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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1567 
To amend the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2009 
Mr. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act 
of 1998. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HRIFA Improvement 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRA-
TION FAIRNESS ACT OF 1998. 
(a) DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT
TO CHIL-
DREN.—Section 902(d) of the Haitian Refugee Immigra-
tion Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(A) 
USE
OF
APPLICATION
FILING 
DATE.—Determinations made under this sub-
section as to whether an individual is a child of 
a parent shall be made using the age and status 
of the individual on October 21, 1998. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
SUBMISSION
BY
PAR-
ENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), an 
application under this subsection filed based on 
status as a child may be filed for the benefit of 
such child by a parent or guardian of the child, 
if the child is physically present in the United 
States on such filing date.’’. 
(b) ADMISSIBILITY WAIVER FOR CERTAIN APPLI-
CANTS FOR ASYLUM PROCEEDINGS.—The Haitian Ref-
ugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note) is amended in subsections (a)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(D) 
of section 902 by inserting ‘‘(6)(C)(i),’’ after ‘‘(6)(A),’’. 
SEC. 3. NEW APPLICATIONS AND MOTIONS TO REOPEN. 
(a) NEW APPLICATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 
902(a)(1)(A) of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fair-
ness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), an alien who is 
eligible for adjustment of status under such Act, as 
amended by section 2 of this Act, may submit an applica-
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tion for adjustment of status under such Act not later 
than the later of— 
(1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) 1 year after the date on which final regula-
tions implementing this Act are promulgated. 
(b) MOTIONS TO REOPEN.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish procedures for the reopening 
and reconsideration of applications for adjustment of sta-
tus under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act 
of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) that are affected by the 
amendments under section 2 of this Act. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CERTAIN OR-
DERS.—Section 902(a)(3) of the Haitian Refugee Immi-
gration Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) shall 
apply to an alien present in the United States who has 
been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to 
depart voluntarily, and who files an application under sub-
section (a), or a motion under subsection (b), in the same 
manner as such section 902(a)(3) applied to aliens filing 
applications for adjustment of status under such Act be-
fore April 1, 2000. 
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