(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) UNIFORMED
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘uni-
formed services’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS OF CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENTS 
WHO ENTERED THE UNITED STATES AS CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESI-
DENTS WHO ENTERED THE UNITED STATES AS CHIL-
DREN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, the Secretary may cancel removal of, and 
adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence, subject to the conditional basis 
described in section 625, an alien who is inadmis-
sible or deportable from the United States, if the 
alien demonstrates that— 
(A) the alien has been physically present in 
the United States for a continuous period of 
not less than 5 years immediately preceding the 
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date of enactment of this Act, and had not yet 
reached the age of 16 years at the time of ini-
tial entry; 
(B) the alien has been a person of good 
moral character since the time of application; 
(C) the alien— 
(i) is not inadmissible under para-
graph (2), (3), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(E), 
(6)(F), or (6)(G) of section 212(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)), or, if inadmissible solely under 
subparagraph (C) or (F) of paragraph (6) 
of such subsection, the alien was under the 
age of 16 years at the time the violation 
was committed; and 
(ii) is not deportable under paragraph 
(1)(E), (1)(G), (2), (3)(B), (3)(C), (3)(D), 
(4), or (6) of section 237(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)), or, if deportable solely under 
subparagraphs (C) or (D) of paragraph (3) 
of such subsection, the alien was under the 
age of 16 years at the time the violation 
was committed; 
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(D) the alien, at the time of application, 
has been admitted to an institution of higher 
education in the United States, or has earned 
a high school diploma or obtained a general 
education development certificate in the United 
States; and 
(E) the alien has never been under a final 
administrative or judicial order of exclusion, de-
portation, or removal, unless the alien has re-
mained in the United States under color of law 
or received the order before attaining the age of 
16 years. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
grounds of ineligibility under section 212(a)(6) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act and the 
grounds of deportability under paragraphs (1), (3), 
and (6) of section 237(a) of that Act for humani-
tarian purposes or family unity or when it is other-
wise in the public interest. 
(3) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall provide 
a procedure by regulation allowing eligible individ-
uals to apply affirmatively for the relief available 
under this subsection without being placed in re-
moval proceedings. 
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(b) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PERIOD.—For 
purposes of this section, any period of continuous resi-
dence or continuous physical presence in the United States 
of an alien who applies for cancellation of removal under 
this section shall not terminate when the alien is served 
a notice to appear under section 239(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)). 
(c) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN BREAKS
IN PRES-
ENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien shall be considered 
to have failed to maintain continuous physical pres-
ence in the United States under subsection (a) if the 
alien has departed from the United States for any 
period in excess of 90 days or for any periods in the 
aggregate exceeding 180 days. 
(2) 
EXTENSIONS
FOR
EXCEPTIONAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may extend the time 
periods described in paragraph (1) if the alien dem-
onstrates that the failure to timely return to the 
United States was due to exceptional circumstances. 
The exceptional circumstances determined sufficient 
to justify an extension should be no less compelling 
than serious illness of the alien, or death or serious 
illness of a parent, grandparent, sibling, or child. 
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