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SEC. 6. FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM 
PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an nonimmigrant 
alien described in subsection (b), the alien’s nonimmigrant 
status shall be considered to have been maintained during 
the period beginning on August 29, 2005, and ending on 
February 1, 2006, if, on February 1, 2006, the alien is 
enrolled in a course of study, or participating in a des-
ignated exchange visitor program, sufficient to satisfy the 
terms and conditions of the alien’s nonimmigrant status 
on August 29, 2005. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if the alien— 
(1) was, on August 29, 2005, lawfully present 
in the United States in the status of a non-
immigrant described in subparagraph (F), (J), or 
(M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S. C. 1101(a)(15)); and 
(2) fails to satisfy a term or condition of such 
status as a consequence of a specified hurricane dis-
aster. 
SEC. 7. NOTICES OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any notice of 
change of address otherwise required to be submitted to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security by an alien described 
in subsection (b)—
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(1) if the notice relates to a change of address 
occurring during the period beginning on August 29, 
2005, and ending on November 15, 2005, the alien 
shall have until December 1, 2005, to submit such 
notice; and 
(2) if the notice relates to a change of address 
occurring during the period beginning on November 
16, 2005, and ending on February 16, 2006, the 
alien shall have until February 28, 2006, to submit 
such notice. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if the alien— 
(1) resided, on August 29, 2005, within a dis-
trict of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
that was declared by the President to be affected by 
a specified hurricane disaster; and 
(2) is required, under section 265 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1305) or any 
other provision of law, to notify the Secretary of 
Homeland Security in writing of a change of ad-
dress. 
SEC. 8. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, for humani-
tarian purposes or to ensure family unity, may provide 
temporary administrative relief to any alien who—
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(1) was lawfully present in the United States on 
August 29, 2005; 
(2) was on such date the spouse, parent, or 
child of an individual who died or was disabled as 
a consequence of a specified hurricane disaster; and 
(3) is not otherwise entitled to relief under any 
other provision of this Act. 
SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION DURING EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274A(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The per-
son’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (F), 
the person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE DURING MAJOR DIS-
ASTER DECLARATION.—In a case in which the 
President has declared a major disaster under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
provide, 
in 
the 
Secretary’s 
sole 
and 
unreviewable discretion and only during the pe-
riod in which such declaration is in effect, that
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a person or other entity hiring, recruiting, or 
referring an individual for employment in the 
United States is not required to make the attes-
tation or conduct the verification required 
under subparagraph (A) until, at the latest, 90 
days after the hiring, recruitment, or referral, if 
the individual hired, recruited or referred at-
tests under penalty of perjury at the time of 
being hired, recruited, or referred that the indi-
vidual does not possess the documents nec-
essary to satisfy clause (i) or (ii) of subpara-
graph (A) as a result of such disaster.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 274A(b)(2) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Paragraph (1)(F) shall not be construed to affect 
the obligation under the preceding sentence.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to hiring, recruitment, or refer-
ral of an individual for employment in the United States 
occurring on or after August 29, 2005.