text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Salvadoran Families Together 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF EL SALVADOR 
                GRANTED OR ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.
  
      (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
  U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the 
  following:
  
  ``SEC. 244A. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF EL SALVADOR 
                GRANTED OR ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The status of any alien described in subsection 
  (c) shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to that of 
  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien--
              ``(1) applies for such adjustment within 3 years after the 
          date of the enactment of this section;
              ``(2) is determined to be admissible to the United States 
          for permanent residence; and
              ``(3) meets the criteria established under subsection (c).
      ``(b) Certain Grounds for Inadmissability Inapplicable.--
              ``(1) In general.--For purposes of determining 
          admissibility under subsection (a)(2), the grounds for 
          inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and 
          (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
          shall not apply.
              ``(2) Additional waiver for individual aliens.--The 
          Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in 
          the case of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to 
          assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public 
          interest.
      ``(c) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--An alien shall be 
  eligible for adjustment of status if the alien--
              ``(1) is a national of El Salvador who was granted 
          temporary protected status, or was otherwise eligible for 
          temporary protected status, on or before the date of the 
          enactment of this section; and
              ``(2) has been continuously physically present in the 
          United States for a period of not less than 3 years before the 
          date of the enactment of this section.
      ``(d) Waiver Authorized.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
  Act, an alien who fails to meet the continuous physical presence 
  requirement under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall be considered 
  eligible for status adjustment as provided in this section if the 
  Attorney General or the Secretary determines that the removal of the 
  alien from the United States would result in extreme hardship to the 
  alien, their spouse, their children, their parents, or their domestic 
  partner.
      ``(e) Effect of Application on Certain Orders.--An alien present in 
  the United States who has been ordered removed or has been granted 
  voluntary departure from the United States may, notwithstanding such 
  order, apply for adjustment of status under this section. Such alien 
  shall not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, 
  or vacate the order of removal. If the Secretary approves the 
  application, the Secretary shall cancel the order of removal. If the 
  Secretary renders a final administrative decision to deny the 
  application, the order of removal shall be effective and enforceable to 
  the same extent as if the application had not been made.
      ``(f) Work Authorization.--The Secretary shall authorize an alien 
  who has applied for adjustment of status under this section to engage 
  in employment in the United States during the pendency of such 
  application and shall provide the alien with an appropriate document 
  signifying authorization of employment.
      ``(g) Adjustment of Status for Certain Family Members.--
              ``(1) In general.--The status of an alien shall be adjusted 
          by the Secretary to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
          permanent residence if the alien--
                      ``(A) is the spouse, parent, or unmarried son or 
                  daughter of an alien whose status is adjusted under 
                  this section;
                      ``(B) applies for adjustment under this section 
                  within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
                  section; and
                      ``(C) is determined to be admissible to the United 
                  States for permanent residence.
              ``(2) Certain grounds for inadmissibility inapplicable.--
          For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection 
          (g)(1)(C), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 
          paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall 
          not apply.
      ``(h) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Secretary shall 
  provide to aliens applying for adjustment of status under this section 
  the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are 
  provided to--
              ``(1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 
          245; and
              ``(2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 
          240.
      ``(i) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--The granting of 
  adjustment of status under this section shall not reduce the number of 
  immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of this 
  Act.
      ``(j) Treatment of Brief, Casual, and Innocent Departures and 
  Certain Other Absences.--An alien who has failed to maintain the 3-year 
  continuous physical presence requirement under subsection (c) because 
  of brief, casual, and innocent departures or, emergency travel, or 
  extenuating circumstances outside of the control of the alien, shall 
  not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical 
  presence in the United States.
      ``(k) Definition.--In this section, the term `domestic partner' 
  means an adult of at least 18 years of age in a committed relationship 
  with an alien applying for adjustment of status under this section. A 
  committed relationship is one in which the employee and the domestic 
  partner of the employee are each other's sole domestic partner (and are 
  not married to or domestic partners with anyone else) and share 
  responsibility for a significant measure of each other's common welfare 
  and financial obligations. This includes any relationship between two 
  individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal 
  recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or 
  analogous relationship (including a civil union).''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
  and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
  after the item relating to section 244 the following:
  
  ``Sec. 244A. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of El Salvador 
                              granted or eligible for temporary protected 
                              status.''.
  
  SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT OF RELATION OF PERIOD OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 
                TO CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.
  
      Section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
  1254a(e)) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``With respect to an alien'' and inserting 
          the following:
              ``(1) In general.--With respect to an alien''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(2) Waiver for certain temporary protected status 
          holders.--The provisions in subsection (e) shall not apply to 
          an alien who is eligible for adjustment of status pursuant to 
          section 244A.''.
  
  SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION.
  
      (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 319(b), 328, and 329 of 
  the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(b), 1439, and 1440), 
  an alien whose status is adjusted under section 244A of the Immigration 
  and Nationality Act, as added by section 2 of this Act, to that of an 
  alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence may apply for 
  naturalization under chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and 
  Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) not earlier than 5 years after 
  such adjustment of status.
      (b) Language Requirement Waiver.--Section 312(b)(2) of the 
  Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)(2)) is amended--
              (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
          ``334, either--'' and inserting ``334--'';
              (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, or'' at the end 
          and inserting a semicolon;
              (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
          and inserting ``; or''; and
              (4) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(C) is an alien who received adjustment of status 
                  under section 244A.''.
target: Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is a national of El Salvador in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien:   is eligible for permanent resident status,  applies for adjustment within three years,  was granted or was eligible for TPS status, and  has been continuously physically present in the United States for at least three years.   (TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.)  The bill:   waives certain grounds of inadmissibility;  authorizes the waiver of the continuous physical presence requirement if an alien's removal would cause extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner;  authorizes an alien who has applied for status adjustment to work; and authorizes an alien who has been ordered removed or granted voluntary departure to apply for status adjustment.   An alien's spouse, parent, or unmarried child shall have his or her status adjusted to legal permanent resident if such person is eligible for status adjustment and applies within three years.
feat_title: Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act