1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Promise Act of 2017 . 2. Adjustment of status for certain non-immigrant nationals granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the following (and amending the table of contents accordingly): 244A. Adjustment of status for certain nationals in receipt of temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (a) In general The status of any alien described in subsection (c) shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien— (1) applies for such adjustment within 3 years after the date of enactment of this section; (2) is determined to be admissible to the United States for permanent residence; and (3) meets the criteria established under subsection (c) (b) Certain grounds for inadmissibility inapplicable (1) In general For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection (a)(2), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply. (2) Additional waiver for individual aliens The Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in the case of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. (c) Aliens eligible for adjustment of status An alien shall be eligible for adjustment of status if the alien— (1) is a national of a country (or part of a country) with a designation under 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act during the period specified in section 244(b)(2) and who was granted temporary protected status, or was otherwise eligible for temporary protected status, on or before October 1, 2017, or has been granted Deferred Enforced Departure (hereinafter in this section referred to as DED ) on or before October 1, 2017