provision was enacted and has maintained contin-
uous physical presence since then; 
‘‘(2) has at all times been a person of good 
moral character; 
‘‘(3) has never been convicted of a criminal of-
fense in the United States; 
‘‘(4) in the case of an alien who is 18 years of 
age or older, but who is not over the age of 65, has 
successfully completed a course on reading, writing, 
and speaking words in ordinary usage in the English 
language, unless unable to do so on account of phys-
ical or developmental disability or mental impair-
ment; 
‘‘(5) in the case of an alien 18 years of age or 
older, has accepted the values and cultural life of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(6) in the case of an alien 18 years of age or 
older, has performed at least 40 hours of community 
service. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF BRIEF, CASUAL, AND INNO-
CENT ABSENCES.—An alien shall not be considered to 
have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the 
United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) by virtue 
of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United 
States. 
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‘‘(c) ADMISSIBLE AS IMMIGRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The alien shall establish 
that the alien is admissible to the United States as 
immigrant, except as otherwise provided in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of para-
graphs (5), (6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), 
(7)(A), (9)(B), and (9)(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) 
shall not apply in the determination of an alien’s ad-
missibility under this section. 
‘‘(d) SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CLEAR-
ANCES.—The alien, if over 15 years of age, shall submit 
fingerprints in accordance with procedures established by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. Such fingerprints 
shall be submitted to relevant Federal agencies to be 
checked against existing databases for information relat-
ing to criminal, national security, or other law enforce-
ment actions that would render the alien ineligible for ad-
justment of status under this section. The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide a process for challenging 
the accuracy of matches that result in a finding of ineligi-
bility for adjustment of status. 
‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
NUMERICAL
LIMITA-
TIONS.—When an alien is granted lawful permanent resi-
dent status under this subsection, the number of immi-
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grant visas authorized to be issued under any provision 
of this Act shall not be reduced. The numerical limitations 
of sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to adjustment of 
status under this section. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION
OF PROCEEDINGS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may terminate removal pro-
ceedings without prejudice pending the outcome of an 
alien’s application for adjustment of status under this sec-
tion on the basis of a prima facie showing of eligibility 
for relief under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
245A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 245B. Adjustment of status on the basis of earned access to legaliza-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 502. LEGALIZATION PROVISIONS FOR CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title II (8 U.S.C. 
1255 et seq.), as amended by section 201, is further 
amended by inserting after section 245B the following: 
‘‘ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN 
‘‘SEC. 245C. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to 
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
if the alien is a child at the time of filing the application 
for such adjustment and establishes that the alien, at such 
time— 
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‘‘(1) has been physically present and enrolled in 
school in the United States for a continuous period 
of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the 
date of such application, and during that period has 
been a person of good moral character; 
‘‘(2) has fully integrated into life in the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) has learned English or is satisfactorily 
pursuing a course of study to achieve an under-
standing of English; 
‘‘(4) is successfully pursuing an elementary 
school, middle school, high school, or college-level 
education; and 
‘‘(5) if older than 13 years of age, has per-
formed at least 60 hours of community service. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF BRIEF, CASUAL, AND INNO-
CENT ABSENCES.—An alien shall not be considered to 
have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the 
United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) by virtue 
of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United 
States. 
‘‘(c) ADMISSIBLE AS IMMIGRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The alien shall establish 
that the alien is admissible to the United States as 
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an immigrant, except as otherwise provided in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
PROVI-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(A) GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY NOT 
APPLIED.—The provisions of paragraphs (5), 
(6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7)(A), 
(9)(B), and (9)(C) of section 212(a) shall not 
apply in the determination of an alien’s admis-
sibility under this section. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER OF OTHER GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the Secretary of Home-
land Security may waive any other provi-
sion of section 212(a) in the case of an in-
dividual alien for humanitarian purposes, 
to assure family unity, or when it is other-
wise in the public interest. 
‘‘(ii) GROUNDS
THAT
MAY
NOT
BE 
WAIVED.—The following provisions of sec-
tion 212(a) may not be waived by the Sec-
retary under clause (i): 
‘‘(I) 
Paragraphs 
(2)(A) 
and 
(2)(B) (relating to criminals). 
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