1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Our Workforce Act of 2023 . 2. Conditional lawful permanent residency (a) In general The Secretary may adjust the status of an alien to that of a conditional lawful permanent resident in accordance with this section. (b) Status defined For purposes of this section, the term conditional lawful permanent resident means a status as a nonimmigrant with a period of stay of 2 years, with employment authorization to be provided concurrently. (c) Eligibility An alien is eligible for adjustment of status if that alien— (1) submits an application, at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; (2) pays such fee as the Secretary may establish; (3) is present in the United States as of January 1, 2023— (A) without lawful status under the immigration laws; (B) with deferred action granted to the alien pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program announced by President Obama on June 15, 2012; or (C) with status as a nonimmigrant that has employment authorization; (4) has been continuously present in the United States during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, through the date of the application for status; (5) has been employed for a cumulative period of one hundred days (consecutive or not) at any time, in a covered profession; and (6) is not inadmissible under paragraph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), (8), or (10) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ), except that with respect to any benefit under this Act, and in addition to the waivers under subsection (g), the Secretary may waive the grounds of inadmissibility under paragraph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ) for humanitarian purposes, for family unity, or because the waiver is otherwise in the public interest