Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--Section 202(a)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the'' and inserting ``The''; and (2) in subparagraph (B)-- (A) by striking ``is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and''; and (B) by striking ``(6)(A), and (7)(A)'' and inserting ``(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)''.
(b) Adjustment of Status for Spouses and Children.--Section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the'' and inserting ``The''; and (2) in subparagraph (D)-- (A) by striking ``is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and''; (B) by striking ``exclusion'' and inserting ``inadmissibility''; and (C) by striking ``(6)(A), and (7)(A)'' and inserting ``(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)''.
(c) Transitional Rules with Regard to Suspension of Deportation.-- Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as added by section 203(a)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief <<NOTE: Ante, p. 2196.>> Act is amended (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting ``of this paragraph'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``this clause (i)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''.
(d) Temporary Reduction in Diversity Visas.--Section 203(d) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``otherwise'' before ``available under that section''; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``309(c)(5)(C)'' and inserting ``309(c)(5)(C)(i)''; and (B) by striking ``year exceeds--'' and inserting ``year; exceeds''.
(e) Temporary Reduction in Other Workers' Visas.--Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended by striking ``(d)(2)(A), exceeds--'' and inserting ``(d)(2)(A); exceeds''. (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section-- (1) shall take effect upon the enactment of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (as contained in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998); and (2) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of such Act.
Approved December 2, 1997.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1565: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): Nov. 13, considered and passed Senate and House.
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