S.Amdt. 3248

1. Adds SEC. __. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.

   Inserted: Section 212(i) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

   Inserted: "(2)(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the application of subsection (a)(6)(C)--

   Inserted: "(i) in the case of an immigrant who is the spouse, parent, son, or daughter of a United States citizen or of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the refusal of admission to the United States of such immigrant alien would result in extreme hardship to the citizen or lawfully resident spouse, child, son, daughter, or parent of such an alien; or

   Inserted: "(ii) in the case of an alien granted classification under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B), if--

   Inserted: "(I) the alien demonstrates extreme hardship to the alien or the alien's parent or child; and

   Inserted: "(II) such parent or child is a United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a qualified alien.

   Inserted: "(B) An alien who is granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall pay a $2,000 fine.".

   The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

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