A bill to make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
PL 105-139 (S.1565), enacted 12/02/1997

I l l STAT. 2644 
PUBLIC LAW 105-139—DEC. 2, 1997 
Public Law 105-139 
105th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 2, 1997 
To m£ike technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment amd Central American 
[S. 1565] 
ReUefAct. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NICARAGUAN ADJUST-
MENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 202(a)(1) of the Nica-
Ante. p. 2193. 
raguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
"Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration 
and 
Nationality Act, the" and inserting 'The"; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by stalking "is otherwise eligible to receive an 
immigrant visa and"; and 
(B) by striking "(6)(A), and (7)(A)" and inserting "(6)(A), 
(7)(A),and(9XB)". 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.— 
Section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Centred Amer-
ican Relief Act is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
"Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the Immigration 
and 
Nationality Act, 5ie" and inserting "The"; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking "is otherwise eligible to receive an 
immigrant visa and ; 
(B) by striking "exclusion" and inserting "inadmissibil-
ity"; and 
(C) by striking "(6)(A), and (7)(A)" and inserting "(6)(A), 
(7)(A),and(9)(B)". 
(c) TRANSITIONAL RULES WITH REGARD TO SUSPENSION OF 
DEPORTATION.—Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as added by 
section 203(a)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central Amer-
Ante. p. 2196. 
ican Relief Act is amended (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by inserting "of this paragraph" after "subparagraph 
(A)"; (2) in clause (ii), by striking "this clause (i)" and inserting 
"clause (i)". 
(d) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DIVERSITY VISAS.—Section 203(d) 
of the Niceiraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting "otherwise" before "avail-
able under that section"; £uid 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
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(A) 
by 
striking 
"309(c)(5)(C)" 
and 
inserting 
"309(c)(5)(C)(i)"; and 
(B) by striking "year exceeds—" and inserting "year; 
exceeds". 
(e) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN OTHER WORKERS' VISAS.—Section 
203(e)(2)(A) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American 
Relief Act is amended by striking "(d)(2)(A), exceeds—" and insert-
ing "(d)(2)(A); exceeds". 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by this section— 8 use iioi note. 
(1) shall tsike effect upon the enactment of the Nicaraguan 
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (as contained 
in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998); £ind 
(2) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of 
such Act. 
Approved December 2, 1997. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1565: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): 
Nov. 13, considered and passed Senate and House.