8 USC 1101 note. PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-538 "(2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking 'Judges Retirement Fund established by section 124(a) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act' and inserting 'Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-1570',". (6) Section 11253 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) REDEPOSITS TO FUND. — Section 11-1568.1(4)(A), District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking 'Judges Retirement Fund' and inserting 'Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund'.", (f) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(6) shall take effect October 1, 1998. SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE. 26 USC 3121 Except as otherwise specifically provided, this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect as if included in the enactment of title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. TITLE IX—HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT Haitian Refugee OF 1998 Immigration Fairness Act of SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Haitian l^% Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998". SEC. 902. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN HAITIAN NATION- 8 USC 1255 note. ALS. (a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The status of any alien described in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien— (A) applies for such adjustment before April 1, 2000; and (B) is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent residence, except that, in determining such admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply. (2) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ORDERS.— An alien present in the United States who has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the United States under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien may not be required, as a condition on submitting or granting such application, to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate such order. If the Attorney General grants the application, the Attorney Gteneral shall cancel the order. If the Attorney General makes a final decision to deny the application, the order shall be effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not been made. (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who is a national of Haiti who— (1) was present in the United States on December 31, 1995, who— (A) filed for asylum before December 31, 1995, (B) was paroled into the United States prior to December 31, 1995, after having been identified as having a
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