SEC. 2. REMOVING BARRIERS TO ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 245 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘of an alien
who qualifies for classification under subparagraph
(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section
204(a)(1) or’’ after ‘‘The status’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘201(b) or
a special’’ and inserting ‘‘201(b), an alien who quali-
fies for classification under subparagraph (A)(iii),
(A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 204(a)(1), or a
special’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘201(b))’’
and inserting ‘‘201(b) or an alien who qualifies for
classification under subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv),
(B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 204(a)(1))’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting ‘‘(other
than an alien who qualifies for classification under
subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of
section 204(a)(1))’’ after ‘‘an alien’’; and
(5) in subsection (c)(8), by inserting ‘‘(other
than an alien who qualifies for classification under
subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of
section 204(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘any alien’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to applications for adjustment
of status pending on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. REMOVING BARRIERS TO CANCELLATION OF RE-
MOVAL AND SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) SPECIAL RULE FOR CALCULATING CONTIN-
UOUS PERIOD FOR BATTERED SPOUSE OR CHILD.—
Paragraph (1) of section 240A(d) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PERIOD.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), for purposes of this section,
any period of continuous residence or continu-
ous physical presence in the United States shall
be deemed to end when the alien is served a no-
tice to appear under section 239(a) or when the
alien has committed an offense referred to in
section 212(a)(2) that renders the alien inad-
missible to the United States under section
212(a)(2) or removable from the United States
under section 237(a)(2) or 237(a)(4), whichever
is earliest.
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
BATTERED
SPOUSE OR CHILD.—For purposes of subsection
(b)(2), the service of a notice to appear referred
to in subparagraph (A) shall not be deemed to
end any period of continuous physical presence
in the United States.’’.
(2) EXEMPTION FROM ANNUAL LIMITATION ON
CANCELLATION
OF
REMOVAL
FOR
BATTERED
SPOUSE OR CHILD.—Section 240A(e)(3) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1229b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(C) Aliens whose removal is cancelled
under subsection (b)(2).’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the enactment of section 304 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 587).
(b) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TRANSITION RULES
FOR BATTERED SPOUSE OR CHILD.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section
309(c)(5) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101
note) (as amended by section 203 of the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act) is
amended—
(2) by amending the subparagraph heading to
read as follows:
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN ALIENS
GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTION FROM DE-
PORTATION AND FOR BATTERED SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN.—’’; and
(3) in clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (IV);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subclause (V) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(VI) is an alien who was issued
an order to show cause or was in de-
portation proceedings prior to April 1,
1997, and who applied for suspension
of deportation under section 244(a)(3)
of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (as in effect before the date of the
enactment of this Act).’’.
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of section 309 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
SEC. 4. ELIMINATING TIME LIMITATIONS ON MOTIONS TO
REOPEN REMOVAL AND DEPORTATION PRO-
CEEDINGS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE.
(a) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(c)(6)(C) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1229a(c)(6)(C) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULE FOR BATTERED
SPOUSES
AND
CHILDREN.—There is no
time limit on the filing of a motion to re-
open, and the deadline specified in sub-
section (b)(5)(C) does not apply, if the
basis of the motion is to apply for adjust-
ment of status based on a petition filed
under clause (iii) or (iv) of section
204(a)(1)(A), clause (ii) or (iii) of section
204(a)(1)(B), or section 240A(b)(2).’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of section 304 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 587).
(b) DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any limita-
tion imposed by law on motions to reopen deporta-
tion proceedings under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (as in effect before the title III–A effective
date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1101 note)), there is no time limit on the fil-
ing of a motion to reopen such proceedings, and the
deadline specified in section 242B(c)(3) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (as so in effect) does
not apply, if the basis of the motion is to apply for
relief 
under 
clause 
(iii) 
or 
(iv) 
of 
section
204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, clause (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B) of
such Act, or section 244(a)(3) of such Act (as so in
effect).
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply
to motions filed by aliens who—
(A) are, or were, in deportation proceed-
ings under the Immigration and Nationality Act
(as in effect before the title III–A effective date
in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note)); and
(B) have become eligible to apply for relief
under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, clause
(ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B) of such Act,
or section 244(a)(3) of such Act (as in effect
before the title III–A effective date in section
309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1101 note)) as a result of the amendments
made by—
(i) subtitle G of title IV of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.
1953 et seq.); or
(ii) section 3 of this Act.
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