1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act . 2. Conditional protected status for certain individuals who came to the United States as children (a) In general The Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the following: 244A. Conditional protected status for certain individuals who came to the United States as children (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant conditional protected status to an alien who— (1) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (b); (2) files an application with the Secretary seeking such status; and (3) pays a registration fee, not to exceed $50, to the Secretary. (b) Eligibility criteria An alien is eligible for conditional protected status under this section if the alien— (1) was a recipient of deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children dated June 15, 2012, and was in such status on September 5, 2017; (2) is admissible under section 212 and is not deportable under section 237, except that the Secretary shall waive the grounds of inadmissibility under paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) and the grounds of deportability under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of section 237(a); (3) has not been convicted of a violent misdemeanor offense