‘‘(4) NO NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—The num-
ber of aliens who may be issued visas or otherwise 
provided status as nonimmigrants under section 
101(a)(15)(W) shall have no numerical limitations. 
‘‘(5) DURATION OF STATUS.—The authorized 
period of status of an alien as a nonimmigrant 
under section 101(a)(15)(W) shall be valid for a pe-
riod of 3 years, but the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall extend or renew such period, with no 
limit on the number of such renewals, if— 
‘‘(A) the alien files a nonfrivolous applica-
tion for renewal before the date of expiration of 
authorized stay determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 
alien continues to meet the conditions as de-
fined by section 101(a)(15)(W) and subject to 
the requirements provided under this sub-
section. 
Further, in the case of an alien who files a nonfrivo-
lous application for renewal before the date of expi-
ration of the period of authorized stay by the Sec-
retary, the alien’s period of temporary resident sta-
tus and work authorization shall be deemed auto-
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matically extended during the pendency of the appli-
cation. 
‘‘(6) WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.— 
Include the same or similar language in section 
240A(f)(3)(C), and explain that certain crimes re-
lated to section 212(a)(2) are also to be expressly 
excluded (and the applicant remains eligible for re-
lief under this section) if described in section 
240A(f)(D)(i)(ii)(I) (i.e. except simple possession of 
cannabis/paraphernalia, etc.) and include the lan-
guage in treatment of certain crimes. 
‘‘(7) NONEXCLUSIVE RELIEF.—Nothing in this 
subsection limits the ability of aliens who qualify for 
status under section 101(a)(15)(W) to seek any 
other immigration benefit or status for which the 
alien may be eligible.’’. 
SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND TEMPORARY 
RESIDENT STATUS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM 
RESIDENT PARENTS. 
Section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1229b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND TEMPORARY 
RESIDENT STATUS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENT 
PARENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Attorney General shall cancel the removal of, 
and adjust to the status of an alien having lawful 
temporary residence, an alien who is inadmissible or 
deportable from the United States if— 
‘‘(A) the alien— 
‘‘(i) has been physically present in the 
United States for a continuous period of 
not less than 10 years immediately pre-
ceding the date of the alien’s application; 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (7), was re-
moved, deported, or permitted to depart 
voluntarily from the United States after 
having been physically present in the 
United States for a continuous period of 
not less than 10 years; 
‘‘(iii) has been granted deferred action 
pursuant to the Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals Memorandum announced by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security on 
June 15, 2012, or would have otherwise 
qualified for the Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals announced by the Secretary 
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of Homeland Security pursuant to the No-
vember 14, 2014, Memorandum; or 
‘‘(iv) would have been eligible for a 
grant of deferred action pursuant to such 
policy, if the memorandum announcing the 
policy were fully in effect since the date 
issued; 
‘‘(B) the alien is the parent of a son or 
daughter who— 
‘‘(i) is a citizen or national of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(ii) initially entered the United 
States while under 16 years of age and has 
been continuously physically present in the 
United States since such entry; and 
‘‘(C) the alien— 
‘‘(i) is not inadmissible under para-
graph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), (8), or (10) of 
section 212(a); 
‘‘(ii) has not ordered, incited, assisted, 
or otherwise participated in the persecution 
of any person on account of race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular so-
cial group, or political opinion; and 
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‘‘(iii) is not barred from adjustment of 
status under this subsection based on the 
criminal and national security grounds de-
scribed under paragraph (3), subject to the 
provisions of such paragraph. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PRES-
ENCE.— 
‘‘(A) EFFECT OF NOTICE TO APPEAR.— 
Any period of continuous physical presence in 
the United States of an alien who applies for 
temporary resident status under this subsection 
shall not terminate when the alien is served a 
notice to appear under section 239(a). 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BREAKS IN 
PRESENCE OR RESIDENCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), an alien shall 
be considered to have failed to maintain 
continuous physical presence in the United 
States under this subsection if the alien 
has departed from the United States for 
any period exceeding 90 days or for any 
periods, in the aggregate, exceeding 180 
days. 
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‘‘(ii) EXTENSIONS FOR EXTENUATING 
CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may ex-
tend the time period described in clause (i) 
for an alien who demonstrates that the 
failure to timely return to the United 
States 
was 
due 
to 
extenuating 
cir-
cumstances beyond the alien’s control, in-
cluding the serious illness of the alien, or 
death or serious illness of a parent, grand-
parent, sibling, or child of the alien. 
‘‘(iii) TRAVEL
AUTHORIZED
BY
THE 
SECRETARY.—Any period of travel outside 
of the United States by an alien that was 
authorized by the Secretary of Homeland 
Secretary may not be counted toward any 
period of departure from the United States 
under clause (i). 
‘‘(3) CRIMINAL
AND
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
BARS.— 
‘‘(A) GROUNDS
OF
INELIGIBILITY.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
an alien is ineligible for cancellation of removal 
and adjustment of status under this subsection 
if any of the following apply: 
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