114 STAT. 2762A-142 PUBLIC LAW 106-553—APPENDIX B of this Act and shall be subject to public notice and comment for not more than 30 days thereafter. (c) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section: (1) DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE FREQUENCY BAND.— The term "direct broadcast satellite frequency band" me^rs the band of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz. (2) DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE. —Tht term "direct broadcast satellite service" means any direct broadcast satellite system operating in the direct broadcast satellite frequency band. Legal TITLE XI—ENCOURAGING IMMIGRANT SCty FAMILY REUNIFICATION Act. SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as— (1) the "Legal Immigration Family Equity Act"; or (2) the "LIFE Act". SEC. 1102. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IMMIGRANT VISA; PROVISIONS AFFECTING SUBSE- QUENT ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR SUCH NON- IMMIGRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(V) subject to section 214(o), an alien who is the beneficiary (including a child of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa under section 203(d)) of a petition to accord a status under section 203(a)(2)(A) that was filed with the Attorney General under section 204 on or before the date of the enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act, if— "(i) such petition has been pending for 3 years or more; or "(ii) such petition has been approved, 3 years or more have elapsed since such filing date, and— "(I) an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the alien because of a waiting list of applicants for visas under section 203(a)(2)(A); or "(II) the alien's application for an immigrant visa, or the alien's application for adjustment of status under section 245, pursuant to the approval of such petition, remains pending. (b) PROVISIONS AFFECTING NONIMMIGRANT STATUS. —Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(o)(l) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(V>- "(A) the Attorney General shall authorize the alien to engage in employment in the United States during the period of authorized admission and shall provide the alien with an
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