,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dief  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjah,ms4
 ,norton 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s>banes7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to provide = adju/m5t ( /atus =    
ali5s :o are nationals ( ,el ,salvador &
 7 grant$ or eligible = tempor>y        
protect$ /atus1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,keep+ ,salvadoran ,families ,toge!r    
,act4  #b4 ,adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9    
nationals ( ,el ,salvador grant$ or     
eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,title ,,ii ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#bdd ! foll[+3  #bdd;,a4 ,adju/m5t (    
/atus = c]ta9 nationals ( ,el ,salvador 
grant$ or eligible = tempor>y protect$  
/atus  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! /atus ( any ali5 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %all be adju/$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security to t

 ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t   
resid5ce1 if ! ali5--  7#a7 applies =   
su* adju/m5t )9 #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is section2  7#b7 is det]m9$
 to be admissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates =  
p]man5t resid5ce2 &  7#c7 meets !       
crit]ia e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c74  7b7
 ,c]ta9 gr\nds = inadmissability        
inapplicable  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes 
( det]m9+ admissibility "u subsection   
7a77#b71 ! gr\nds = inadmissibility     
specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71        
7#f77;,a71 & 7#g77;,a7 ( section        
#bab7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act %all n apply4  7#b7 ,additional   
waiv] = individual ali5s ,! ,secret>y   
may waive any o!r provision ( section   
#bab7;a7 9 ! case ( an individual ali5 =
 humanit>ian purposes1 to assure family 
unity1 or :5 x is o!rwise 9 ! public    
int]e/4  7c7 ,ali5s eligible = adju/m5t 
( /atus ,an ali5 %all be eligible =     
adju/m5t ( /atus if ! ali5-- 7#a7 is a  
national ( ,el ,salvador :o 0 grant$    
tempor>y protect$ /atus1 or 0 o!rwise   

eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus1 on  
or be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is       
section2 &  7#b7 has be5 cont9u\sly     
physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = a 
p]iod ( n less ?an #c ye>s be=e ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7d7 ,waiv]  
au?oriz$ ,not)/&+ any provision ( ?is   
,act1 an ali5 :o fails to meet !        
cont9u\s physical pres5ce requirem5t "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection 7c7 %all be  
consid]$ eligible = /atus adju/m5t z    
provid$ 9 ?is section if ! ,attorney    
,g5]al or ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !      
removal ( ! ali5 f ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld 
result 9 extreme h>d%ip to ! ali51 _!   
sp\se1 _! *ildr51 _! p>5ts1 or _!       
dome/ic p>tn]4  7e7 ,effect (           
application on c]ta9 ord]s ,an ali5     
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o has be5     
ord]$ remov$ or has be5 grant$ volunt>y 
dep>ture f ! ,unit$ ,/ates may1 not)/&+ 
su* ord]1 apply = adju/m5t ( /atus "u   
?is section4 ,su* ali5 %all n be requir$
 to file a sep>ate motion to reop51     
reconsid]1 or vacate ! ord] ( removal4  

,if ! ,secret>y approves ! application1 
! ,secret>y %all cancel ! ord] (        
removal4 ,if ! ,secret>y r5d]s a f9al   
adm9i/rative decision to d5y !          
application1 ! ord] ( removal %all be   
effective & en=ceable to ! same ext5t z 
if ! application _h n be5 made4  7f7 ,"w
 au?orization ,! ,secret>y %all au?orize
 an ali5 :o has appli$ = adju/m5t (     
/atus "u ?is section to engage 9        
employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ !      
p5d5cy ( su* application & %all provide 
! ali5 ) an appropriate docum5t signify+
 au?orization ( employm5t4  7g7         
,adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9 family memb]s 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! /atus ( an ali5 %all be
 adju/$ by ! ,secret>y to t ( an ali5   
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce if !
 ali5--  7,a7 is ! sp\se1 p>5t1 or      
unm>ri$ son or daught] ( an ali5 ^:     
/atus is adju/$ "u ?is section2  7,b7   
applies = adju/m5t "u ?is section )9 #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section2 &  7,c7 is det]m9$ to be       
admissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t 

resid5ce4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 gr\nds =         
inadmissibility inapplicable ,= purposes
 ( det]m9+ admissibility "u subsection  
7g77#a77;,c71 ! gr\nds = inadmissibility
 specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71       
7#f77;,a71 & 7#g77;,a7 ( section        
#bab7;a7 %all n apply4  7h7             
,availability ( adm9i/rative review ,!  
,secret>y %all provide to ali5s apply+ =
 adju/m5t ( /atus "u ?is section ! same 
"r to1 & proc$ures =1 adm9i/rative      
review z are provid$ to--  7#a7         
applicants = adju/m5t ( /atus "u section
 #bde2 &  7#b7 ali5s subject to removal 
proce$+s "u section #bdj4  7i7 ,no (fset
 9 numb] ( visas available ,! grant+ (  
adju/m5t ( /atus "u ?is section %all n  
r$uce ! numb] ( immigrant visas au?oriz$
 to be issu$ "u any provision ( ?is     
,act4  7j7 ,treatm5t ( brief1 casual1 & 
innoc5t dep>tures & c]ta9 o!r abs5ces   
,an ali5 :o has fail$ to ma9ta9 ! #c-ye>
 cont9u\s physical pres5ce requirem5t "u
 subsection 7c7 because ( brief1 casual1
 & innoc5t dep>tures or1 em]g5cy travel1

 or ext5uat+ circum/ances outside ( !   
control ( ! ali51 %all n be consid]$ to 
h fail$ to ma9ta9 cont9u\s physical     
pres5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7k7         
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m dome/ic
 p>tn] means an adult ( at lea/ #ah ye>s
 ( age 9 a committ$ relation%ip ) an    
ali5 apply+ = adju/m5t ( /atus "u ?is   
section4 ,a committ$ relation%ip is "o 9
 :i* ! employee & ! dome/ic p>tn] ( !   
employee are ea* o!r's sole dome/ic     
p>tn] 7& are n m>ri$ to or dome/ic      
p>tn]s ) anyone else7 & %>e             
responsibility = a significant measure (
 ea* o!r's common welf>e & f9ancial     
obligations4 ,?is includes any          
relation%ip betwe5 two individuals ( !  
same or opposite sex t is grant$ legal  
recognition by a ,/ate or by ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia z a m>riage or analog\s     
relation%ip 7includ+ a civil union74  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    

#bdd ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #bdd;,a4 ,adju/m5t
 ( /atus = c]ta9 nationals ( ,el        
,salvador grant$ or eligible = tempor>y 
protect$ /atus4  4  #c4 ,adju/m5t (     
relation ( p]iod ( tempor>y protect$    
/atus to cancellation ( removal ,section
 #bdd7;e7 ( ! ,immigration &            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a7e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,) 
respect to an ali5 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to an ali5  2 &
  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 
,waiv] = c]ta9 tempor>y protect$ /atus  
hold]s ,! provisions 9 subsection 7e7   
%all n apply to an ali5 :o is eligible =
 adju/m5t ( /atus pursuant to section   
#bdd;,a4  4  #d4 ,eligibility =         
naturalization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
sections #cai7;b71 #cbh1 & #cbi ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #adcj7;b71 #adci1 & #addj71 an
 ali5 ^: /atus is adju/$ "u section     
#bdd;,a ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act1 z add$ by section #b ( ?is ,act1  
to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =       

p]man5t resid5ce may apply =            
naturalization "u *apt] #b ( title ,,iii
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adba et seq47 n e>li] ?an
 #e ye>s aft] su* adju/m5t ( /atus4  7b7
 ,language requirem5t waiv] ,section    
#cab7;b77#b7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#adbc7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #ccd1
 ei!r-- & ins]t+ #ccd--2  7#b7 9        
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 1 or at ! end
 & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#c7 9          
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,c7 is an ali5 :o       
receiv$ adju/m5t ( /atus "u section     
#bdd;,a4  4