I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1071 
To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens 
who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to 
adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HARE, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of non-
immigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 ter-
rorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to 
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘September 11 Family 
Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NON-
IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF TERRORISM. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The status of any alien de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the 
alien— 
(A) applies for such adjustment not later 
than 2 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary promulgates final regulations to imple-
ment this section; and 
(B) is otherwise admissible to the United 
States for permanent residence, except in deter-
mining such admissibility the grounds for inad-
missibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), 
(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)) shall not apply. 
(2) RULES
IN
APPLYING
CERTAIN
PROVI-
SIONS.—In the case of an alien described in sub-
section (b) who is applying for adjustment of status 
under this section— 
(A) the provisions of section 241(a)(5) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
apply; and 
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(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may grant the alien a waiver on the grounds of 
inadmissibility under subparagraphs (A) and 
(C) of section 212(a)(9) of such Act. 
In granting waivers under subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall use standards used in granting con-
sent under subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (C)(ii) of 
such section 212(a)(9). 
(3) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CER-
TAIN
ORDERS.—An alien present in the United 
States who has been ordered excluded, deported, re-
moved, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the 
United States under any provision of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) 
may, notwithstanding such order, apply for adjust-
ment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien 
may not be required, as a condition of submitting or 
granting such application, to file a separate motion 
to reopen, reconsider, or vacate such order. If the 
Secretary of Homeland Security grants the applica-
tion, the Secretary shall cancel the order. If the Sec-
retary renders a final administrative decision to deny 
the application, the order shall be effective and en-
forceable to the same extent as if the application 
had not been made. 
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(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS.—The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any alien who— 
(1) was lawfully present in the United States as 
a 
nonimmigrant 
alien 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) on September 10, 2001; 
(2) was, on such date, the spouse, child, de-
pendent son, or dependent daughter of an alien 
who— 
(A) was lawfully present in the United 
States as a nonimmigrant alien described in 
section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) on such 
date; and 
(B) died as a direct result of a specified 
terrorist activity; and 
(3) was deemed to be a beneficiary of, and by, 
the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 
2001 (42 U.S.C. 40101). 
(c) STAY OF REMOVAL; WORK AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide by regulation for an alien sub-
ject to a final order of removal to seek a stay of 
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