,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjag,mr4 ,pe>ce introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
provide conditional protect$ /atus =    
c]ta9 individuals :o came to ! ,unit$   
,/ates z *ildr51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pres]v+ ,opportunities = ,*ildhood     
,arrivals ,act4  #b4 ,conditional       
protect$ /atus = c]ta9 individuals :o   
came to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z *ildr5  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bdd !     
foll[+3  #bdd;,a4 ,conditional protect$ 
/atus = c]ta9 individuals :o came to !  
,unit$ ,/ates z *ildr5  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all grant
 conditional protect$ /atus to an ali5  
:o-- 7#a7 meets ! eligibility           
requirem5ts "u subsection 7b72  7#b7    

files an application ) ! ,secret>y seek+
 su* /atus2 &  7#c7 pays a regi/ration  
fee1 n to exce$ #ej1 to ! ,secret>y4    
7b7 ,eligibility crit]ia ,an ali5 is    
eligible = conditional protect$ /atus "u
 ?is section if ! ali5-- 7#a7 0 a       
recipi5t ( def]r$ action pursuant to !  
memor&um ( ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security entitl$ ,ex]cis+              
,prosecutorial ,discretion ) ,respect to
 ,individuals ,:o ,came to ! ,unit$     
,/ates z ,*ildr5 dat$ ,june #ae1 #bjab1 
& 0 9 su* /atus on ,septemb] #e1 #bjag2 
7#b7 is admissible "u section #bab & is 
n deportable "u section #bcg1 except t !
 ,secret>y %all waive ! gr\nds (        
inadmissibility "u p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71
 7#g71 & 7#i77;,b7 ( section #bab7;a7 & 
! gr\nds ( deportability "u subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 &      
p>agraph 7#c7 ( section #bcg7;a72  7#c7 
has n be5 convict$ ( a viol5t           
misdemeanor (f5se2 &  7#d7 has be5      
cont9u\sly physically pres5t &          
cont9u\sly resid$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce

 ! date on :i* ! ali5 0 grant$ def]r$   
action4  7c7 ,employm5t au?orization ,! 
,secret>y %all grant employm5t          
au?orization1 or o!r appropriate "w     
p]mit1 to ea* ali5 grant$ conditional   
protect$ /atus "u ?is section1 :i* %all 
be effective ?r\gh\t ! p]iod ! ali5     
ma9ta9s su* /atus4  7d7 ,treatm5t (     
brief1 casual1 & innoc5t dep>tures ,=   
purposes ( subsection 7b77#c71 an ali5  
%all n be consid]$ to h fail$ to ma9ta9 
cont9u\s physical pres5ce or cont9u\s   
resid5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by virtue (  
brief1 casual1 & innoc5t abs5ces f !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 )\t reg>d to :e!r su*    
abs5ces 7 au?oriz$ by ! ,attorney       
,g5]al4  7e7 ,t]m2 r5ewals ,! t]m (     
conditional protect$ /atus "u ?is       
section %all be = a #aj-ye> p]iod1 :i*  
may be r5ew$ = additional #aj-ye>       
p]iods4  7f7 ,adju/m5t ( /atus ,=       
purposes ( adju/m5t ( /atus "u section  
#bde or *ange ( /atus "u section #bdh-- 
7#a7 ! ali5 %all be consid]$ z hav+ be5 
inspect$ & admitt$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1

 & z be+ 91 & ma9ta9+ lawful /atus z a  
nonimmigrant2 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y %all  
waive ! gr\nds ( inadmissibility & !    
gr\nds ( deportability describ$ 9       
subsection 7b77#b74  7g7 ,ali5 n        
consid]$ a qualifi$ ali5 ,an ali5 grant$
 conditional protect$ /atus "u ?is      
section %all n be consid]$ a qualifi$   
ali5 = purposes ( title ,,iv ( !        
,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w          
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq474  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
= ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#bdd ! foll[+3  #bdd;,a4 ,conditional   
protect$ /atus = c]ta9 individuals :o   
came to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z *ildr54  4