S.Amdt. 1999

SA 1999. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. STATUS FOR CERTAIN BATTERED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.

(a) Nonimmigrant Status for Certain Battered Spouses and
Children.--
(1) In general.--Section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)), as amended by section
2305(d)(6)(B)(i)(III), is further amended--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' at the end the
following;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) section 106 as an abused derivative alien.''.
(b) Relief for Abused Derivative Aliens.--
(1) In general.--Section 106 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a)
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 106. RELIEF FOR ABUSED DERIVATIVE ALIENS.

``(a) Abused Derivative Alien Defined.--In this section,
the term `abused derivative alien' means an alien who--
``(1) is the spouse or child admitted under section
101(a)(15);
``(2) is accompanying or following to join a principal
alien admitted under such a section; and
``(3) has been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty by
such principal alien.
``(b) Relief for Abused Derivative Aliens.--The Secretary--
``(1) shall grant or extend the status of admission of an
abused derivative alien under the such section 101(a)(15)
under which the principal alien was admitted for the longer
of--
``(A) the same period of time for which the principal was
initially admitted; or
``(B) a period of 3 years;
``(2) may renew a grant or extension of status made under
paragraph (1);
``(3) shall grant employment authorization to an abused
derivative alien; and
``(4) may adjust the status of the abused derivative alien
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
if--
``(A) the alien is admissible under section 212(a) or the
Secretary of Homeland Security finds the alien's continued
presence in the United States is justified on humanitarian
grounds, to ensure family unity, or is otherwise in the
public interest; and

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``(B) the status under which the principal alien was
admitted to the United States would have potentially allowed
for eventual adjustment of status.
``(c) Effect of Termination of Relationship.--Termination
of the relationship with principal alien shall not affect the
status of an abused derivative alien under this section if
battery or extreme cruelty by the principal alien was 1
central reason for termination of the relationship.
``(d) Procedures.--Requests for relief under this section
shall be handled under the procedures that apply to aliens
seeking relief under section 204(a)(1)(C).''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section is amended by striking the item relating to
section 106 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 106. Relief for abused derivative aliens.''.
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