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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3006 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a mechanism 

for United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor 

their permanent partners for residence in the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2005 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CROWLEY, 

Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 

HOLT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER

of California, Ms. LEE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. LINDA

T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. SABO, 

Mr. FARR, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 

SERRANO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PAYNE, 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. GONZALEZ, 

Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PASTOR, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 

LANTOS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. STARK, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 

a mechanism for United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners 

for residence in the United States, and for other purposes. 
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION 

4 AND NATIONALITY ACT. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as— 

6 (1) the ‘‘Uniting American Families Act’’; or 

7 (2) the ‘‘Permanent Partners Immigration 

8 Act’’. 

9 (b) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATION10 ALITY ACT.—Except as otherwise specifically provided 

11 whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed 

12 as the amendment or repeal of a section or other provision, 

13 the reference shall be considered to be made to that sec14 tion or provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

15 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (15)(K)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

18 permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(51) The term ‘permanent partner’ means an 

21 individual 18 years of age or older who— 

22 ‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation23 ship with another individual 18 years of age or 

24 older in which both parties intend a lifelong 

25 commitment; 
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1 ‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with 

2 that other individual; 

3 ‘‘(C) is not married to or in a permanent 

4 partnership with anyone other than that other 

5 individual; 

6 ‘‘(D) is unable to contract with that other 

7 individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(E) is not a first, second, or third degree 

10 blood relation of that other individual. 

11 ‘‘(52) The term ‘permanent partnership’ means 

12 the relationship that exists between two permanent 

13 partners.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION. 

15 Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) by inserting ‘‘permanent partners,’’ after 

18 ‘‘spouses,’’; 

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 

20 ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; and 

21 (3) by striking ‘‘remarries.’’ and inserting ‘‘re22 marries or enters a permanent partnership with an23 other person.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOR2 EIGN STATES. 

3 (a) PER COUNTRY LEVELS.—Section 202(a)(4) (8 

4 U.S.C. 1152(a)(4)) is amended— 

5 (1) in the paragraph heading for paragraph (4), 

6 by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

7 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

8 (2) in the subparagraph heading for subpara9 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ 

10 after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

11 (3) in the subparagraph heading for subpara12 graph (C), by inserting ‘‘WITHOUT PERMANENT

13 PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘DAUGHTERS’’. 

14 (b) RULES FOR CHARGEABILITY.—Section 202(b)(2) 

15 (8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 

17 ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; and 

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partners’’ after 

19 ‘‘husband and wife’’. 

20 SEC. 5. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS. 

21 (a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR FAMILY MEM22 BERS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.—Section 

23 203(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended— 

24 (1) in the paragraph heading— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘AND’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘WITHOUT PERMANENT

2 PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SONS’’ and after ‘‘DAUGH3 TERS’’; 

4 (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, perma5 nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’; and 

6 (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘without 

7 permanent partners’’ after ‘‘sons’’ and after ‘‘daugh8 ters’’. 

9 (b) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR SONS AND

10 DAUGHTERS OF CITIZENS.—Section 203(a)(3) (8 U.S.C. 

11 1153(a)(3)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

13 ‘‘AND DAUGHTERS AND SONS WITH PERMANENT

14 PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘DAUGHTERS’’; and 

15 (2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘, or daughters or 

16 sons with permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘daughters’’. 

17 (c) EMPLOYMENT CREATION.—Section 

18 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended 

19 by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

20 (d) TREATMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 

21 203(d) (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, per22 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term ap23 pears. 
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1 SEC. 6. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 

2 (a) CLASSIFICATION PETITIONS.—Section 204(a)(1) 

3 (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

5 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

8 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

9 and 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner11 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term 

12 appears in subclause (I); and 

13 (3) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

15 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

16 and 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner18 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term 

19 appears. 

20 (b) IMMIGRATION FRAUD PREVENTION.—Section 

21 204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 

23 ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 

25 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term appears. 
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1 SEC. 7. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMISSION 

2 OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 

3 Section 207(c) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

6 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

7 and 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’s’’ 

9 after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or perma11 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

12 SEC. 8. ASYLUM. 

13 Section 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘OR

16 PERMANENT PARTNER’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 

17 (2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

18 partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

19 SEC. 9. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 

20 Section 209(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended 

21 by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

22 SEC. 10. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 

23 (a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR

24 ADMISSION.—Section 212(a) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per2 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘, 

4 permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per6 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

7 (4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per8 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

9 (b) WAIVERS.—Section 212(d) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘permanent 

12 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma14 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

15 (c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE16 LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 

17 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

18 partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

19 (d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND

20 RELATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(h)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 

21 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent part22 ner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

23 (e) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR MISREPRESEN24 TATION.—Section 212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) is 
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1 amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 

2 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

3 SEC. 11. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART4 NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 

5 IMMIGRANT VISA. 

6 Section 214(r) (8 U.S.C. 1184(r)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma8 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 

10 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term appears. 

11 SEC. 12. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

12 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 

13 PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 

14 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The section heading for sec16 tion 216 (8 U.S.C. 1186a) is amended by inserting 

17 ‘‘AND PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con19 tents is amended by amending the item relating to 

20 section 216 to read as follows: 

‘‘216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and permanent partners and sons and daughters.’’. 

21 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(a) (8 U.S.C. 

22 1186a(a)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma24 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per2 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘perma4 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

5 (4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘perma6 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

7 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

8 QUALIFYING MARRIAGE IMPROPER.—Section 216(b) of 

9 such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘OR

11 PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MARRIAGE’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per13 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

14 (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘or has ceased to satisfy 

16 the criteria for being considered a permanent 

17 partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi18 nated,’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

20 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

21 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

22 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

23 216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), 

25 (3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
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1 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term 

2 appears; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter following 

4 clause (ii), and in paragraph (3)(D), (4)(B), and 

5 (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 

6 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term appears. 

7 (e) CONTENTS OF PETITION.—Section 216(d)(1) of 

8 such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) in the subparagraph heading for subpara10 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNER11 SHIP’’ after ‘‘MARRIAGE’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 

13 permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

14 (3) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by inserting be15 fore the comma at the end ‘‘, or is a permanent 

16 partnership recognized under this Act’’; 

17 (4) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘or has not ceased to sat19 isfy the criteria for being considered a perma20 nent partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi21 nated,’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

23 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

24 (5) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

25 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
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1 (6) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner3 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

5 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

6 (e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216(g) (8 U.S.C. 

7 1186a(g)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

10 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

11 and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner13 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place such term 

14 appears; 

15 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma16 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma18 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

19 (4) in paragraph (4)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

21 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

22 and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner24 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
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1 SEC. 13. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

2 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN ENTREPRENEURS, 

3 SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHIL4 DREN. 

5 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The section heading for sec7 tion 216A (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents is amended by amending the item relating to 

11 section 216A to read as follows: 

‘‘216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, 

spouses or permanent partners, and children.’’. 

12 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216A(a) (8 U.S.C. 

13 1186b(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), 

14 and (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 

15 ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears. 

16 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

17 QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 

18 216A(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amended by insert19 ing ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in the matter 

20 following subparagraph (C). 

21 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

22 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

23 216A(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in paragraphs 
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1 (1), (2)(A)(ii), and (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

2 partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216A(f)(2) (8 U.S.C. 

4 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part5 ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears. 

6 SEC. 14. DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 

7 Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 permanent partners’’ after ‘‘spouses’’ each place 

11 such term appears; 

12 (2) in paragraphs (1)(E)(ii), (1)(E)(iii), and 

13 (1)(H)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

14 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

15 (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 

16 following new subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(I) PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP FRAUD.— 

18 An alien shall be considered to be deportable as 

19 having procured a visa or other documentation 

20 by fraud (within the meaning of section 

21 212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States 

22 in violation of this Act (within the meaning of 

23 subparagraph (B)) if— 

24 ‘‘(i) the alien obtains any admission to 

25 the United States with an immigrant visa 
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1 or other documentation procured on the 

2 basis of a permanent partnership entered 

3 into less than 2 years prior to such admis4 sion and which, within 2 years subsequent 

5 to such admission, is terminated because 

6 the criteria for permanent partnership are 

7 no longer fulfilled, unless the alien estab8 lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 

9 of Homeland Security that such permanent 

10 partnership was not contracted for the 

11 purpose of evading any provisions of the 

12 immigration laws; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) it appears to the satisfaction of 

14 the Secretary of Homeland Security that 

15 the alien has failed or refused to fulfill the 

16 alien’s permanent partnership which in the 

17 opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Se18 curity was made for the purpose of pro19 curing the alien’s admission as an immi20 grant.’’; and 

21 (4) in paragraphs (2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by 

22 inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ 

23 each place such term appears. 
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1 SEC. 15. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 

2 Section 240(e)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1229a(e)(1)) is amended 

3 by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

4 SEC. 16. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF 

5 STATUS. 

6 Section 240A(b) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or per8 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

9 (2) in the paragraph heading for paragraph (2), 

10 by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNER,’’ after 

11 ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, perma13 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term 

14 appears. 

15 SEC. 17. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO 

16 THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA17 NENT RESIDENCE. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 

19 Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by insert20 ing ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 

21 (b) AVOIDING IMMIGRATION FRAUD.—Section 245(e) 

22 (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma24 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) and section 204(g) shall not 

2 apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien 

3 establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satis4 faction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 

5 permanent partnership was entered into in good faith and 

6 in accordance with section 101(a)(51) and the permanent 

7 partnership was not entered into for the purpose of pro8 curing the alien’s admission as an immigrant and no fee 

9 or other consideration was given (other than a fee or other 

10 consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation 

11 of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under sec12 tion 204(a) or 214(d) with respect to the alien permanent 

13 partner. In accordance with regulations, there shall be 

14 only one level of administrative appellate review for each 

15 alien under the previous sentence.’’. 

16 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS

17 PAYING FEE.—Section 245(i)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 

18 1255(i)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

19 partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears. 

20 SEC. 18. MISREPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT OF 

21 FACTS. 

22 Section 275(c) (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read 

23 as follows: 

24 ‘‘(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a mar25 riage or permanent partnership for the purpose of evading 
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1 any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned 

2 for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than 

3 $250,000, or both.’’. 

4 SEC. 19. REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE, GOOD MORAL 

5 CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIN6 CIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 

7 Section 316(b) (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by in8 serting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

9 SEC. 20. FORMER CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES REGAINING 

10 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP. 

11 Section 324(a) (8 U.S.C. 1435(a)) is amended, in the 

12 matter following ‘‘after September 22, 1922,’’, by insert13 ing ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 

14 place such term appears. 

15 SEC. 21. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 

16 PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 

17 ACT BENEFICIARIES. 

18 Section 1504 of division B of the Miscellaneous Ap19 propriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 

20 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, is amended— 

21 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, PER22 MANENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’ ; 

23 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, permanent 

24 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

25 (3) in each of subsections (b) and (c)— 
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1 (A) in the subsection headings, by insert2 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

3 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 

5 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears. 

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