,i #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbih ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4 ,ryan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,james7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to provide = a pilot program to accord lawful p]man5t resid5ce4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\rage to ,s]ve ,act ( #bjbd4 #b4 ,pilot program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 %all e/abli% a pilot program 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! program7 to provide = an exp$it$ process = adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9 ali5s4 7b7 ,eligibility ,an ali5 is eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! program if ! ali5-- 7#a7 successfully completes a backgr\nd inve/igation conduct$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 7#b7 submits an application = p>ticipation 9 ! program at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & includ+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may by rule require2 & 7#c7 z ( ! date ( application to ! program-- 7,a7 has-- 7i7 no lawful /atus "u ! immigration laws2 or 7ii7 tempor>y protect$ /atus "u section #bdd ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act2 7,b7 is n inadmissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 7,c7 is o!rwise eligible = enli/m5t 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4 7c7 ,exp$it$ process ,9 ! case ( a p>ticipant 9 ! program1 ! foll[+ %all apply3 7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enli/m5t 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 ! p>ticipant %all submit an application = adju/m5t ( /atus to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5cy1 at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & includ+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may by rule require4 7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all provide te*nical assi/ance ) ! prep>ation ( an application ref]r$ to "u p>agraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,if ! ali5 completes #c ye>s ( honorable s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces or if ! ali5 completes #a ye> ( honorable s]vice 9 an active-duty /atus 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces or if ! ali5 completes #cj-;days ( honorable s]vice 9 a designat$ combat zone1 ! ,secret>y %all provide exp$it$ consid]ation ( su* an application4 7d7 ,n subject to num]ical limitations ,an ali5 ^: /atus is adju/$ to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5cy "u ?is section is n subject to ! worldwide levels or num]ical limitations ( section #bja7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act4 7e7 ,/atus dur+ p>ticipation ,a p>ticipant 9 ! program may n be deta9$ "u ! immigration laws1 & no removal proce$+ may be comm5c$ or cont9u$ aga9/ su* p>ticipant4 7f7 ,effect on o!r immigration b5efits ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to provide t application to or p>ticipation 9 ! program precludes an ali5 f apply+ = asylum or p>ole4 #c4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,t]ms us$ h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act4 7#b7 ,! t]m ,arm$ ,=ces means ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,m>9e ,corps1 ,space ,=ce1 & ,air ,=ce1 includ+ ! res]ve compon5ts4 7#c7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4