,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,m]kley introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to au?orize ! adju/m5t to lawful       
p]man5t resid5t /atus = c]ta9 p]man5t   
resid5ts ( ,hong ,kong :o 7 grant$      
,def]r$ ,en=c$ ,dep>ture4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hong   
,kong] ,promise ( ,refuge ,act4  #b4    
,adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9 p]man5t       
resid5ts ( ,hong ,kong ,*apt] #e ( title
 ,,ii ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee et seq47 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bde;,a !  
foll[+3  #bde;,b4 ,adju/m5t ( /atus =   
c]ta9 p]man5t resid5ts ( ,hong ,kong    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ,u4,s4      
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices %all 
adju/ ! /atus ( any individual :o       
qualifies z a p]man5t resid5t ( ,hong   
,kong1 reg>dless ( c\ntry ( bir?1 & :o  
meets ! conditions describ$ 9 subsection

 7b7 to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =  
p]man5t resid5ce4  7b7 ,conditions ,an  
ali5 meets ! conditions describ$ 9 ?is  
subsection if ! ali5-- 7#a7 0 grant$    
,def]r$ ,en=c$ ,dep>ture by a           
,presid5tial ,memor&um issu$ ,augu/ #e1 
#bjba 7relat+ to ,def]r$ ,en=c$         
,dep>ture = ,c]ta9 ,hong ,kong          
,resid5ts71 or by ! ext5sion ( su*      
au?ority issu$ on ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbc1 or
 ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe2  7#b7 has          
cont9u\sly resid$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce
 ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe1 except = au?oriz$  
abs5ces total+ n m ?an #ahj days 9 !    
aggregate2  7#c7 has n return$ to ,hong 
,kong or ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a s9ce   
su* date2  7#d7 has n be5 convict$ ( a  
felony or #b or misdemeanors committ$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 is n subject to  
extradition2 &  7#f7 submits an         
application to ! ,director conta9+ su*  
in=mation z ! ,director may reasonably  
require n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,hong ,kong] ,promise (  
,refuge ,act4  7c7 ,family memb]s ,!    

sp\se1 *ildr51 & unm>ri$ adult sons &   
daught]s ( an ali5 describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 are eligible to adju/ to lawful    
p]man5t resid5t /atus if !y are n       
inadmissible "u section #bab7;a7 or     
deportable "u section #bcg7;a71 except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,waiv] (
 c]ta9 gr\nds ( inadmissibility &       
deportability  7#a7 ,gr\nds (           
inadmissibility ,p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71  
7#f77;,a71 7#g71 & 7#i77;,b7 ( section  
#bab7;a7 %all n apply to ali5s seek+    
adju/m5t ( /atus "u ?is section4  7#b7  
,gr\nds ( deportability ,p>agraphs      
7#c77;,a7 & 7#e7 ( section #bcg7;a7 %all
 n apply to ali5s seek+ adju/m5t ( /atus
 "u ?is section4  7e7 ,"w au?orization  
,an ali5 :o has submitt$ an application 
= adju/m5t ( /atus "u ?is section-- 7#a7
 may n be subject to immigration        
det5tion1 removal1 or removal proce$+s  
:ile su* application is p5d+2 &  7#b7   
%all be au?oriz$ to engage 9 employm5t 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh an employm5t     
au?oriz$ endorsem5t or o!r appropriate  

"w p]mit4  7f7 ,cancellation ( removal2 
effective date ,if ! /atus ( an ali5 is 
adju/$ to t ( a lawful p]man5t resid5t  
"u ?is section-- 7#a7 any prior removal 
ord]s to :i* su* ali5 0 subject %all be 
cancell$2 &  7#b7 ! effective date ( su*
 lawful p]man5t resid5t /atus %all be ! 
date on :i* ! ali5 arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  4  #c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7a7   
,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    
#bde;,a ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #bde;,b4       
,adju/m5t ( /atus = c]ta9 p]man5t       
resid5ts ( ,hong ,kong4  4  7b7         
,exemption f num]ical limitations       
,section #bja7;b77#a77;,c7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;b77#a77;,c77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ or #bde;,a & ins]t+ 1 #bde;,a1 
or #bde;,b4