S.Amdt. 2004

SA 2004. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan) 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. __. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR INDONESIANS LIVING IN
THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a
conditional basis, an alien who is inadmissible or deportable
from the United States or is in temporary protected status
under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1254a), if--
(1) the alien has been continuously physically present in
the United States since the date that is 10 years before the
date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) the alien is a citizen of Indonesia;
(3) the alien is a member of a religious minority in
Indonesia; and
(4) the alien--
(A) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), (6)(E),
(6)(G), (8), (10)(A), (10)(C), or (10)(D) of section 212(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a));
(B) has not ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise
participated in the persecution of any person on account of
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group, or political opinion; and
(C) has not been convicted of--
(i) any offense under Federal or State law, other than a
State offense for which an essential element is the alien's
immigration status, that is punishable by a maximum term of
imprisonment of more than 1 year; or
(ii) 3 or more offenses under Federal or State law, other
than State offenses for which an essential element is the
alien's immigration status, for which the alien was convicted
on different dates for each of the 3 offenses and imprisoned
for an aggregate of 90 days or more.
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