109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5747
To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
to extend the special adjustment of status to certain aliens currently in
the United States who are married to United States citizens and parents
of a United States citizen child.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2006
Mr. CLEAVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
to extend the special adjustment of status to certain aliens currently in
the United States who are married to United States citizens and parents
of a United States citizen child.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS CURRENTLY IN THE UNITED
STATES WHO ARE MARRIED TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND PARENTS OF A UNITED
STATES CITIZEN CHILD.
Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4)(A) In the case of an alien described in subparagraph (B)--
`(i) paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall be applied by substituting `the date
that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of paragraph (4)' for
`April 30, 2001'; and
`(ii) paragraph (1)(C) shall be applied by substituting `June 1, 2006'
for `the date of the enactment of the LIFE Act Amendments of 2000'.
`(B) An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien--
`(i) who is married to a citizen of the United States and who is able
to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security such marital status through the production of a certified
copy of the alien's marriage certificate;
`(ii) who is the biological parent of a child who is a citizen of the
United States, who was born before June 1, 2006; and
`(iii) with respect to whom the Secretary determines that it is in the
best interest of the child described in clause (ii) for the alien to
be permitted to remain in the United States as a lawful permanent resident.'.
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