To amend Public Law 89-732 to increase to 5 years the period during which a Cuban national must be physically present in the United States in order to qualify for adjustment of status to that of a permanent resident, and for other purposes.

Increases to five years the period during which a Cuban national must be physically present in the United States in order to adjust to permanent resident status.

Makes an alien who returns to Cuba after admission or parole into the United States ineligible for such status adjustment.

Rescinds such adjusted status in the case of an alien who returns to Cuba before being granted U.S. citizenship and subjects the alien to all the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the same extent as if the status adjustment had not been made.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2771 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2771

  To amend Public Law 89-732 to increase to 5 years the period during 
which a Cuban national must be physically present in the United States 
  in order to qualify for adjustment of status to that of a permanent 
                   resident, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2011

  Mr. Rivera introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend Public Law 89-732 to increase to 5 years the period during 
which a Cuban national must be physically present in the United States 
  in order to qualify for adjustment of status to that of a permanent 
                   resident, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF RULES REGARDING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR 
              CUBAN REFUGEES.

    Section 1 of Public Law 89-732 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``one year,'' and inserting ``five 
        years,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``An alien shall be 
        ineligible for adjustment of status under this section if the 
        alien returns to Cuba after admission or parole into the United 
        States. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind the 
        status of an alien who obtained adjustment of status under this 
        section if the alien returns to Cuba before being admitted to 
        citizenship in accordance with title III of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and the alien shall 
        thereafter be subject to all the provisions of such Act to the 
        same extent as if the adjustment of status had not been 
        made.''.
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