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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 629 (Introduced in House) — To provide protections against violence against immigrant women, and for other purposes. · Sec. 211

Sec. 211. Technical corrections

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Effective as if included in the enactment of section 1505(c)(2) of Violence Against Women Act of 2000, section 237(a)(1)(H)(i)(II) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(H)(i)(II) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or . Section 237(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) ) is amended by striking is self-defense and inserting in self-defense . Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by striking an incident of domestic violence and inserting battering or extreme cruelty by the United States citizen spouse ; in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking an incident of domestic violence and inserting battering or extreme cruelty by such parent ; in subparagraph (A)(vii)(I), as added by section 816 of VAWA–2005, is amended by striking related to an incident of domestic violence and inserting related to battering or extreme cruelty by the United States citizen son or daughter ; in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(aaa), by striking due to an incident of domestic violence and inserting related to battering or extreme cruelty by the lawful permanent resident spouse ; and in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking due to an incident of domestic violence and inserting related to battering or extreme cruelty by such parent .
The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, except that the amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall apply as if included in the enactment of VAWA–2005. Section 309(c)(5)(C)(iii) of the Illegal Immigration and Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as amended by section 1510(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, is amended by striking 204(a)(1)(H) and inserting 204(a)(1)(J) . The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000. Section 204(a)(1)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D) ), is amended by striking a petitioner for preference status under paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)of section 203(a), whichever paragraph is applicable and inserting to continue to be treated as an immediate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i), or to be a petitioner for preference status under section 203(a)(3) if subsequently married or a petitioner for preference status under section 203(a)(2)(A), whichever is applicable . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall apply to applications filed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000.
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