[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 117 (Wednesday, August 4, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S6740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HELP HAITI ACT OF 2010
Ms. LANDRIEU. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the
immediate consideration of H.R. 5283, which was received from the House
and is at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (H.R. 5283) to provide for adjustment of status for
certain Haitian orphans paroled into the United States after
the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I ask unanimous consent the Gillibrand substitute
amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a
third time, and that a budgetary pay-go statement be considered read
and printed in the Record and that the bill be passed, the motions to
reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate,
and any statement related to the bill be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. CONRAD. This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation for H.R. 5283, as amended.
Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5283 for the 5-year
Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0.
Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5283 for the 10-year
Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0.
Also submitted for the Record as part of this statement is a table
prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, which provides additional
information on the budgetary effects of this Act.
The table follows:
CBO ESTIMATE OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 5283, THE HELP HAITI ACT OF 2010, WITH AN AMENDMENT (EAS10363) PROVIDED TO CBO ON AUGUST 3,
2010
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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2010-2015 2010-2020
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Net Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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H.R. 5283 would make it easier for certain Haitian children adopted by U.S. citizens to obtain permanent U.S. residence. This legislation would affect a
small number of children, and CBO estimates that would have no significant effect on direct spending by the Department of Homeland Security.
The amendment (No. 4587), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed
to, as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate
Act of 2010''; or
(2) the ``Help HAITI Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN HAITIAN ORPHANS.
(a) In General.--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--
(1) was inspected and granted parole into the United States
pursuant to the humanitarian parole policy for certain
Haitian orphans announced by the Secretary of Homeland
Security on January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new
applications on April 15, 2010;
(2) is physically present in the United States;
(3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant,
except as provided in subsection (c); and
(4) files an application for an adjustment of status under
this section not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Numerical Limitation.--The number of aliens who are
granted the status of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence under this section shall not exceed 1400.
(c) Grounds of Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(7)(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(A))
shall not apply to an alien seeking an adjustment of status
under this section.
(d) Visa Availability.--The Secretary of State shall not be
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized
to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) for any alien granted the status of
having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under
this section.
(e) Aliens Deemed to Meet Definition of Child.--An
unmarried alien described in subsection (a) who is under the
age of 18 years shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements
applicable to adopted children under section 101(b)(1) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) if--
(1) the alien obtained adjustment of status under this
section; and
(2) a citizen of the United States adopted the alien prior
to, on, or after the date of the decision granting such
adjustment of status.
(f) No Immigration Benefits for Birth Parents.--No birth
parent of an alien who obtains adjustment of status under
this section shall thereafter, by virtue of such parentage,
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this
section or the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101
et seq.).
SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH PAYGO.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill read a third
time.
The bill (H.R. 5283), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
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