employees of the
United States Border Patrol.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB65F25EDB67409CA8DDC6D0891F48BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section
applies with respect to any authority relating to the recruitment, selection,
and appointment of applicants (including the conducting of any investigation
necessary to approve or grant security clearances) for United States Border
Patrol agents, law enforcement officers (other than United States Border Patrol
agents), and such other positions within the United States Border Patrol as the
head of the United States Border Patrol may by regulation determine.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2D109EEEC178439896F2679B0876FC88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
head of the United States Border Patrol shall by regulation identify the
specific authorities, including citations to the relevant provisions of law,
rule, or regulation, to which this section applies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0EEA42BCB8334FD3BE21952501DF1500"><enum>633.</enum><header>Training
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that the training facilities used to train
newly-hired United States Border Patrol agents are sufficiently spacious and
modern to ensure that all recruits are afforded the highest possible quality
training, as well as reasonably comfortable living conditions. All dormitories
shall be constructed so that each trainee is housed in separate quarters.
Moreover, the Secretary shall ensure that the training sites selected contains
adequate housing for all permanent and temporary instructors within the local
commuting area.</text>
</section><section id="H239C83F4AB4F4FDB9887F8A0E4C543C4"><enum>634.</enum><header>Operational
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that all operational facilities of the United
States Border Patrol are well-equipped and sufficiently spacious and modern to
enable all of the personnel assigned to such facilities to efficiently
accomplish the agency’s mission.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24FF33FFFEDD4ABC93D820C4B9A2D13B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>635.</enum><header>Maximum student loan
repayments for United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5379">Section 5379(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93B953F045F9428790A8B034B111A8FE" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HDB89702439DE4552A8F0325402FFCB41" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an employee (otherwise
eligible for benefits under this section) who is serving as a full-time
active-duty United States Border Patrol agent within the Department of Homeland
Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C0A279F7BBF4382B4C4F0396F6C003F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by
substituting <quote>$20,000</quote> for <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E831F5FD68A489B8BD080CED979029F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by
substituting <quote>$80,000</quote> for
<quote>$60,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H581604D54E21495800048C2BCAD37E81"><enum>636.</enum><header>Recruitment and
relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the Department of
Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the authority to pay
recruitment and relocation bonuses under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5753">section 5753</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, the authority to pay retention bonuses under section 5754 of such title,
and any other similar authorities available under any other provision of law,
rule, or regulation, are exercised to the fullest extent allowable in order to
encourage service in the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93D04EA18B674B479E7D003EC309ADEE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>637.</enum><header>Repeal of the
Department of Homeland Security human resources management system</header>
<subsection id="H937261EA910A4FA098007683F05B2AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<paragraph id="H8C8D9685DC8D4D54B138FDE7A25507F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective as of the
date specified in section 4 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101
note), <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/97">chapter 97</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (as added by section 841(a)(2)
of such Act), section 841(b)(3) of such Act, and subsections (c) and (e) of
section 842 of such Act are repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3D31B1F4009470C999FA5B104B9E02E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Any
regulations prescribed under authority of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/97">chapter 97</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, are void ab initio.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C6E19E31B654575B31E76BD9BA0878F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nullification of
previous exclusions</header><text>Effective as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, all previous determinations as to whether—</text>
<paragraph id="H751290E2146A48209471359BFDC16541"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agency or
subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security (or a predecessor agency or
subdivision transferred into the Department) is excluded from coverage under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/71">chapter 71</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H273B1D92246E4B5F9C173D878E8722BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
unit or subdivision of a unit within the Department of Homeland Security (or a
predecessor agency or subdivision transferred into the Department) is not
appropriate for representation by a labor organization under such chapter,
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FD9003A75AF4B4CA30162FF09767D23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an employee or
position within the Department of Homeland Security (or a predecessor agency or
subdivision transferred into the Department) is within a unit that is not
appropriate for representation by a labor organization under such
chapter,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">are null
and void, except to the extent that such determinations were made in accordance
with the criteria outlined in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section
7112(b) of such title 5.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HC6D9E20445BF4AEF00E6AF0000AB31F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of chapters for part III of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 97.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3FC115FD3EDC4BEA93858FDB026C72AE"><enum>638.</enum><header>Establishment
of specialized inspector occupations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish within the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 3 distinct
inspectional occupations: immigration, customs, and agriculture. These
divisions shall coordinate closely with each other under the direction of a
high-level official within the Bureau, but shall report to separate operational
chains of command.</text>
</section><section id="HCEA34034831A40F98D99A7E1C36CA8CB"><enum>639.</enum><header>Increase in
inspectors at airport and land border inspection stations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 1,000
the number of positions for full-time active duty immigration inspectors at
airport and land border inspection stations within the Department of Homeland
Security above the number of such positions for which funds were allotted for
the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H536C2193979C4EEEAB564C682600DCF8"><enum>640.</enum><header>Law enforcement
retirement coverage for inspection officers and other employees</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7C47FA7377FA45D2A68EF643FA7069BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB88AB7B226F9425CBB67A149CBEEF77E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
Employees’ Retirement System</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE938980C139F4B329B1B259C463F4659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (17) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">section 8401</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2C4E7DC4DAD74E8ABDB8AB9EB7C18BCD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H806F8914DB854AEBA7DB003FEDAB19E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an employee (not
otherwise covered by this paragraph)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H186DEE79E74840D2944310254E5091AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the duties of
whose position include the investigation or apprehension of individuals
suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United
States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H223D4291BF6843BCBDCBC5B2F89DAED2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who is authorized
to carry a firearm; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9351D12EA58D4D7FA7AD1E37DDCA6BBA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an employee of the
Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the
collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent
returns;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0ECEBEEEDFFC452E9C72A380AA2088D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">Section 8401(17)(C)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>(A) and (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A), (B),
(E), and (F)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF2DF815639E6457EAADFDA9D01D762E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil Service
Retirement System</header><text>Paragraph (20) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">section 8331</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>position.</quote> (in
the matter before subparagraph (A)) the following: <quote>For the purpose of
this paragraph, the employees described in the preceding provision of this
paragraph (in the matter before </quote>including<quote>) shall be considered
to include an employee, not otherwise covered by this paragraph, who satisfies
clauses (i)–(ii) of section 8401(17)(E) and an employee of the Internal Revenue
Service the duties of whose position are as described in section
8401(17)(F).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H63B65935D30E42F2A89295341482B3E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by
this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply only in the case of any individual first appointed (or seeking to
be first appointed) as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of those
amendments) on or after such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HED6B1DA174E846CE00A832EDDBCB9007"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
service performed by incumbents</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4E40706EF7A94AC59377397E717E0665"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Law enforcement
officer and service described</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD049884710B4505B5E244CAB7A2F7CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Law enforcement
officer</header><text>Any reference to a law enforcement officer described in
this paragraph refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of
section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">8331(20)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">8401(17)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (relating to the
definition of a law enforcement officer) by virtue of the amendments made by
subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1346F95D77964213A9ABDC41B1AF119C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service</header><text>Any
reference to service described in this paragraph refers to service performed as
a law enforcement officer (as described in this paragraph).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2073C72AD157451A8929D4E782E6D652"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incumbent
defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>incumbent</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H66A62779FFA44EA5B89F58218CAD6F2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is first appointed
as a law enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the date of
the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H297C5F4A07524A18A291D9EE00FCF92D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is serving as such
a law enforcement officer on such date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFB120A1E18B34BD3A8CE677500B8EBB1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment of
service performed by incumbents</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD40B796361A2431BA60083CE1BFD6102"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Service described in paragraph (1) which is performed by
an incumbent on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for all
purposes (other than those to which subparagraph (B) pertains), be treated as
service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of section
8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate),
irrespective of how such service is treated under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H510DD9C61F4546CAB86DDE6426EFA99D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retirement</header><text>Service
described in paragraph (1) which is performed by an incumbent before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for purposes of subchapter
III of chapter 83 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">chapter 84</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, be treated as
service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of such
section 8331(20) or 8401(17), as appropriate), but only if an appropriate
written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within 5
years after the date of the enactment of this Act or before separation from
Government service, whichever is earlier.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H363C34197F4E4E1A98ACF9A342371C78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Individual
contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDCFF85E95D574AFFAA711995B100774E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual who makes an election under paragraph
(3)(B) may, with respect to prior service performed by such individual,
contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund the difference
between the individual contributions that were actually made for such service
and the individual contributions that should have been made for such service if
the amendments made by subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H68FBDA8CF7524978B2044DCD178D46D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of not
contributing</header><text>If no part of or less than the full amount required
under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain
fully creditable as law enforcement officer service, but the resulting annuity
shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described in section 8334(d)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount
unpaid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8FC1BBD6DB046D2BD8267ADA127BCAC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prior service
defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>prior
service</term> means, with respect to any individual who makes an election
under paragraph (3)(B), service (described in paragraph (1)) performed by such
individual before the date as of which appropriate retirement deductions begin
to be made in accordance with such election.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD6E0762DB4AF49A2AE9125D58C2D4115"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Government
contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H96FB98D925AA45C8AC96E8D4CC9700D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an incumbent makes an election under paragraph (3)(B),
the agency in or under which that individual was serving at the time of any
prior service (referred to in paragraph (4)) shall remit to the Office of
Personnel Management, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the amount required
under subparagraph (B) with respect to such service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H10C7FB55487A4F248538FBDA4F58F87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount
required</header><text>The amount an agency is required to remit is, with
respect to any prior service, the total amount of additional Government
contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (above those
actually paid) that would have been required if the amendments made by
subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD5215FA1F23A41FFA2B6CCC22BF5D84F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contributions to
be made ratably</header><text>Government contributions under this paragraph on
behalf of an incumbent shall be made by the agency ratably (on at least an
annual basis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date referred to in
paragraph (4)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0EB7240721E648ECAD42A8E2A500E4F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exemption from
mandatory separation</header><text>Nothing in section 8335(b) or 8425(b) of
title 5, United States Code, shall cause the involuntary separation of a law
enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the end of the
3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H053BCF8550E34F30BA73C373B6004D5B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD1CBD35E3D8C4BA58DF4F5E9EDCCC253"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions in
accordance with which interest on any amount under paragraph (4) or (5) shall
be computed, based on <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">section 8334(e)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8CC727B4D8740E38878EE348682EDB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provisions for the
application of this subsection in the case of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA4E4B18ADFBF472B9D59CBC8027300AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any individual
who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H41BD1A7D0F5B4F758FD6F5A88E75C304"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfies
subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)) of paragraph (2); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HC3FE0577DB0F40F2AC2B2FA0D6E0CD3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>serves as a law
enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H15582DB5F9F3462883859C6CAAD500AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any individual
entitled to a survivor annuity (based on the service of an incumbent, or of an
individual under clause (i), who dies before making an election under paragraph
(3)(B)), to the extent of any rights that would then be available to the
decedent (if still living).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31DA0F07288D4E44BDB3AFBDE3F7D18D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to
apply in the case of a reemployed annuitant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H42D469EF2D624070B2D951561CB2C883"><enum>641.</enum><header>Reestablishment
of the United States Border Patrol anti-smuggling unit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
reestablish the Anti-Smuggling Unit within the Office of United States Border
Patrol, and shall immediately staff such office with a minimum of 500 criminal
investigators selected from within the ranks of the United States Border
Patrol. Staffing levels shall be adjusted upward periodically in accordance
with workload requirements.</text>
</section><section id="H082D922B8F724C5D97A7EB4817388916"><enum>642.</enum><header>Establishment
of specialized criminal investigator occupations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish specialized Criminal Investigator occupations within the Department:
one for the investigation of violations of immigration laws, another for
customs laws, and a third for agriculture laws. These divisions shall
coordinate closely with each other under the direction of a high-level official
within the Department, but shall report to separate operational chains of
command.</text>
</section><section id="HE91F34C50B79462EB7D35E5C65F8F107"><enum>643.</enum><header>Establishment
of career paths to criminal investigator positions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all persons selected for
criminal investigator positions within the Department of Homeland Security
possess a minimum of 3 years of field experience within the Department or its
predecessor agencies in the specialized area of law that will be
investigated.</text>
</section><section id="HC3522918BD0E4F1F94AEBBFF1CB02010"><enum>644.</enum><header>Additional
immigration enforcement agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 500 the
number of positions for full-time active duty immigration enforcement agents
responsible for transporting and guarding detained aliens above the number of
such positions for which funds were allotted for the preceding fiscal
year.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="HFD7985B5B250443CB3DC59052151F721"><enum>645.</enum><header>Increase United
States Border Patrol agent and inspector pay</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE4D9F4449B6645F985CE97C5580826B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective as of the
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the rate of basic pay for all employees of the
Department of Homeland Security described in subsection (b) shall be increased
in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H375DB48896734DC1BC768DBE5E14A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employees
described</header><text>This section applies to any individual who, as of the
date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBBC51D228049443B806C408B024759EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a journey level
United States Border Patrol agent or immigration, customs, or agriculture
inspector within the Department of Homeland Security, whose primary duties
consist of enforcing the immigration, customs, or agriculture laws of the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8DA4C0C2A77B47E5A5C2BBCC8851FF00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has completed at
least one year of service as a United States Border Patrol agent or inspector
(whether as an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department
of Justice, or both agencies combined); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1AB68B469D6A4293A5D039F704E74853"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is receiving an
annual rate of basic pay for positions at GS–11 of the General Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">section 5332</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H192A34E37C0446FAB6BA10B63E002F8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Increase
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The basic rate of
pay for the employees described in this subsection shall increase from the
annual rate of basic pay for positions at GS–11 of the General Schedule to the
annaul rate of basic pay for positions at GS–13 of such schedule.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCE63592FCFD24853BBA8D9C2506D989"><enum>646.</enum><header>Fair Labor
Standards Act overtime</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisionof law,
all overtime hours worked on and after the date of the enactment of this Act by
all employees of the Department of Homeland Security who are at or below the
second-line level of field supervision shall be compensated in accordance with
the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4336D636E5754D2B9E190979F09E6B99"><enum>D</enum><header>Enforcement tools
to diminish entries using fraudulent documents and commercial alien
smuggling</header>
<section id="HB67D0C773E9C455594B0098EB269C23C"><enum>651.</enum><header>Foreign
language training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall require all officers of the Department of
Homeland Security who come into contact with aliens who have crossed the border
illegally to take Spanish and other appropriate foreign language training
courses to facilitate communication with the aliens.</text>
</section><section id="H7BBE7F6636B742C2A8F21EAB533407D3"><enum>652.</enum><header>Foreign
language awards</header>
<subsection id="H8302C064918241379F2B1EF0B3A35F56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply section 4523
of title 5, United States Code, in conformance with the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA9048B4B647F4FCFAEAB3F556BCAEEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any law enforcement
officer within the Department of Homeland Security whose primary duties
involve—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E871753854F4595B6D073835D004281"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the enforcement of
the immigration laws of the United States,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H427B220CD0AD4934AFA056D0A0B98FDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the detention or
transportation of violators of the immigration laws of the United States,
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB00A96A4A0D4F4EB641846CF465CC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>both,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall, for
purposes of such section 4523, be presumed to make substantial use of a foreign
language in the performance of such officer’s official duties.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCE8095D74B846B49186C4820034386B"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H62498710CB324D748ED2B7907728181F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any individual who
successfully completes a foreign language program as part of their
agency-sponsored or agency-approved training shall be deemed to possess the
foreign language proficiency necessary to qualify for an award under such
section for so long as such individual serves as a law enforcement officer
within the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA28CB3DD23741C4A8D9A948451522FF" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall, in
the case of any individual who does not satisfy subparagraph (A), prevent such
individual from being allowed to demonstrate foreign language proficiency in
accordance with the criteria and procedures that would otherwise apply under
such section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92BDF1AD8F4948BC9E54F1087FAA5E49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For purposes of
applying subsection (a) of such section 4523, substitute <quote>equal
to</quote> for <quote>up to</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H586CE889189443079F41E6308F7DF94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>law enforcement officer</term> has the
meaning given such term by section 4521 of such title 5.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H13A1AB7ED87446A6803FC561D132B4CB"><enum>653.</enum><header>Additional
personnel for investigation of fraudulent schemes and document
fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall hire at least 1000 additional investigators for
investigating fraudulent schemes, including benefit application schemes, and
fraudulent documents used to enter or remain in the United States
unlawfully.</text>
</section><section id="HC9188227143E406EB93E9D5FBC094628"><enum>654.</enum><header>Establish a
special task force for coordinating and distributing information on fraudulent
immigration documents</header>
<subsection id="H13D2353FAF5A45D2A6568EEDEE006800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a
Fraudulent Documents Task Force to carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEDA70B30ED2B491BBEFB1357000184A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Collect
information from Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and
foreign governments on the production, sale, distribution and use of fraudulent
documents intended to be used to enter, travel or remain within the United
States unlawfully.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFB3D7FC30E948B3BB9BAA99E3819BD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintain the
information described in subpart (1) in a comprehensive database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE613E47F54F14C5F92ADD66560B26423"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Maintain a
repository of genuine and fraudulent travel and identity document
exemplars.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF13F95D687564CB1B87B284251DC8C3E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Convert the
information collected into reports that provide guidance to government
officials in identifying fraudulent documents being used to enter into, travel
within or remain in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H184A4702E3854FDFA10086FEEFB5C428"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Develop a system
for distributing these reports on an ongoing basis to appropriate Federal,
State, and local law enforcement agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFAD3C908911466F9F1D00D032636C37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of
information</header><text>The task force will distribute the reports to
appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies on an ongoing
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6A901177B5984F8F8C41F329EA6C4DB4"><enum>655.</enum><header>New
nonimmigrant visa classification to enable informants to enter the United
States and remain temporarily</header>
<subsection id="H7AEBFC4951CD4CBEAC33B81FC069FDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(S) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)</external-xref>) is
amended</text>
<paragraph id="H8507155285C14488A735762900FC2BA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0E1B988EB7A43E9B0C108774DC4D2BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCCDD475BA714792BAEC8DC2983B4118"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H32A09571A54A4548939B17578C3C4D05" style="OLC">
<clause id="H7C74438E2E854EB4AD966352CF80DA69"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines—</text>
<subclause id="H5D0AEFA4989B4CFB80BC2D6200479E70"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is in possession
of critical reliable information concerning a commercial alien smuggling
organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for making or trafficking
in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States
unlawfully;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC716B602039840D1B844829EE457BC92"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is willing to
supply or has supplied such information to a Federal or State court; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3C297CD444A14EE8BF14F1B6B468188E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whose presence
in the United States the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, or the Attorney General determines is essential to the success of an
authorized criminal investigation, the successful prosecution of an individual
involved in the commercial alien smuggling organization or enterprise, or the
disruption of such organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for
making or trafficking in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the
United States
unlawfully.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD3B959538D46D9A658CB3D8B322B3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, or with respect to clause (iii), the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General</quote> after
<quote>jointly</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7C83316392D4C418716E1F3B9C51C82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(i) or (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(i), (ii), or
(iii)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8DDDC44C146433A8C8CC2EDB75F32E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Admission of
nonimmigrants</header><text>Section 214(k) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(k)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA3BFB8DAE6A497B904D2FB5F0B91F64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of paragraph (1) the following: <quote>The number of aliens who may be
provided a visa as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) in any fiscal
year may not exceed 400.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CBBE7121F164CBC8C48CAE19D6D3134"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H56389CA544B3474299BEE90046509042" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2F69EECF0ECF447CBAFEADCCA4C7E538"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General
determines that a nonimmigrant described in clause (iii) of section
101(a)(15)(S), or that of any family member of such a nonimmigrant who is
provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to such section, must be protected, such
official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to
effect such
protection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H551E37BFB7F64FEEBC006EB3DC071744"><enum>656.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status when needed to protect informants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 245(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255(j)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H79232E90568B4DA8B89BAC8206CA7D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(1) or (2),</quote> and inserting <quote>(1),
(2), (3), or (4),</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA641FD5E187B46EC8179E2C3D8AC005D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB69FCCFF0C4148E091274B06868605F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9241E03A988B4DC6B06D7325B9C26FA9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H42ACB4839FD44BB2B6F807B4E4B918E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if, in the opinion of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0405B91EA53F4C0290E98064F725B8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonimmigrant
admitted into the United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) has supplied
information described in subclause (I) of such section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D3C504565F048248000A3C3F0000BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
such information has substantially contributed to the success of a commercial
alien smuggling investigation or an investigation of the sale or production of
fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States
unlawfully, the disruption of such an enterprise, or the prosecution of an
individual described in subclause (III) of that section,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the
Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of the alien (and the
spouse, children, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the
alien if admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence if the alien is not described in section
212(a)(3)(E).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H115F04F7871740F38474C6E9F08F8B00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may adjust the status of a nonimmigrant admitted into the
United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) (and the spouse, children,
married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the nonimmigrant if
admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence on the basis of a recommendation of the Secretary of State
or the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H966AD65156D743DBAD00CD75F8041434"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9B6264DD6EBC4C71BFDD735C1D9998BC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H78403CDEEFE14F568351D61CA0F540B4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>If the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General
determines that a person whose status is adjusted under this subsection must be
protected, such official may take such lawful action as the official considers
necessary to effect such
protection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4CA76E132CE7410FA6F7A10543FCBD00"><enum>657.</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<subsection id="H17234C20C4BA4C78BD16D7C9CCB97912"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header><text>Section 274 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF320A2615BEA4561B98F925F999DE482" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1D9179659FD04A6BBAF0D6BE54582600"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<paragraph id="H30B071FD76A2456DA408D6E2BFCBD960"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Homeland
Security a program for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5C263D0896640AC97C0534F009C9880"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
rewards program shall be designed to assist in the elimination of commercial
operations to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or
remaining in the United States unlawfully and to assist in the investigation,
prosecution, or disruption of a commercial alien smuggling operation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38D7D31004F643BE82D2D0AC3BDE9CA2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
rewards program shall be administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDB1F6A1588C4D78BCD19EA3178E171D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rewards
authorized</header><text>In the sole discretion of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, such Secretary, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney
General and the Secretary of State, may pay a reward to any individual who
furnishes information or testimony leading to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5E068BC007B4A2EBAECD800647F346F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the arrest or conviction of any individual
conspiring or attempting to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for
entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully or to commit an act of
commercial alien smuggling involving the transportation of aliens;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7533DD7919D442194E1F8D4D046BDED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual committing such an act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4261F32C36A34E02A4EE471D367582BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual aiding or abetting the commission of such an
act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADB84406C54C49DFA240764B837481A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the prevention,
frustration, or favorable resolution of such an act, including the dismantling
of an operation to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering
or remaining in the United States, or commercial alien smuggling operations, in
whole or in significant part; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFC8DD7F283343D3005BE7EF8879E2AC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification or location of an
individual who holds a key leadership position in an operation to produce or
sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United
States unlawfully or a commercial alien smuggling operation involving the
transportation of aliens.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC7FBD5673C74F07B7F534EE16007D00"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Amounts appropriated under
this paragraph shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB1DC43DD4A04B30BE70C173B7F00523"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>An
officer or employee of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government who,
while in performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information
described in paragraph (4) shall not be eligible for a reward under this
subsection for such furnishing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5058176D71264C6EB8D44558EC63EFE4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Protection
measures</header><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, or the Attorney General determines that an individual who furnishes
information or testimony described in paragraph (4), or any spouse, child,
parent, son, or daughter of such an individual, must be protected, such
official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to
effect such protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3848860808E43E3970862325928B0B6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitations and
certification</header>
<subparagraph id="HC52BD6793E3544C2936FB69705D711EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>No reward under this subsection may exceed $100,000,
except as personally authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6F5DE32DBA04023B3D39E86E715C76D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Any
reward under this subsection exceeding $50,000 shall be personally approved by
the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H575882CCD8DE4BCB9D07EE47D597DA18"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification
for payment</header><text>Any reward granted under this subsection shall be
certified for payment by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HCF57CAAC5253447EAAEB3730AB91E5C7"><enum>658.</enum><header>Outreach
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274 (8 U.S.C.
1324), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0C45A18BAAC541B8A9617500C4F218CA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE979BC704E724525AA1DAE3B3BE935C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach
program</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation, as
appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall
develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United
States and abroad about—</text>
<paragraph id="HB92A14EB43584F898BC1F8453EBF7EA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the penalties
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20DBF11B5FB24E92AE1631B5A60131EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bringing in and
harboring aliens in violation of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A4A20DC239D40748303F414BA984E8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participating in a
commercial operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for
entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE86ACB6CD544A9BB055BBC711D440B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the financial
rewards and other incentives available for assisting in the investigation,
disruption, or prosecution of a commercial smuggling operation or a commercial
operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for entering or
remaining in the United States
unlawfully.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Employment-based
immigration</header>
<section id="H26E359A1696C4D31AEDD39D100C7267"><enum>701.</enum><header>Unfair
immigration-related employment practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324b">8 U.S.C. 1324b</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H84F0CCBC0CBF4AB5AB2CC3BC1023546F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF54085A1E5144BF9A38FC8A011D8F906"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the
paragraph heading to read <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Prohibition of intimidation, retaliation, or unlawful
discrimination in employment</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AE728482B054504A1223E0000AE5CE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by moving the text
down and to the right 2 ems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43F5BE8885FF44748FC9F53DEB539F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before
such text the following: <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(A) </enum-in-header>In
general.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82269D8DEB264067A4961C6FEC233FEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1149B733FC8C4138BE2D00E97F7154D8">
<subparagraph id="HA44CD1926F1947D4BA10F1BF002000CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal labor or
employment laws</header><text>It is an unfair employment practice for any
employer to directly or indirectly threaten any individual with removal or any
other adverse consequences pertaining to that individual’s immigration status
or employment benefits for the purpose of intimidating, pressuring, or coercing
any such individual not to exercise any right protected by State or Federal
labor or employment law (including section 7 of the National Labor Relations
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/157">29 U.S.C. 157</external-xref>)), or for the purpose of retaliating against any such
individual for having exercised or having stated an intention to exercise any
such right.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33DB4FE04D584C44BEB95F00B4D4D994"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Discrimination
based on immigration status</header><text>It is an unfair employment practice
for any employer, except to the extent specifically authorized or required by
law, to discriminate in any term or condition of employment against any
individual employed by such employer on the basis of such individual’s
immigration status.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD640E39B3EB541A0AC365D8400D3F71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Special
Counsel shall not disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other
government agency or employee, and shall not cause to be published in a manner
that discloses to the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other government
agency or employee, any information obtained by the Special Counsel in any
manner concerning the immigration status of any individual who has filed a
charge under this section, or the identity of any individual or entity that is
a party or witness to a proceedings brought pursuant to such charge. The
Secretary of Homeland Security may not rely, in whole or in part, in any
enforcement action or removal proceeding, upon any information obtained as a
result of the filing or prosecution of an unfair immigration-related employment
practice charge. For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>Special
Counsel</term> includes individuals formerly appointed to the position of
Special Counsel and any current or former employee of the office of the Special
Counsel. Whoever knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be used
in violation of this paragraph shall be fined not more than
$10,000.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2280E041656B4699A8B80750F8D909AB"><enum>702.</enum><header>Department of
Labor task force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of Labor, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall conduct a national study of American workplaces to
determine the causes, extent, circumstances, and consequences, of exploitation
of undocumented alien workers by their employers. As part of this study, the
Secretary of Labor shall create a plan for targeted review of Federal labor law
enforcement in industries with a substantial immigrant workforce, for the
purpose of identifying, monitoring, and deterring frequent or egregious
violators of wage and hour, antidiscrimination, National Labor Relations Act,
and workplace safety and health requirements. Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to
the Congress a report describing the results of the study and the Secretary’s
recommendations based on the study.</text>
</section><section id="H6814F0C6733C42A8895DF847B848936E"><enum>703.</enum><header>Recruitment of
American workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA870F7EB7A924002BE08A7DEAFE1F904"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (m) (as added by section 105 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/313">Public Law 106–313</external-xref>), (n) (as added
by section 107(e) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</external-xref>), (o) (as added by section 1513(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</external-xref>), (o) (as added by section 1102(b) of the Legal Immigration
Family Equity Act), and (p) (as added by section 1503(b) of the Legal
Immigration Family Equity Act) as subsections (n), (o), (p), (q), and (r),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90C15BA0DC4F40C18D24FBEF8CE48F00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAE6E922061554A3792AA8148175DEFBD">
<subsection id="H58052D32EBB442FAB4BD5480B6969761"><enum>(s)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H80E1D90174724C8AA3BF6C5DD95B5B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No petition to accord employment status
under the nonimmigrant classifications described in sections 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)
and (H) shall be granted in the absence of an affidavit from the petitioner
describing the efforts that were made to recruit an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence or a citizen of the United States before resorting to a
petition to obtain a foreign employee. The recruitment efforts must have
included substantial attempts to find employees in minority communities.
Recruitment efforts in minority communities should include at least one of the
following, if appropriate for the employment being advertised:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE4E001AF0C14BB4A5238131E81614AC" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Advertise the availability of the job
opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker in local newspapers in
the labor market that is likely to be patronized by a potential worker for at
least 5 consecutive days.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1550D286779042EDB61FFF4C007F6114" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Undertake efforts to advertise the
availability of the job opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker
through advertisements in public transportation systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95602B0991A141C3AE34C643F61F1B04" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To the extent permitted by local laws
and regulations, engage in recruitment activities in secondary schools,
recreation centers, community centers, and other places throughout the
communities within 50 miles of the job site that serve minorities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25313BD1A6054D4B90C21FF2F63DC7D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0E58D597087549CEA750AA76EBE700A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall impose a 10 percent surcharge on all fees collected for
petitions to accord employment status and shall use these funds to establish an
employment training program which will include unemployed workers in the United
States who need to be trained or retrained. The purpose of this program shall
be to increase the number of lawful permanent residents and citizens of the
United States who are available for employment in the occupations that are the
subjects of such petitions. At least 50 percent of the funds generated by this
provision must be used to train American workers in rural and inner-city
areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7334FB21F02E41699975EE69CD13D4DB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall reserve and make available to the Secretary of Labor a portion of the
funds collected under this paragraph. Such funds shall be used by the Secretary
of Labor to establish an <quote>Office to Preserve American Jobs</quote> within
the Department of Labor. The purpose of this office shall be to establish
policies intended to ensure that employers in the United States will hire
available workers in the United States before resorting to foreign labor,
giving substantial emphasis to hiring minority workers in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Fairness in
Removal Proceedings</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF12CBA7B61144CD5B21E9471799EE390" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header>Right to
counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 292 (8 U.S.C.
1362) is amended by striking the matter after the section designation and
inserting the following: <quote>In any bond, custody, detention, or removal
proceedings before the Attorney General and in any appeal proceedings before
the Attorney General from any such proceedings, the person concerned shall have
the privilege of being represented (at no expense to the government) by such
counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as he shall choose. With
consent of their clients, counsel may enter appearances limited to bond,
custody, or other specific proceedings.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4F771CB059B94974008E48BBA6E2DE7D"><enum>802.</enum><header>Presumption in
favor of withdrawal of application for admission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 235(a)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H39D11A9A6C8442E9A978781D8CDECDA0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H638BCC395DA3423A9B84CCD586004E18"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal of
application for admission</header>
<subparagraph id="H2B6FAB1B1CC244EC8F00A748E60070A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Presumption in
favor of withdrawal</header><text>The Attorney General shall permit an alien
applying for admission to withdraw the application and depart immediately from
the United States at any time, unless an immigration judge has rendered a
decision with respect to the admissibility of the alien, except that the
Attorney General may deny permission for the withdrawal when warranted by
unusual circumstances.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H431DE82C48394C99A6CB4F1C58FB1E27"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Permissive
withdrawal</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A), an alien
applying for admission may, in the discretion of the Attorney General and at
any time after a decision described in such subparagraph has been rendered, be
permitted to withdraw the application and depart immediately from the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H47B0625A6E4942A8869B593FE200C61F"><enum>803.</enum><header>Absences
outside the control of the alien</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(13)(C) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(13(C)) is amended by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2209D37C02E54E5F8CBB5C7427098351" style="OLC">
<clause id="HD44E661A79834D8286077683EE4FB42E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been absent
from the United States for a continuous period in excess of one year unless the
alien’s return was impeded by emergency or extenuating circumstances outside
the control of the
alien,</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HE2FF231DADE44234A5E7DF5EFA537299"><enum>804.</enum><header>Reinstatement
of removal orders against aliens illegally reentering</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 241(a)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(5)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB7A96E8ACD7E4952BE008E00DB12AF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, after a hearing by an immigration judge,</quote> after
<quote>If</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49FADF70C0DD4DBA92DFC7A7E4C16484"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, on or after September 30, 1996,</quote> after <quote>alien
has</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D6BACF12B83477EBD9DCEB16600612F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is reinstated</quote> and inserting <quote>may be deemed to be
reinstated</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D691753F1C94B0BB65084C9D577A869"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and is not subject</quote> and all that follows through <quote>under
this Act</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32361BEBEC9341A3BB5134754C9FFC6C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>subject to reopening and
review of the previous order. Nothing in this section shall preclude an alien
from applying for any relief from removal under this Act.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E5A50DF12FA451B9DE1DF1EF2B5800" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>805.</enum><header>Permanent
application of Section 245<enum-in-header>(i)</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 245(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255(i)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H52DA161B827248D6A5F30001009F1993"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F839211EFF64D2DB9D647D864E37779"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1F12E143AFC5405395ADDB035727C75C">
<subparagraph id="H1E3A443F93D647E2BDB342883876DCBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is the
beneficiary (including a spouse or child of the principal alien) of—</text>
<clause id="H42582AF18D0F4F02B1B2458295869A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
petition for classification under section 204; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H31DB732C810D4937AB369F0488725037"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an application
for a labor certification under section
212(a)(5)(A);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE95B307F3A3146D6885CA69876C6167"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1)(C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4D9C5F1D1D34AE886E694F021E8CAB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F5EA2C918FE439AA4A23C52BCF88E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header>Discretionary waiver
of inadmissibility based on unlawful presence, failure to attend removal
proceedings, and misrepresentations</header>
<subsection id="H607A593D3C44436DA179D47125D90826"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 212(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(i)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HFCF6246B33F040B6A7786427FFCBB753">
<subsection id="H06DF1EC8ACFE417FBEC8676B619C82B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may waive the application of subparagraph (A)(i) or (B), or
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C), of subsection (a)(6) in the case of an
immigrant who is the parent, spouse, child, son, or daughter of a United States
citizen or of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence, if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
refusal of admission to the United States of such immigrant would result in
hardship to the immigrant or to such citizen or lawful permanent resident
parent, spouse, child, son, or
daughter.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B0146C966054CDDBC07744BCF2B7F6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 212(a)(6) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE872E006983C48BE8F67550266EF2E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB289454753ED4ED8BEEFAEF6DDCDA9B">
<clause id="HE973EB0D98244D01A2F8589700CA69B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Waiver
authorized</header><text>For a provision authorizing the waiver of clause (i),
see subsection
(i).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA366C1AE4A654F0CB6153C9BF853E6CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE1B433B22FDE41388C65DFDEA1257169"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(i)</quote> after the subparagraph heading; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BBAE76178464C52A9663B25F0EF10A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9C01254A360144D3981100A6EF555FB5">
<clause id="HA1C353AA2703490D86D0DCA5D17DF4F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver
authorized</header><text>For a provision authorizing the waiver of clause (i),
see subsection (i).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABE0E05B305D42A1BE631C94B500EFB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(iii), by inserting <quote>or (ii)</quote> after <quote>(i)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2FF94007F6B4757B362E013D5C60016" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>807.</enum><header>Waiver of
inadmissibility for minor criminal offenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(h)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FA78CBC808E479191FFDBC5A892C3E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>offense of simple possession of 30
grams or less of marijuana</quote> and inserting <quote>controlled substance
offense for which the alien was not incarcerated for a period exceeding 1
year</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A43DEFA3E8D4B4C99BD704017F987B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
final two sentences.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28F13F7CE44E4311B64BA58FC4B54423" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>808.</enum><header>General waiver for
aliens previously removed and for the unlawful presence bars</header>
<subsection id="HD4373ECBC42047499828CEA9251361ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 212(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H75D3467C9F5443378B6453A837AAF6A0">
<paragraph id="H72FC0199C63D488FB5ACDB0F31118B3" indent="up1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
may, in the discretion of the Secretary, for humanitarian purposes, to assure
family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest, waive the
application of subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) of subsection
(a)(9).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9DDAEA78925E40458830C23500051CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 212(a)(9)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(9)(B)) is amended by striking clause (v).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A9A8E7FE78C4233A8CF6FEBFF22E3E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>809.</enum><header>Waiver of aggravated
felony consequences</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HC327CEB5585144588B10FE717EAA57EC">
<subsection id="HC7C48285C59D4B578127F9AC2348942"><enum>(j)</enum><text>For purposes of
this Act, and notwithstanding subsection (a)(43), the Secretary of Homeland
Security may treat any conviction that did not result in incarceration for more
than 1 year as if such conviction were not a conviction for an aggravated
felony. This discretion may be exercised for humanitarian purposes, to assure
family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public
interest.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF55CC081CA6043F6B24280D05044DA6C"><enum>810.</enum><header>Discretionary
waiver to admit persons in unusual circumstances</header>
<subsection id="HC8091D1FDD3E40B2BE637E921584AE39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New general
waiver</header><text>Section 212(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="H70635FBEDA174EFA0098A0C1E3340250">
<paragraph id="HDF578686825749EC89CAAE57AED225E8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may, in the discretion of such Secretary for humanitarian
purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public
interest, waive the application of subparagraph (B) or (G) of subsection
(a)(6), clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (a)(9)(A), or subsection (a)(9)(B)(i),
in unusual circumstances. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an instance
of battering or extreme cruelty is deemed to constitute unusual circumstances
in the case where it is inflicted on an alien (or a child of an alien) by the
alien’s United States citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent,
child, son, or
daughter.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBCD88D9D73474A2EBB66BADB3FF96665"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver for
aliens previously removed</header>
<paragraph id="HD2953D82F0BA475DA8153BB34D82485B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certain aliens
previously removed</header><text>Section 212(a)(9)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(A)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA7B3743FC8B54886A118CE00CEFF4BB5">
<clause id="H34FA708A6C1C427D824E1D5BABF90494"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Waiver
authorized</header><text>For provision authorizing waiver of clause (i) or
(ii), see subsection
(d)(13).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F945AF646FA4BE60000A26160AA8086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aliens
unlawfully present</header><text>Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) (8 U.S.C.
1182(A)(9)(B)(v)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H96744ADE559341BF9759113F4DC4FE5C">
<clause id="H0EC0A383E07E4A1F938BA489B1E7344"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Waiver
authorized</header><text>For provision authorizing waiver of clause (i), see
subsection
(d)(13).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H8BB6AE498D394457A71DC1217385C643"><enum>811.</enum><header>Restoration of
suspension of deportation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8280893EEF54464E93FE4C7926D9929"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cancellation of
removal</header><text>Section 240A(a)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE3A8BC924EAB4BFDB2B5C41D86340015">
<paragraph id="HED9B2BCDE3AB41C881EFEB808B4E9335"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has not been
convicted of an aggravated felony for which the sentence imposed is five years
or
more.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDA607F4C073A45119451CB7BBFF817DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of rule
for termination of continuous period</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCE0BFF74B881416598C7483146E19526"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 240A(d)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)(1)</external-xref>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE1CEA9127B864DC485284DD9BAFBA8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 240A(d) (8
U.S.C. 1229b) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE071EF306A934D52AADA4C9C4C9B5487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD69C00C5CD8B4EE797BAFB77AB3BF7E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end of paragraph (1) (as redesignated) the following:
<quote>, unless the alien’s departure from the United States was due to a
temporary trip abroad required by emergency or extenuating circumstances
outside the control of the alien</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1093CCB50D494F4A006824FB33A56B35"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cancellation of
removal and Adjustment for certain nonpermanent residents</header><text>Section
240A(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC15684D9CC3841DB875B7D221D00BB71">
<paragraph id="HC92409197D124E32BD298E026711BCFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General may cancel removal in the case of an
alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States if the
alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAA83F3620C045819BB0546EC03993C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been
physically present in the United States for a continuous period of—</text>
<clause id="HE19CBD2CCE434974862B2CE5EAB1AF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>7
years immediately preceding the date of application in the case of an
alien—</text>
<subclause id="HFCDAE736D8684712A09274DEF006F992"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who is deportable
on any ground other than a ground specified in clause (ii)(I); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H25D4DE1BCF3E485FBA1BC391889BA8F7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>whose deportation
would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in extreme hardship to
the alien or the alien’s spouse, child, parent, son, or daughter, who is a
citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H3855EEBFCB0949B1864401FC3378B85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10
years immediately preceding the date of application in the case of an
alien—</text>
<subclause id="HBD423D4C15C04649B0B3735FF9091D71"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who is deportable
for conviction of an offense under section 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(3);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE9ABB7F6DFCD4F6ABD2EA0FE8D42D2C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>whose deportation
would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in exceptional and
extremely unusual hardship to the alien or the alien’s spouse, parent, child,
son, or daughter, who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C3A135AC85452E98663B5390C95932"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been a person
of good moral character during such
period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9389B260E7D54681BFFBC95B06D9600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Elimination of
annual limitation</header><text>Section 240A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (e).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Removal Grounds
Based on Criminal Offenses</header>
<section id="HE63F172516724B9BB011AC003768F8A8"><enum>901.</enum><header>Definition of
moral turpitude</header>
<subsection id="HBEF29F2F5E4E46489B9517A28788517F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equitable
Definition of <quote>Moral Turpitude</quote></header>
<paragraph id="H9E0AE16B52B1451ABE18C5BFADC423C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conviction of
certain crimes</header><text>Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking <quote>of, or who admits having
committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential
elements of—</quote> and inserting <quote>of—</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26AB8818E3024E92ACADB17E5C28FC31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Section
212(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C23A2A13ED947D79356EA2FA8150403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the maximum</quote> and all that follows through <quote>such
crime,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7E18654E5454073A876FF78E2328CC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>6 months</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4162BB8D5EF0483FBFE9A6B2B466D7D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equitable
definition of <quote>crimes of moral turpitude</quote></header><text>Section
237(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC6BC7591A87B44C2B2FF1C40C2375FB7">
<subclause id="HBA733421116F43619111EBFF687B5709"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for which the
alien has been incarcerated for a period exceeding one
year,</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H600653D8A7474964AD39093300005868" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>902.</enum><header><quote>Aggravated
felony</quote> definitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA44F7924914C4F04BB8EC08267ED830"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 101(a)(43) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>The term <term>aggravated felony</term> means</quote> and
inserting <quote>Aggravated felony means a felony</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8A5E4EE8FEC547AF82AA5099C11C5FBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Illicit
trafficking</header><text>Section 101(a)(43)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>Code);</quote> and inserting <quote>Code), except it
does not include simple possession of a controlled substance;</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7BA8CB6E94C34F8E934DF8FEDCDF7730"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Crimes of
violence and theft offenses</header><text>Subparagraphs (F), (G), (R), and (S)
of section 101(a)(43) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(F)</external-xref>, (G), (R), and (S)) are each
amended by striking <quote>imprisonment</quote> and all that follows through
the semicolon and inserting <quote>imprisonment of more than five
years;</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAD45B6DC26484E529E2CA671D47FAD61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Corrupt
organizations and gambling offenses</header><text>Section 101(a)(43)(J) is
amended by inserting <quote>more than five years</quote> after the words
<quote>sentence of</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD11DED6B438849B58F1C08B8B7063407"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Alien
smuggling</header><text>Section 101(a)(43)(N) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/101">8 U.S.C. 101(a)(43)(N)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8F13977DCDE342AB8C7202E91DB565F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>committed for the purpose of commercial advantage,</quote> after
<quote>smuggling),</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB7B64832DBED4C378687E1AACF2CEAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end a semicolon.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF2EDD1342985456B00FF2FCCC6EEB45C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Discretionary
waiver in cases of other minor felonies</header><text>Section 101 (8 U.S.C.
1101) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87148B65F8164D43A85E8EA014E096B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>903.</enum><header>Definitions of
<quote>conviction</quote> and <quote>term of imprisonment</quote></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(48) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(48)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A19EABA21B940B68D231926C8731293"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>court</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>court. An adjudication or judgment of guilt
that has been expunged, deferred, annulled, invalidated, withheld, or vacated,
an order of probation without entry of judgment, or any similar disposition
shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of this Act.</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8389E094E5A4A05B4CD3B00C30DA13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9DB88A17AC5C46099BCACF0B536B449"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>only</quote> after <quote>deemed to include</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H821475964E1C4B088F60F30061261FA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>court of law</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting <quote>court of law. Any such reference shall not be deemed to
include any suspension of the imposition or execution of that imprisonment or
sentence in whole or in part.</quote>.</text>
<quoted-block id="HA841120C0879477D8CFD056040D47480">
<subsection id="HB249325B5F8547C6923D5880383C421F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For purposes of
this Act, and notwithstanding subsection (a)(43), the Attorney General may
treat any conviction that did not result in incarceration for more than 1 year
as if such conviction were not a conviction for an aggravated
felony.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC64BA62F1EF4D00AD6DD3BAF47600FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>904.</enum><header>Eliminating
retroactive changes in removal grounds</header>
<subsection id="HBE4BA348386045D69D00C65F6F3CF677"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
aggravated felony definition</header><text>The last sentence of section
101(a)(43) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows: <quote>The
term shall not apply to any offense that was not covered by the term on the
date on which the offense occurred.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H46E41BF79C35488187471EBD71568132"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grounds of
deportability</header><text>Section 237 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7F5CE88DF2A5499C82BE54F86DF304">
<subsection id="HE9C3C732A2F247E897F9EF8675006F9D"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, an alien is not deportable by reason of
committing any offense that was not a ground of deportability on the date the
offense
occurred.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H01CA9343EC264BC08C8BA0FABD88A9FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header><text>Section 212 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182</external-xref>) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2B3AEA2723D2495CBDD48DD95BF25108">
<subsection id="H13AEB57C4CC84B889300C9B48884AAF0"><enum>(p)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, an alien is not inadmissible by reason of
committing any offense that was not a ground of inadmissibility on the date the
offense
occurred.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A9C0CB280E74B82BE77D057FBDBF157" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>905.</enum><header>Eliminating unfair
retroactive changes in removal rules for persons previously removed</header>
<subsection id="H6FCFC9823F2941C3A6E316E3D903EA59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General shall establish a process by which
an alien described in subsection (b) may apply for reopening a proceeding so as
to seek relief from exclusion, deportation, or removal under section 212(c) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>,
as such section was in effect prior to the enactment of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, or section 240A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
amended by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H328BAB9E799C43848DEAD07141371C97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alien
described</header><text>An alien referred to in subsection (a) is an alien who
received a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal, or a decision on
a petition for review or petition for habeas corpus, on or after September 30,
1996, and who was—</text>
<paragraph id="HC180EF979E264998B6DAB166F94C8B00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>excluded,
deported, or removed from the United States by reason of having committed a
criminal offense that was not a basis for removal, exclusion, or deportation on
the date on which the offense was committed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58FEDC90AC7449558782FABE3BE6EAE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>excluded,
deported, or removed from the United States by reason of having committed a
criminal offense that is not a basis for removal, exclusion, or deportation on
the date of enactment of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EE85AA9EA994C07BE00F91EACE4C88D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>excluded,
deported, or removed from the United States by reason of having committed a
criminal offense prior to April 24, 1996, for which there was relief from
exclusion, deportation, or removal available prior to such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CD9F363024C48F7B83F93EE9F3D55F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Parole</header><text>The
Attorney General may in her discretion exercise the parole authority under
section 212(d)(5)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)</external-xref>) for the purpose of
permitting aliens excluded, deported, or removed from the United States to
participate in the process established under subsection (a), if the alien
establishes prima facie eligibility for the relief.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>X</enum><header>Diversity
Visas</header>
<section id="H3341986041604807B71E7BA12923C463"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Increase in
worldwide level of diversity immigrants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(e)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>55,000</quote> and inserting <quote>110,000</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>XI</enum><header>Haitian
Parity</header>
<section id="H2C017998EC524D9BB05F73EB1D00A97C"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for Haitians</header>
<subsection id="H3603E0822B6A405B94F8B6B2CA8445A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title II (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended
by section 202, is further amended by inserting after section 245C the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H6C281F0FFF934834A11BD5D9312D85B9" style="traditional">
<section id="HE41B0CFC37D746FE85E69520B8B7F007"><enum>245D.</enum><header>Adjustment of status of certain Haitian
nationals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of section
245(c), the status of any alien who is a national or citizen of Haiti, and who
has been physically present in the United States for at least one year, may be
adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s discretion
and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien makes an application
for such adjustment and the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant visa and
is admissible to the United States for permanent residence. Upon approval of
such an application for adjustment of status, the Secretary shall create a
record of the alien’s admission for permanent residence as of a date 30 months
prior to the filing of such an application or the date of the alien’s last
arrival into the United States, whichever date is later. The provisions of this
Act shall be applicable to the spouse and child of any alien described in this
section, regardless of their citizenship and place of birth, if the spouse or
child is residing with such alien in the United
States.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H086EDBCFBCBF49DFBA15DE7B334F076D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents as amended by section 202, is
further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 245C the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HC43075723E0D43EEBC639132BBF0813F" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 245D. Adjustment of status of certain
Haitian
nationals.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H287CAB7C859A46E2AA30815DA546ABFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
amendments made by this section shall cease to be effective on the date that is
3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H238F6FFEF590418582BF390800546F2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Limitation of
attorney general’s bond discretion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 236 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1226">8 U.S.C. 1226</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H8FE3F3D771FD4388B26CFEFBB393845">
<subsection id="H596DB4D16E4F4874981D32E5DC395ED3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exercise of
authority for arrest, detention, and release</header><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall exercise the discretion afforded under subsection (a)
on a case-by-case basis. If bond is to be denied on the ground that the alien’s
release would give rise to adverse consequences for national security or
national immigration policy, the finding of such adverse consequences shall be
based on circumstances pertaining to the individual alien whose release is
being
considered.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8826890DE13A499990EAC7DB2278AB65"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Elimination of
mandatory detention in expedited removal proceedings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 235(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H3401D93DBD9B4819ACFDAA79553BC79E">
<subclause id="H0A7BAE00176349FDA2E1FCCBF4FE68B"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Detention</header><text>Aliens
subject to the procedures under this clause shall be detained in accordance
with section
236.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H987084292296487BBC77F562E7F42640"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Amendments to
Haitian and Immigrant Fairness Act of 1998</header>
<subsection id="HCF8C25069E6D43FABD64E5255BE6A8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ground for
inadmissibility for document fraud does not apply</header><text>The Haitian
Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255</external-xref> note) is amended in
subsections (a)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(D) of section 902 by inserting
<quote>(6)(C)(i),</quote> after <quote>(6)(A),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F7D738ECB1C492E99250000DEC785CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations
with respect to children</header><text>Section 902(d) of such Act is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2DADB523F6ED43BA94CEC7A759ADD257">
<paragraph id="HA250A5501E634DEB9900EB77D1D500D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations
with respect to children</header>
<subparagraph id="H0D2A50442F6A45D48CA25C162C0040B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of
application filing date</header><text>Determinations made under this subsection
as to whether an individual is a child of a parent shall be made using the age
and status of the individual on the date of the enactment of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H192BF896FF5C481E956490A219CD1129"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application
submission by parent</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), an
application under this subsection filed based on status as a child may be filed
for the benefit of such child by a parent or guardian of the child, if the
child is physically present in the United States on such filing
date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B861F93B9B04E358BCD2FFBED58EB10" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header>New applications
and motions to reopen</header>
<subsection id="HC06861C3848B4D96A6963295991762C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New
applications</header><text>Notwithstanding section 902(a)(1)(A) of the Haitian
and Immigrant Fairness Act of 1998, an alien who is eligible for adjustment of
status under such Act, as amended by section 804 of this Act, may submit an
application for adjustment of status under such Act not later than the later
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA313B2A47C6482BBC653D8BA894035D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1515A56BBE40C68FFD0087CCCADE5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>1
year after the date on which final regulations implementing section 804 are
promulgated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39D184C01DF14836B59F38B710FD71BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Motions To
reopen</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
procedures for the reopening and reconsideration of applications for adjustment
of status under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 that are
affected by the amendments under section 804 of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66994209109C41D58CC2001EC6D8644B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship of
application to certain orders</header><text>Section 902(a)(3) of the Haitian
and Immigrant Fairness Act of 1998 shall apply to an alien present in the
United States who has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to
depart voluntarily, and who files an application under subsection (a), or a
motion under subsection (b), in the same manner as such section 902(a)(3)
applied to aliens filing applications for adjustment of status under such Act
before April 1, 2000.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CE9E7B3E9B544EB9F4F00DDCEE1C5E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Temporary protected
status for Haitians</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should be more
liberal with respect to Haiti in deciding whether to designate that country for
temporary protected status under section 244(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1254">8 U.S.C. 1254(b)(1)(A)</external-xref>). It is the sense of the Congress that this
decision has sometimes been made without due regard to the serious threat to
personal safety that results from sending Haitians back to Haiti during a
period of ongoing armed conflict in that country.</text>
</section><enum>XII</enum><header>Fairness in
asylum and refugee proceedings</header>
<section id="HFB1744FEC5FD40A1AE0700CA695DBB79"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Refugee status
for unmarried sons and daughters of refugees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157">8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H86FC78BB001149E5A27B258BB6DFDB04">
<subparagraph id="HCF976141AB2845BF805986D0C5A98CA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>When warranted by
unusual circumstances or to preserve family unity, the Attorney General may, in
the Attorney General’s discretion, consider an unmarried son or daughter of a
refugee to be a child of the refugee for purposes of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD0C72049D52D4C67AD36BCEF7C6E8FBB"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Asylee status
for unmarried sons and daughters of asylees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(b)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)</external-xref>) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="HB9511F8ECF5A4EF48CE8CBD4A6CF2983">
<subparagraph id="HF9F78F9766594045B5A0F5B6B592B0E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>When warranted by
unusual circumstances or to preserve family unity, the Attorney General may, in
the Attorney General’s discretion, consider an unmarried son or daughter of an
alien who is granted asylum under this subsection to be a child of the alien
for purposes of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3E3ED222702A486D90C4716B56093B60"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Elimination of
arbitrary time limits on asylum applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE3DE127C4854112AA80DD18CC0A0D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30483F87AEB3496A9C09F2435F512100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>(D),</quote> and inserting <quote>(C),</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA620F84A4C324AA383468EE1C03FE1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72710AE4EC7442C5A3B525D66D932648"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subparagraphs (B) and (C),</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph
(B),</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92674261538B47548F1818375EBEFC6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>either</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD82C92FC79E4E0D94F6FB65D3FE0320"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>asylum or extraordinary</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>asylum.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA9566A6C4324EFC847E675B91557E1F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H854D9DAEE74D4CAA0011BB0900534FB4"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Gender-based
persecution</header>
<subsection id="HF0DB7A3D047340DAB7EB6FDEEC66C37D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Treatment as
refugee</header><text>Section 101(a)(42) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H1744FAE69171408DB81BDE2057AA4ED6">
<subparagraph id="HAC27DD2C350945E485B2E972F0AB28A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For purposes of
determinations under this Act, a person who establishes that he or she suffered
persecution in the past, or has a well-founded fear of persecution, on account
of gender shall be considered to have suffered persecution, or to have a
well-founded fear of persecution, on account of membership in a particular
social
group.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H3019E367057F424CA7F796497403B5E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction on
removal to country where alien would be threatened</header><text>Section
241(b)(3) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H22CE962C283243A184CE19D1133C0014">
<subparagraph id="H03DF7988295346BF98626EA8B150D0D8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Gender-based
persecution</header><text>For purposes of determinations under this paragraph,
an alien who establishes that the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened
in a country on account of gender shall be considered to have established that
the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened in that country on account of
membership in a particular social
group.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>XIII</enum><header>Temporary
protected status</header>
<section id="H47330EB837EA40E58864DF404DC9FE45"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for certain recipients of temporary protected status</header>
<subsection id="H15E28F90CB104F09A6EDED2F5CAF0055"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 245 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H21B329AD25274366BC92DEB905DE3446">
<subsection id="HBC8822B7EEDC407199BA312CA21327B6"><enum>(n)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF5861E3510594A8991C9DFF3BCAC4DF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If, in the opinion of
the Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, a person granted temporary
protected status under section 244—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9FF8ED1B2E14FA29BF0828F34B857D1" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been physically present in the
United States in that status for a continuous period of at least 5
years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H702416FBBA5B4AFAABD0F5C08864821B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has at all times been a person of good
moral character;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEACF729A839E447C8D6580945B8CE06B" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has never been convicted of a criminal
offense in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF39693FEC6474FA29DA9CA6CE48DF809" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of an alien who is 18
years of age or older, but who is not over the age of 65, has successfully
completed a course on reading, writing, and speaking words in ordinary usage in
the English language, unless unable to do so on account of physical or
developmental disability or mental impairment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1669AA2581CE4FB1A5320009EE313EDC" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the case of an alien 18 years of
age or older, has accepted the values and cultural life of the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACCD46BCF7574B9099B9A30071C900D4" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in the case of an alien 18 years of
age or older, has performed at least 40 hours of community service;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">the
Secretary may adjust the status of the alien to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence.</continuation-text><paragraph id="H559ECE34A037464BACDA62BE8DEAD49" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An alien shall not be considered to
have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the United States for purposes
of subsection (a)(1) by virtue of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H873BA5131DE141B4875576BCB1F4F26B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA658548EC1F14D2EA601FC14F4AA8D77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The alien shall
establish that the alien is admissible to the United States as immigrant,
except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3BC47B28B4741CCB56D4B9079CBAE4B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The provisions of paragraphs (5),
(6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7)(A), (9)(B), and (9)(C)(i)(I) of
section 212(a) shall not apply in the determination of an alien’s admissibility
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB7306EE31BA497C9C604B071D0261B0" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><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.
The numerical limitations of sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to adjustment
of status under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0604A668AB05424AA36F4F05307F3339" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
may terminate removal proceedings without prejudice pending the outcome of an
alien’s application for adjustment of status under this section on the basis of
a prima facie showing of eligibility for relief under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8F6FE3D963FA4EEA9253FEEA135677B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
consideration in the Senate of legislation adjusting
status</header><text>Section 244 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1254a">8 U.S.C. 1254a</external-xref>) is amended by striking
subsection (h) and redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3670EFD55A8B43868EDDF9DD2333A689"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Foreign State
designations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
244(b)(1)(C) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1254a">8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended to change the following
phrase <quote>the Attorney General finds that there exist extraordinary and
temporary conditions in the foreign state that prevent aliens who are nationals
of the state from returning to the state in safety,</quote> so that it reads as
follows: <quote>the Secretary of Homeland Security finds that extraordinary and
temporary conditions in the foreign state make returning aliens to the state
undesirable for humanitarian reasons,</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>XIV</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="HFF9F26D860A240EDA13B2C8448D04E5B"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Naturalization
provisions</header>
<subsection id="H98CB01658D654B5292C01C061CCA9455"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Physical
presence requirement</header><text>Section 316(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1427">8 U.S.C. 1427</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration" id="H40095E09F8574B28B2F700F27BF22246" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H69BDD94795CF4C4CBB625EEE01539806"><enum>(g)</enum><text>When warranted by extraordinary
circumstances, the Secretary of Homeland Security may reduce, by not more than
90 days, the physical presence requirement described in the preceding
sentence.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F473D2122324E368887ED176CD19900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Absences from
the United States</header><text>Section 316(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1427">8 U.S.C. 1427(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3642A494D2EB43F59C57608CCFF171A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>one year</quote> and inserting <quote>18
months</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33BC9694FCE94F92AAA8DBD5EADD708"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
the second sentence, by striking <quote>continuous period of one year</quote>
and inserting <quote>continuous period of 18 months</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7BE912D289234F2595BBDFC6C282700"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Preventing
inappropriate State and local government involvement in the enforcement of
civil immigration provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act</header>
<subsection id="H8E642FE4C80C40F3B7D1BE02F5900020"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of
ban on State and local governments from preventing communications with the
Department of Homeland Security</header>
<paragraph id="HD25E5A2D35B743D2912505DC4F60A65F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1373">8 U.S.C. 1373</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CABA88EA35E467E0002A7622FA194D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Verification of
eligibility for Federal public benefits</header><text>Section 432 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1642) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H53FE14897DB749E0BD86E7187234D887"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of
authority To permit State personnel To carry out immigration officer
functions</header><text>Section 287(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1357">8 U.S.C. 1357(g)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H713DF2DD32CD497E9994CA9663BCEB68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
category for fashion models</header>
<subsection id="H78907F42EDDE43DD9E28F8D5DEB33E09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of
H–1B classification for fashion models</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A8D3BF293B7450D8012DD00D7A1D976"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or as a fashion model</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD421DA73AE1F4F8C83D2ED4656B1A412"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or, in the case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and
ability</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBE6AC67A53C445491E010346B195034"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
classification</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(O) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H41C3327FB487479386D61300A08CE0B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>clause (i) or (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (i),
(ii), or (iii)</quote> and by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5226FA9D1B444094B2B23FFD2ED4C242"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51908AA59CA64D6684CA3533009BC8AF" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF1A5B81EBA584110A8E8D259A8396412" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a fashion model who is of distinguished
merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to
perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have
a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or
establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of,
utilizing prominent modeling talent;
or</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4611F9826817464FB6E57C1744C1EF36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date
and implementation</header>
<paragraph id="H7AF4532E84AE4944BAD605D722205C60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H784EBF626BA74D66B0082E00B3B66293"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations,
guidelines, and precedents</header><text>The regulations, guidelines, and
precedents in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the
adjudication of petitions for fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)</external-xref>) shall be
applied to petitions for fashion model under section 101(a)(15)(O)(iii) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)(iii)</external-xref>), as added by
this section, except that the duration of status approvals shall be based on
regulations applicable to other occupations under section 101(a)(15)(O) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFDDFCF1114D471FB3535B69ACDF272F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed as
preventing an alien who is a fashion model from obtaining nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if such alien is otherwise qualified for such status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C88827E0290426EA0A32BF3B4960E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
pending petitions</header><text>Petitions filed on behalf of fashion models
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are pending on the date of the enactment of
this Act shall be treated as if they had been filed under section
101(a)(15)(O)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(O)(iii)), as added by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4359E881F629423BB2F18FBF5E379C70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Visa validity
period</header><text>The validity period for visas issued to beneficiaries of
petitions filed under section 101(a)(15)(O)(iii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)(iii)</external-xref>) shall be for the full period of
approval notwithstanding the reciprocity validity periods that would otherwise
be applicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>