PUBLIC LAW 10&-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-325 of section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)). In granting such waivers, the Attorney General shall use standards used in granting consent under subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (C)(ii) of such section.". (c) INAPPLICABILITY OF REMOVAL ORDER REINSTATEMENT.—Section 1104 of such Act is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: " (g) INAPPLICABILITY OF REMOVAL ORDER REINSTATEMENT.— Section 241(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply with respect to an alien who is applying for adjustment of status under this section.". SEC. 1504. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO SPOUSES AND UNMARRIED CHILDREN OF CERTAIN LIFE ACT BENEFICIARIES. (a) IMMIGRATION BENEFITS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), in the case of an eligible spouse or child (as described in subsection (b)), the Attorney General— (1) shall not remove the alien on a ground specified in paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), or (3)(A) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)), other than so much of paragraph (1)(A) of such section as relates to a ground of inadmissibility described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and (2) shall authorize the alien to engage in employment in the United States during the period of time in which protection is provided under paragraph (1) and shall provide the alien with an "employment authorized" endorsement or other appropriate document signifying authorization of employment. (b) ELIGIBLE SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.— For purposes of this section, the term "eligible spouse or child" means an alien who is the spouse or unmarried child of an alien described in section 1104(b) of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act if the spouse or child— (1) entered the United States before December 1, 1988; and (2) resided in the United States on such date. (c) PROCESS FOR RELIEF FOR ELIGIBLE SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—I f an alien has obtained lawful permanent resident status under section 1104 of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act and the alien has an eligible spouse or child who is no longer physically present in the United States, the Attorney General shall establish a process under which the eligible spouse or child may be paroled into the United States in order to obtain the benefits of subsection (a) unless the Attorney General finds that the spouse or child would be inadmissible or deportable on any ground, other than a ground for which the alien would not be subject to removal under subsection (a)(1). An alien so paroled shall not be treated as paroled into the United States for purposes of section 201(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(4)). (d) EXCEPTION.— An alien is not eligible for the benefits of this section if the Attorney General finds that— (1) the alien has been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or
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