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,s4 #abih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #c1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,mr4  
,ris*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
cont9uation ( lawful nonimmigrant /atus 
= c]ta9 religi\s work]s affect$ by !    
backlog = religi\s work] immigrant      
visas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,religi\s ,work=ce ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( nonimmigrant    
/atus = religi\s work]s caught 9 long   
backlogs = lawful p]man5t resid5ce  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #bad7;a77#b7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,not)/&+  
section #aja7;a77#ae77,r77ii71 an ali5  
may apply =1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security may grant1 an ext5sion (      
nonimmigrant /atus "u section           
#aja7;a77#ae77,r7 until su* ali5's      
application = adju/m5t ( /atus or an    

immigrant visa has be5 process$ & a     
decision has be5 made on su* application
 if ! ali5-- 7i7 is ! pr9cipal or       
d]ivative b5efici>y ( an immigrant      
petition fil$ pursuant to section       
#bjd7;a7 = a pref]5ce /atus "u section  
#bjc7;b77#d72 &  7ii7 is eligible to be 
grant$ su* immigrant /atus abs5t !      
application ( ! num]ical limitations "u 
sections #bja1 #bjb1 & #bjc4  4  7b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section                
#aja7;a77#ae77,r77ii7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#ae77,r77ii77 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ 1 except z provid$ 9 section     
#bad7;a77#b77;,c71 aft] #e ye>s4  #c4   
,limit$ job flexibility = c]ta9 religi\s
 work]s ) long-delay$ applications =    
lawful p]man5t resid5ce ,section        
#bjd7;j7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7;j77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ subsection 7a77#a77;,d7 &      
ins]t+ subsection 7a77#a77;,f7 or       
subsection 7a77#a77;,g77i7 7) respect to
 special immigrants describ$ 9 section  

#aja7;a77#bg77;,c774  #d4 ,exemption to 
#a-ye> =eign resid5ce requirem5t = c]ta9
 nonimmigrant religi\s work]s ,an ali5  
describ$ 9 section #bad7;a77#b77;,c7 ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act1 z    
add$ by section #b7;a71 :o dep>t$ f !   
,unit$ ,/ates due to ! #e-ye> limitation
 on nonimmigrant /atus "u section       
#aja7;a77#ae77,r7 ( su* ,act 7#h        
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77,r77 %all be   
exempt f ! #a-ye> =eign resid5ce        
requirem5t set =? 9 section             
#bad4b7r77#f7 ( title #h1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations4