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puses established under section 437(a) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002; 
(B) not fewer than 128 attorneys in the 
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor; 
(C) not fewer than 41 support staff within 
the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to as-
sist immigration judges within the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review with removal, 
asylum, and custody determination proceedings; 
and 
(D) not fewer than 500 asylum officers to 
assist in expedited asylum determinations at 
humanitarian campuses established under sec-
tion 1601. 
(2) GAO REVIEW AND REPORT RELATING TO 
STAFFING NEEDS.— 
(A) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a review of— 
(i) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement activities and staffing needs 
related to irregular migration influx events 
along the southwest border during fiscal 
years 2014, 2019, and 2021, including— 
(I) the total number of aliens 
placed in removal proceedings in con-
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nection with such irregular migration 
influx events; 
(II) the number of hours dedi-
cated to responding to irregular mi-
gration influx events by Enforcement 
and Removal Operations officers, En-
forcement and Removal Operations 
support personnel, attorneys within 
the Office of the Principal Legal Advi-
sor, and support staff within the Of-
fice of the Principal Legal Advisor; 
and 
(III) the impact that response to 
such irregular migration influx events 
had on the ability of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement to 
carry out other aspects of its mission, 
including the regular transport of mi-
grants from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection facilities to U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement facili-
ties; and 
(ii) staffing levels within the Office of 
the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, includ-
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ing the impact such staffing levels have on 
docketing of cases within the Executive Of-
fice for Immigration Review. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report that de-
scribes the results of the review conducted 
under subparagraph (A). 
(b) EXECUTIVE OFFICE
FOR IMMIGRATION RE-
VIEW.—The Director of the Executive Office for Immigra-
tion Review shall hire, train, and assign not fewer than 
150 new Immigration Judge teams, including staff attor-
neys and all applicable support staff for such Immigration 
Judge teams. 
(c) U.S. CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION SERV-
ICES.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services shall hire, train, and assign not fewer than 300 
asylum officers. 
SEC. 1614. HUMANITARIAN STATUS. 
Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (U)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(W) an alien who is prima facie eligible 
for asylum based on overwhelming evidence 
during an asylum prescreening at a facility in 
the Western hemisphere, except that the num-
ber of aliens admitted under this status may 
not exceed the number of refugees authorized to 
enter during a fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 1615. TWO STRIKE POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) ENTRY AT AN UNAUTHORIZED LOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) LOGGING UNLAWFUL ENTRY.—Any alien 
who fails to enter the United States at a designated 
port of entry shall be logged by an agent biometri-
cally and informed by such agent that applications 
for asylum may only be made at a designated port 
of entry. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT ENTRY.—Any alien who fails 
to enter the United States at a designated port of 
entry after being logged under paragraph (1) shall 
be subject to expedited removal under section 235.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 1616. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR LEGAL SERVICE PRO-
VIDERS AT HUMANITARIAN CAMPUSES. 
Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), as amended by section 
1601 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 438. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR LEGAL SERVICE PRO-
VIDERS AT HUMANITARIAN CAMPUSES. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) LOAN
FORGIVENESS
AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, shall forgive, in accordance with this sec-
tion, the qualified loan amount described in sub-
section (b) of the eligible student loan obligation of 
a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) has attended an accredited law school 
at an institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965) and obtained a Juris Doctor degree; 
‘‘(B) has completed not less than four 
years of full-time employment as an attorney 
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providing legal services at a humanitarian cam-
pus established under section 437(a); and 
‘‘(C) is not in default on a loan for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness. 
‘‘(2) METHOD
OF
LOAN
FORGIVENESS.—To 
provide loan forgiveness under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, is authorized to carry out a program— 
‘‘(A) through the holder of the loan, to as-
sume the obligation to repay a qualified loan 
amount for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
under part B of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (other than an excepted PLUS loan or an 
excepted consolidation loan (as such terms are 
defined in section 493C(a) of such Act of 
1965)); and 
‘‘(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for 
a loan made under part D or E of such Act of 
1965 (other than an excepted PLUS loan or an 
excepted consolidation loan (as such terms are 
defined in section 493C(a) of such Act of 
1965)). 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is author-
ized to issue such regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out this section. 
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‘‘(b) QUALIFIED LOANS AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT
OF
FORGIVENESS.—The Sec-
retary shall forgive 75 percent of the eligible student 
loan obligation of a borrower described in subsection 
(a)(1) that is outstanding after the completion of the 
fourth year of employment described in such para-
graph. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT LOAN OBLIGATION.— 
The term ‘eligible student loan obligation’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘student loan’ in section 
428L of the Higher Education Act of 1965, except 
that only the portion of such a student loan that is 
attributable to the borrower’s study of law and at-
tainment of a Juris Doctor degree (and not to un-
dergraduate study or other courses of study) shall be 
included when calculating the outstanding eligible 
student loan obligation of a borrower for purposes of 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment 
of a loan.’’. 
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TITLE VII—RULE OF LAW, SECU-
RITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT IN CENTRAL AMER-
ICA 
Subtitle A—Promoting the Rule of 
Law, Security, and Economic 
Development in Central Amer-
ica 
SEC. 1701. UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT 
IN CENTRAL AMERICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall im-
plement a 4-year strategy, to be known as the ‘‘United 
States Strategy for Engagement in Central America’’ (re-
ferred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘Strategy’’)— 
(1) to advance reforms in Central America; and 
(2) to address the key factors contributing to 
the flight of families, unaccompanied noncitizen chil-
dren, and other individuals from Central America to 
the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Strategy shall include efforts— 
(1) to strengthen democratic governance, ac-
countability, transparency, and the rule of law; 
(2) to combat corruption and impunity; 
(3) to improve access to justice; 
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(4) to bolster the effectiveness and independ-
ence of judicial systems and public prosecutors’ of-
fices; 
(5) to improve the effectiveness of civilian police 
forces; 
(6) to confront and counter the violence, extor-
tion, and other crimes perpetrated by armed crimi-
nal gangs, illicit trafficking organizations, and orga-
nized crime, while disrupting recruitment efforts by 
such organizations; 
(7) to disrupt money laundering and other illicit 
financial operations of criminal networks, armed 
gangs, illicit trafficking organizations, and human 
smuggling networks; 
(8) to promote greater respect for internation-
ally recognized human rights, labor rights, funda-
mental freedoms, and the media; 
(9) to enhance accountability for government 
officials, including police and security force per-
sonnel, who are credibly alleged to have committed 
serious violations of human rights or other crimes; 
(10) to enhance the capability of governments 
in Central America to protect and provide for vul-
nerable and at-risk populations; 
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(11) to address the underlying causes of pov-
erty and inequality and the constraints to inclusive 
economic growth in Central America; and 
(12) to prevent and respond to endemic levels 
of sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence. 
(c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In imple-
menting the Strategy, the Secretary of State shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary, the At-
torney General, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, and 
the Chief Executive Officer of the United States De-
velopment Finance Corporation; and 
(2) consult with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, national and local civil society organizations 
in Central America and the United States, and the 
governments of Central America. 
(d) SUPPORT FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN EFFORTS.— 
To the degree feasible, the Strategy shall support or com-
plement efforts being carried out by the Governments of 
El Salvador, of Guatemala, and of Honduras, in coordina-
tion with bilateral and multilateral donors and partners, 
including the Inter-American Development Bank. 
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SEC. 1702. SECURING SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL DO-
NORS AND PARTNERS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of State shall implement 
a 4-year plan— 
(1) to secure support from international donors 
and regional partners to enhance the implementation 
of the Strategy; 
(2) to identify governments that are willing to 
provide financial and technical assistance for the im-
plementation of the Strategy and the specific assist-
ance that will be provided; and 
(3) to identify and describe the financial and 
technical assistance to be provided by multilateral 
institutions, including the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank, the World Bank, the International Mon-
etary Fund, the Andean Development Corporation– 
Development Bank of Latin America, and the Orga-
nization of American States. 
(b) DIPLOMATIC
ENGAGEMENT
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) carry out diplomatic engagement to secure 
contributions of financial and technical assistance 
from international donors and partners in support of 
the Strategy; and 
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(2) take all necessary steps to ensure effective 
cooperation among international donors and part-
ners supporting the Strategy. 
SEC. 1703. COMBATING CORRUPTION, STRENGTHENING 
THE RULE OF LAW, AND CONSOLIDATING 
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development are 
authorized— 
(1) to combat corruption in Central America by 
supporting— 
(A) Inspectors General and oversight insti-
tutions, including— 
(i) support for multilateral support 
missions for key ministries, including min-
istries responsible for tax, customs, pro-
curement, and citizen security; and 
(ii) relevant training for inspectors 
and auditors; 
(B) multilateral support missions against 
corruption and impunity; 
(C) civil society organizations conducting 
oversight of executive and legislative branch of-
ficials and functions, police and security forces, 
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and judicial officials and public prosecutors; 
and 
(D) the enhancement of freedom of infor-
mation mechanisms; 
(2) to strengthen the rule of law in Central 
America by supporting— 
(A) Attorney General offices, public pros-
ecutors, and the judiciary, including enhancing 
investigative and forensics capabilities; 
(B) an independent, merit-based selection 
processes for judges and prosecutors, inde-
pendent internal controls, and relevant ethics 
and professional training, including training on 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence; 
(C) improved victim, witness, and whistle-
blower protection and access to justice; and 
(D) reforms to and the improvement of 
prison facilities and management; 
(3) to consolidate democratic governance in 
Central America by supporting— 
(A) reforms of civil services, related train-
ing programs, and relevant laws and processes 
that lead to independent, merit-based selection 
processes; 
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(B) national legislatures and their capacity 
to conduct oversight of executive branch func-
tions; 
(C) reforms to, and strengthening of, polit-
ical party and campaign finance laws and elec-
toral tribunals; and 
(D) local governments and their capacity 
to provide critical safety, education, health, and 
sanitation services to citizens; and 
(4) to defend human rights by supporting— 
(A) human rights ombudsman offices; 
(B) government protection programs that 
provide physical protection and security to 
human rights defenders, journalists, trade 
unionists, whistleblowers, and civil society activ-
ists who are at risk; 
(C) civil society organizations that promote 
and defend human rights; and 
(D) civil society organizations that address 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence, 
and that protect victims of such violence. 
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SEC. 1704. COMBATING CRIMINAL VIOLENCE AND IMPROV-
ING CITIZEN SECURITY. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development are 
authorized— 
(1) to counter the violence and crime per-
petrated by armed criminal gangs, illicit trafficking 
organizations, and human smuggling networks in 
Central America by providing assistance to civilian 
law enforcement, including support for— 
(A) the execution and management of com-
plex, multi-actor criminal cases; 
(B) the enhancement of intelligence collec-
tion capacity, and training on civilian intel-
ligence collection (including safeguards for pri-
vacy and basic civil liberties), investigative tech-
niques, forensic analysis, and evidence preserva-
tion; 
(C) community policing policies and pro-
grams; 
(D) the enhancement of capacity to iden-
tify, investigate, and prosecute crimes involving 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence; 
and 
(E) port, airport, and border security offi-
cials, agencies and systems, including— 
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(i) the professionalization of immigra-
tion personnel; 
(ii) improvements to computer infra-
structure and data management systems, 
secure communications technologies, non-
intrusive inspection equipment, and radar 
and aerial surveillance equipment; and 
(iii) assistance to canine units; 
(2) to disrupt illicit financial networks in Cen-
tral America, including by supporting— 
(A) finance ministries, including the impo-
sition of financial sanctions to block the assets 
of individuals and organizations involved in 
money laundering or the financing of armed 
criminal gangs, illicit trafficking networks, 
human smuggling networks, or organized crime; 
(B) financial intelligence units, including 
the establishment and enhancement of anti- 
money laundering programs; and 
(C) the reform of bank secrecy laws; 
(3) to assist in the professionalization of civilian 
police forces in Central America by supporting— 
(A) reforms with respect to personnel re-
cruitment, vetting, and dismissal processes, in-
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cluding the enhancement of polygraph capa-
bility for use in such processes; 
(B) Inspectors General and oversight of-
fices, including relevant training for inspectors 
and auditors, and independent oversight mecha-
nisms, as appropriate; and 
(C) training and the development of proto-
cols regarding the appropriate use of force and 
human rights; and 
(4) to improve crime prevention and to reduce 
violence, extortion, child recruitment into gangs, and 
sexual slavery by supporting— 
(A) the improvement of child protection 
systems; 
(B) the enhancement of programs for at- 
risk youth, including the improvement of com-
munity centers and programs aimed at success-
fully reinserting former gang members; 
(C) livelihood programming that provides 
youth and other at-risk individuals with legal 
and sustainable alternatives to gang member-
ship; 
(D) safe shelter and humanitarian re-
sponses for victims of crime and internal dis-
placement; and 
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(E) programs to receive and effectively re-
integrate repatriated migrants in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras. 
SEC. 1705. COMBATING SEXUAL, GENDER-BASED, AND DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development are 
authorized to counter sexual, gender-based, and domestic 
violence in Central American countries by— 
(1) broadening engagement among national and 
local institutions to address sexual, gender-based, 
and domestic violence; 
(2) supporting educational initiatives to reduce 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence; 
(3) supporting outreach efforts tailored to meet 
the needs of women, girls, and other vulnerable indi-
viduals at risk of violence and exploitation; 
(4) formalizing standards of care and confiden-
tiality at police, health facilities, and other govern-
ment facilities; and 
(5) establishing accountability mechanisms for 
perpetrators of violence. 
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Subtitle B—Information Campaign 
on the Dangers of Irregular Mi-
gration 
SEC. 1711. INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON DANGERS OF IR-
REGULAR MIGRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary, shall design and implement 
public information campaigns in El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, and other appropriate Central American coun-
tries— 
(1) to disseminate information about the poten-
tial dangers of travel to the United States; 
(2) to provide accurate information about 
United States immigration law and policy; and 
(3) to provide accurate information about the 
availability of asylum, other humanitarian protec-
tions in countries in the Western Hemisphere, and 
other legal means for migration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The information campaigns imple-
mented pursuant to subsection (a), to the greatest extent 
possible— 
(1) shall be targeted at regions with high levels 
of outbound migration or significant populations of 
internally displaced persons; 
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(2) shall include examples of valid and invalid 
asylum claims; 
(3) shall be conducted in local languages; 
(4) shall employ a variety of communications 
media, including social media; and 
(5) shall be developed in coordination with pro-
gram officials at the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Department of State, and other govern-
ment, nonprofit, or academic entities in close contact 
with migrant populations from El Salvador, Guate-
mala, and Honduras, including repatriated migrants. 
Subtitle C—Cracking Down on 
Criminal Organizations 
SEC. 1721. ENHANCED INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION 
OF 
HUMAN 
SMUGGLING 
NETWORKS 
AND 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Attorney General and the Secretary shall expand 
collaboration on the investigation and prosecution of 
human smuggling networks and trafficking organizations 
targeting migrants, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied 
children and operating at the southwestern border of the 
United States, including the continuation and expansion 
of anti-trafficking coordination teams. 
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SEC. 1722. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZED SMUG-
GLING SCHEMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274(a)(1)(B) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as 
clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph 
(A)(i) during and in relation to which the person, 
while acting for profit or other financial gain, know-
ingly directs or participates in a scheme to cause 
any person (other than a parent, spouse, sibling, son 
or daughter, grandparent, or grandchild of the of-
fender) to enter or to attempt to enter the United 
States at the same time at a place other than a des-
ignated port of entry or place other than designated 
by the Secretary, be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both;’’; and 
(3) in clause (iv), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘commits or attempts to commit sexual assault of,’’ 
after ‘‘section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) 
to,’’. 
(b) BULK CASH SMUGGLING.—Section 5332(b)(1) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘TERM
OF
IMPRISONMENT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘IN 
GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
years, fined under title 18, or both’’. 
SEC. 1723. EXPANDING FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON NAR-
COTICS TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUN-
DERING. 
(a) FINANCIAL SANCTIONS EXPANSION.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director 
of Central Intelligence shall expand investigations, intel-
ligence collection, and analysis pursuant to the Foreign 
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq.) to increase the identification and application of sanc-
tions against— 
(1) significant foreign narcotics traffickers and 
their organizations and networks; and 
(2) foreign persons, including government offi-
cials, who provide material, financial, or techno-
logical support to such traffickers, organizations, or 
networks. 
(b) SPECIFIC TARGETS.—The activities described in 
subsection (a) shall specifically target foreign narcotics 
traffickers, their organizations and networks, and the for-
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eign persons, including government officials, who provide 
material, financial, or technological support to such traf-
fickers, organizations, and networks that are present and 
operating in Central America. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
SEC. 1724. SUPPORT FOR TRANSNATIONAL ANTI-GANG 
TASK FORCES FOR COUNTERING CRIMINAL 
GANGS. 
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the 
Director of Homeland Security Investigations, and the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall expand the use of transnational task forces that seek 
to address transnational crime perpetrated by gangs in El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and any other identified 
country by— 
(1) expanding transnational criminal investiga-
tions focused on criminal gangs in identified coun-
tries, such as MS–13 and 18th Street; 
(2) expanding training and partnership efforts 
with law enforcement entities in identified countries 
to disrupt and dismantle criminal gangs, both inter-
nationally and in their respective countries; 
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(3) establishing or expanding gang-related in-
vestigative units; 
(4) collecting and disseminating intelligence to 
support related United States-based investigations; 
and 
(5) expanding programming related to gang 
intervention and prevention for at-risk youth. 
DIVISION B—AMERICAN DREAM 
AND PROMISE 
SEC. 21000. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘American Dream 
and Promise Act’’. 
TITLE I—DREAM ACT 
SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Dream Act’’. 
SEC. 21002. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A CONDI-
TIONAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM 
RESIDENTS 
WHO 
ENTERED 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES AS CHILDREN. 
(a) CONDITIONAL BASIS
FOR STATUS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and except as pro-
vided in section 21004(c)(2), an alien shall be considered, 
at the time of obtaining the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence under this section, to 
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have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject 
to the provisions of this title. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral shall adjust to the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence on a conditional 
basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in 
section 21004(c)(2), an alien who is inadmissible or 
deportable from the United States, is subject to a 
grant of Deferred Enforced Departure, has tem-
porary protected status under section 244 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), or 
is the son or daughter of an alien admitted as a non-
immigrant under subparagraph (E)(i), (E)(ii), 
(H)(i)(b), or (L) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) if— 
(A) the alien has been continuously phys-
ically present in the United States since the 
date that is 3 years prior to the date of enact-
ment; 
(B) the alien was 18 years of age or 
younger on the date on which the alien entered 
the United States and has continuously resided 
in the United States since such entry; 
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(C) the alien— 
(i) subject to paragraph (2), is not in-
admissible under paragraph (1), (6)(E), 
(6)(G), (8), or (10) of section 212(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(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 
(iii) is not barred from adjustment of 
status under this title based on the crimi-
nal and national security grounds de-
scribed under subsection (c), subject to the 
provisions of such subsection; and 
(D) the alien— 
(i) has been admitted to an institution 
of higher education; 
(ii) has been admitted to an area ca-
reer and technical education school at the 
postsecondary level; 
(iii) in the United States, has ob-
tained— 
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(I) a high school diploma or a 
commensurate alternative award from 
a public or private high school; 
(II) a General Education Devel-
opment credential, a high school 
equivalency diploma recognized under 
State law, or another similar State- 
authorized credential; 
(III) a credential or certificate 
from an area career and technical 
education school at the secondary 
level; or 
(IV) a recognized postsecondary 
credential; or 
(iv) is enrolled in secondary school or 
in an education program assisting students 
in— 
(I) obtaining a high school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent 
under State law; 
(II) passing the General Edu-
cation Development test, a high school 
equivalence diploma examination, or 
other similar State-authorized exam; 
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(III) obtaining a certificate or 
credential from an area career and 
technical education school providing 
education at the secondary level; or 
(IV) obtaining a recognized post-
secondary credential. 
(2) 
WAIVER
OF
GROUNDS
OF
INADMIS-
SIBILITY.—With respect to any benefit under this 
title, and in addition to the waivers under subsection 
(c)(2), the Secretary may waive the grounds of inad-
missibility under paragraph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), or 
(10)(D) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) for humanitarian 
purposes, for family unity, or because the waiver is 
otherwise in the public interest. 
(3) APPLICATION FEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
subject to an exemption under section 23003(c), 
require an alien applying under this section to 
pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with 
the cost of processing the application but does 
not exceed $495.00. 
(B) SPECIAL
PROCEDURES
FOR
APPLI-
CANTS WITH DACA.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a streamlined procedure for aliens who have 
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been granted DACA and who meet the require-
ments for renewal (under the terms of the pro-
gram in effect on January 1, 2017) to apply for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence on a condi-
tional basis under this section, or without the 
conditional 
basis 
as 
provided 
in 
section 
21004(c)(2). Such procedure shall not include a 
requirement that the applicant pay a fee, except 
that the Secretary may require an applicant 
who meets the requirements for lawful perma-
nent residence without the conditional basis 
under section 21004(c)(2) to pay a fee that is 
commensurate with the cost of processing the 
application, subject to the exemption under sec-
tion 23003(c). 
(4) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—The Secretary 
may not grant an alien permanent resident status on 
a conditional basis under this section until the re-
quirements of section 23002 are satisfied. 
(5) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE.—An alien 
applying for permanent resident status on a condi-
tional basis under this section, or without the condi-
tional basis as provided in section 21004(c)(2), shall 
establish that the alien has registered under the 
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