,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,gre5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security to provide
 lawful p]man5t resid5t /atus to        
previ\sly remov$ ali5 p>5ts & sp\ses (  
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re5try & ,reunification   
,act4  #b4 ,lawful p]man5t resid5t /atus
 = previ\sly remov$ sp\ses & p>5ts (    
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7          
,eligibility requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all admit
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z an ali5 admitt$ = 
lawful p]man5t resid5ce an ali5 :o is   
inadmissible to or deportable f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates if ! ali5 demon/rates t--  7,a7 
! ali5 is ! sp\se1 p>5t1 or gu>dian ( a 
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 7i7     
prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1

 ! ali5 dep>t$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant 
to an ord] ( removal2 or  7ii7 z ( !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is subject
 to an ord] ( removal1 or is 9 removal  
proce$+s2  7,c7 ! ali5 has be5 a p]son (
 good moral "* 7z def9$ 9 section       
#aja7;f7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;f777 s9ce !  
date ! ali5 initially ent]$ ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7,d7 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 
! ali5-- 7i7 is n inadmissible "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71        
7#f77;,e71 7#h71 7#aj77;,a71 7#aj77;,c71
 or 7#aj77;,d7 ( section #bab7;a7 ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a772  7ii7 is n        
deportable "u p>agraph 7#a77;,e71       
7#a77;,g71 7#b71 7#d71 7#e71 or 7#f7 (  
section #bcg7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbg7;a772  7iii7 has n ord]$1 incit$1 
assi/$1 or o!rwise p>ticipat$ 9 !       
p]secution ( any p]son on acc\nt ( race1
 religion1 nationality1 memb]%ip 9 a    
p>ticul> social gr\p1 or political      

op9ion2 &  7iv7 o!r ?an an (f5se "u     
,/ate or local law = :i* an ess5tial    
elem5t 0 ! ali5's immigration /atus1 a  
m9or traffic (f5se1 or a violation ( !  
immigration laws1 has n be5 convict$ (--
  7,i7 any (f5se "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law 
puni%able by a maximum t]m ( imprisonm5t
 ( m ?an #a ye>2 or  7,,ii7 any         
comb9ation ( (f5ses "u ,f$]al or ,/ate  
law1 = :i* ! ali5 0 imprison$ = a total 
( m ?an #a ye> 9 ! aggregate2 &  7,e7 9 
! case ( an ali5 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b77ii71 ! ali5 has be5 cont9u\sly     
physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce
 ! date t is #d ye>s be=e ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,)    
respect to any b5efit "u ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may waive 
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( p>agraph     
7#a77;,d77iv71 ! gr\nd ( inadmissibility
 "u p>agraph 7#a717d71 or 7#f77;,e7 (   
section #bab7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a771 & ! gr\nd ( deportability "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #bcg7;a7 ( t   

,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7;a771 =        
humanit>ian purposes or family unity or 
:5 x is o!rwise 9 ! public int]e/4  7b7 
,application p]iod ,an ali5 seek+ /atus 
"u ?is ,act may file an application dur+
 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act & end+ on ! date t is #c ye>s 
aft] su* date4  7c7 ,det]m9ation (      
cont9u\s pres5ce  7#a7 ,t]m9ation (     
cont9u\s p]iod ,any p]iod ( cont9u\s    
physical pres5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( an 
ali5 describ$ 9 subsection              
7a77#a77;,b77ii7 :o applies = /atus "u  
?is section %all n t]m9ate :5 ! ali5 is 
s]v$ a notice to appe> "u section       
#bci7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbi7;a774  7#b7   
,treatm5t ( c]ta9 breaks 9 pres5ce  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 an ali5 %all  
be consid]$ to h fail$ to ma9ta9        
cont9u\s physical pres5ce 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates "u subsection 7a77#a77;,e7 if !  
ali5 has dep>t$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates = any 
p]iod exce$+ #ij days or = any p]iods1 9

 ! aggregate1 exce$+ #ahj days4  7,b7   
,ext5sions = ext5uat+ circum/ances ,!   
,secret>y may ext5d ! "t p]iods describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 = an ali5 :o        
demon/rates t ! failure to timely return
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 due to ext5uat+   
circum/ances beyond ! ali5's control1   
includ+ ! s]i\s illness ( ! ali51 or    
dea? or s]i\s illness ( a p>5t1 gr&p>5t1
 sibl+1 or *ild ( ! ali54  7,c7 ,travel 
au?oriz$ by ! secret>y ,any p]iod (     
travel outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by an  
ali5 t 0 au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y may n  
be c\nt$ t[>d any p]iod ( dep>ture f !  
,unit$ ,/ates "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7d7 
,num]ical limitations ,an ali5 admitt$  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is section %all n
 be subject to any num]ical limitation  
"u ! immigration laws4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,except z specifically provid$1 ! t]ms 9
 ?is ,act h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474