S.Amdt. 3432

SA 3432. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3366 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following:

SEC. _. CONDITIONAL NONIMMIGRANT WORK AUTHORIZATION AND STATUS.

Section 218D(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 601, is amended to read as follows:

“(c) Spouses and Children and Certain Other Individuals.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--

“(1) adjust the status to that of a conditional nonimmigrant under this section for, or provide a nonimmigrant visa to, the spouse or child of an alien who is provided nonimmigrant status under this section;

“(2) adjust the status to that of a conditional nonimmigrant under this section for an alien who, before January 7, 2004, was the spouse or child of an alien who is provided conditional nonimmigrant status under this section, or is eligible for such status, if--

“(A) the termination of the qualifying relationship was connected to domestic violence; and

“(B) the spouse or child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the spouse or parent alien who is provided conditional nonimmigrant status under this section; or

“(3) adjust the status to that of a conditional immigrant under this section for an individual who was present in the United States on January 7, 2004, and is the national of a country designated at that time for protective status pursuant to section 244.”.