S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 2110: RULEMAKING
Posted Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:56 pm
- (a) In General- Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the
Secretary of State separately shall issue interim final regulations to
implement this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, which
shall take effect immediately upon publication in the Federal Register.
- (b) Application Procedures; Processing Fees; Documentation-
The interim final regulations issued under subsection (a) shall
include--
- (1) the procedures by which an alien, and the dependent
spouse and children of such alien may apply for status under section
245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2101 of
this Act, as a registered provisional immigrant or a registered
provisional immigrant dependent, as applicable, including the evidence
required to demonstrate eligibility for such status or to be included in
each application for such status;
- (2) the criteria to be used by the Secretary to determine--
- (A) the maximum processing fee payable under
sections 245B(c)(10)(B) and 245C(c)(5)(A) of such Act by a family,
including spouses and unmarried children younger than 21 years of age;
and
- (B) which individuals will be exempt from such fees;
- (3) the documentation required to be submitted by the
applicant to demonstrate compliance with section 245C(b)(3) of such Act;
and
- (4) the procedures for a registered provisional
immigrant to apply for adjustment of status under section 245C or 245D
of such Act, including the evidence required to be submitted with such
application to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility for such
adjustment.
- (c) Exemption From National Environmental Policy Act- Any
decision by the Secretary concerning any rulemaking action, plan, or
program described in this section shall not be considered to be a major
Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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