,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjag,mr4 ,pearce introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to provide conditional
 protected status for certain           
individuals who came to the ,united     
,states as children1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserving         
,opportunities for ,childhood ,arrivals 
,act4  #b4 ,conditional protected status
 for certain individuals who came to the
 ,united ,states as children  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,immigration and           
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq47 is amended by inserting after    
section #bdd the following3  #bdd;,a4   
,conditional protected status for       
certain individuals who came to the     
,united ,states as children  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    

,security shall grant conditional       
protected status to an alien who-- 7#a7 
meets the eligibility requirements under
 subsection 7b72  7#b7 files an         
application with the ,secretary seeking 
such status2 and  7#c7 pays a           
registration fee1 not to exceed #ej1 to 
the ,secretary4  7b7 ,eligibility       
criteria ,an alien is eligible for      
conditional protected status under this 
section if the alien-- 7#a7 was a       
recipient of deferred action pursuant to
 the memorandum of the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security entitled ,exercising
 ,prosecutorial ,discretion with        
,respect to ,individuals ,who ,came to  
the ,united ,states as ,children dated  
,june #ae1 #bjab1 and was in such status
 on ,september #e1 #bjag2  7#b7 is      
admissible under section #bab and is not
 deportable under section #bcg1 except  
that the ,secretary shall waive the     
grounds of inadmissibility under        
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and        
7#i77;,b7 of section #bab7;a7 and the   

grounds of deportability under          
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      
paragraph 7#a7 and paragraph 7#c7 of    
section #bcg7;a72  7#c7 has not been    
convicted of a violent misdemeanor      
offense2 and  7#d7 has been continuously
 physically present and continuously    
resided in the ,united ,states since the
 date on which the alien was granted    
deferred action4  7c7 ,employment       
authorization ,the ,secretary shall     
grant employment authorization1 or other
 appropriate work permit1 to each alien 
granted conditional protected status    
under this section1 which shall be      
effective throughout the period the     
alien maintains such status4  7d7       
,treatment of brief1 casual1 and        
innocent departures ,for purposes of    
subsection 7b77#c71 an alien shall not  
be considered to have failed to maintain
 continuous physical presence or        
continuous residence in the ,united     
,states by virtue of brief1 casual1 and 
innocent absences from the ,united      

,states1 without regard to whether such 
absences were authorized by the         
,attorney ,general4  7e7 ,term2 renewals
 ,the term of conditional protected     
status under this section shall be for a
 #aj-year period1 which may be renewed  
for additional #aj-year periods4  7f7   
,adjustment of status ,for purposes of  
adjustment of status under section #bde 
or change of status under section #bdh--
 7#a7 the alien shall be considered as  
having been inspected and admitted into 
the ,united ,states1 and as being in1   
and maintaining lawful status as a      
nonimmigrant2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary  
shall waive the grounds of              
inadmissibility and the grounds of      
deportability described in subsection   
7b77#b74  7g7 ,alien not considered a   
qualified alien ,an alien granted       
conditional protected status under this 
section shall not be considered a       
qualified alien for purposes of title   
,,iv of the ,personal ,responsibility   
and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation  

,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et    
seq474  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of contents for the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja note7 is amended by inserting     
after the item relating to section #bdd 
the following3  #bdd;,a4 ,conditional   
protected status for certain individuals
 who came to the ,united ,states as     
children4  4