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ence as a victim of trafficking under sec-
tion 107(b)(1)(E)(i)(II)(bb) of the Traf-
ficking Protection Act of 2000, or any de-
rivative of the alien;’’; and 
(iv) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) in the case of an alien described in section 
101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned, 
contact the alleged abuser (or family member of the 
alleged abuser) at any stage of applying for special 
immigrant juvenile status, including after a request 
for the consent of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity under clause (iii)(I) of such section.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1), by striking ‘‘may 
provide, in the Attorney General’s discretion’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, Secretary of State, Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor 
may provide’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘may 
provide in the discretion of the Attorney Gen-
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eral’’ and inserting ‘‘, Secretary of Homeland 
Security, Secretary of State, Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, and the Secretary 
of Labor may provide’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘is au-
thorized to disclose’’ and inserting ‘‘, Secretary 
of Homeland Security, Secretary of State, Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and Sec-
retary of Labor, or Attorney General may dis-
close’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to violations or disclo-
sures made on or after such date. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 831. REMOVING 2 YEAR CUSTODY REQUIREMENT FOR 
BATTERED ADOPTED CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b)(1)(E)(i) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(b)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘at least 
two years’’ the following: ‘‘or if the child has been battered 
or subject to extreme cruelty by the adopting parent or 
by a family member of the adopting parent residing in 
the same household’’.
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(b) CONFORMING NATURALIZATION AMENDMENT.— 
Section 320(a)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1431(a)(3)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or the child is residing in the United States pur-
suant to a lawful admission for permanent residence and 
has been battered or subject to extreme cruelty by the cit-
izen parent or by a family member of the citizen parent 
residing in the same household ’’ 
(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 applications pending or filed 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 832. GROUNDS FOR HARDSHIP WAIVER FOR CONDI-
TIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR IN-
TENDED SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
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‘‘(D) the alien meets the requirements 
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and 
following the marriage ceremony has been bat-
tered by or was subject to extreme cruelty per-
petrated by his or her intended spouse and was 
not at fault in failing to meet the requirements 
of paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 833. MOTIONS TO REOPEN. 
(a) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(c)(6) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1230(c)(6)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
except that this limitation shall not apply so as 
to prevent the filing of one motion to reopen de-
scribed in clause (iv)’’ before the period at the 
end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(iv), in the matter 
before subclause (I), by striking ‘‘The deadline 
specified in subsection (b)(5)(C) for filing a mo-
tion to reopen does not apply’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any limitation under this section on the dead-