[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6438 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6438

     To provide for the adjustment of status for certain long-term 
                         conditional residents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2010

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for the adjustment of status for certain long-term 
                         conditional residents.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.

    Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Adjustment of Status for Alien Entrepreneurs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        adjust the status of an alien described in paragraph (2) to 
        that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency if 
        the alien--
                    ``(A) applies for such adjustment;
                    ``(B) is physically present in the United States on 
                the date on which the application for such adjustment 
                is filed;
                    ``(C) is admissible to the United States as an 
                immigrant (except as provided in paragraph (3)); and
                    ``(D) pays the standard fee for applicants for 
                adjustment of status under this section.
            ``(2) Aliens eligible for adjustment of status.--An alien 
        is described in this paragraph if the alien--
                    ``(A) became a conditional resident under this 
                section as an alien entrepreneur, alien spouse, or 
                alien child (as such terms are defined in section 
                216A(f)) on or before December 31, 1998;
                    ``(B) filed an application to remove his or her 
                conditional resident status on an I-829 form on or 
                before December 31, 2000, in accordance with section 
                216A; and
                    ``(C) had such form or a motion to reopen or 
                reconsider the denial of such form pending before the 
                Department of Homeland Security as of the date of the 
                enactment of this subsection.
            ``(3) Waiver of certain grounds for inadmissibility.--
                    ``(A) Inapplicable provisions.--Paragraphs (5) and 
                (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall not apply to an 
                adjustment of status under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Permissible waivers.--The Secretary of 
                Homeland Security may waive any other provision of 
                section 212(a) (except for paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)) 
                with respect to an adjustment of status under this 
                subsection--
                            ``(i) for humanitarian purposes;
                            ``(ii) to assure family unity; or
                            ``(iii) if such waiver is otherwise in the 
                        public interest.''.
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