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“(iii) has earned a high school diploma or , a commensurate alternative 36 award from a public or private high school or secondary school, or has 37
obtained a general education development certificate recognized under State 1 law, or a high school equivalency diploma in the United States;
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i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary may not 19 adjust the status of an alien to lawful permanent resident status under this section 20 unless the alien demonstrates that the alien satisfies the requirements of under 21 section 312(a) o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶I̶m̶m̶i̶g̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶N̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶A̶c̶t̶ ̶(̶8̶ ̶U̶.̶S̶.̶C̶.̶ ̶1̶4̶2̶3̶(̶a̶)̶)̶.̶
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“(i) REQUIREMENT FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Secretary shall utilize 33 biometric, biographic, and other data that the Secretary determines appropriate— 34
“(I) to conduct national security and law enforcement background checks 35 of an alien applying for lawful permanent resident status under this section; 36 and
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TO REGISTERED PROVISIONAL IMMIGRANTS AND 11 OTHERS. 12
“(a) Disclosures.—
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to 23 examine any individual application for lawful status under section 245B, 245C, or 24 245D.
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“(A) a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, national security agency, a 29 component of the Department of Homeland Security, court, or grand jury if such 30 information is requested by such entity, consistent with law, in connection with— 31
“(i) a criminal investigation or prosecution of any matter felony not related to 32 the applicant’s immigration status; or
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a lot of changes, they dont look too bad
too many to post