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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2221 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination 

in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United 

States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 

lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2007 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 

WEXLER, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 

WEINER, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

ELLISON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GEORGE MILLER

of California, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE, 

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. 

CLARKE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 

ALLEN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 

PALLONE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. OLVER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. WU, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 

KUCINICH, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. NEAL

of Massachusetts, Mr. STARK, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

PAYNE, and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 

discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful 


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permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident 

status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 

lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration 

fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. 

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; TABLE OF CON5 TENTS. 

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

7 ‘‘Uniting American Families Act of 2007’’. 

8 (b) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATION9 ALITY ACT.—Except as otherwise specifically provided 

10 whenever in this Act, an amendment or repeal is expressed 

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

12 the reference shall be considered to be made to that sec13 tion or provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

14 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

15 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act; table of 

contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions of permanent partner and permanent partnership. 

Sec. 3. Worldwide level of immigration. 

Sec. 4. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states. 

Sec. 5. Allocation of immigrant visas. 

Sec. 6. Procedure for granting immigrant status. 

Sec. 7. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees. 

Sec. 8. Asylum. 

Sec. 9. Adjustment of status of refugees. 

Sec. 10. Inadmissible aliens. 

Sec. 11. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability 

of an immigrant visa. 


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Sec. 12. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and daughters. 

Sec. 13. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, 

spouses, permanent partners, and children. 

Sec. 14. Deportable aliens. 

Sec. 15. Removal proceedings. 

Sec. 16. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status. 

Sec. 17. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for 

permanent residence. 

Sec. 18. Application of criminal penalties to for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding permanent partnerships. 

Sec. 19. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to the 

principles of the constitution. 

Sec. 20. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain 

LIFE Act beneficiaries. 

Sec. 21. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS OF PERMANENT PARTNER AND PER2 MANENT PARTNERSHIP. 

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

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

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

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

7 ‘‘(52) The term ‘permanent partner’ means an 

8 individual 18 years of age or older who— 

9 ‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation10 ship with another individual 18 years of age or 

11 older in which both parties intend a lifelong 

12 commitment; 

13 ‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with 

14 that other individual; 

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

16 partnership with anyone other than that other 

17 individual; 


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

2 individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; 

3 and 

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

5 blood relation of that other individual. 

6 ‘‘(53) The term ‘permanent partnership’ means 

7 the relationship that exists between two permanent 

8 partners.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION. 

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

11 is amended— 

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

13 ‘‘spouses,’’; 

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

15 ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

16 (3) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a perma17 nent partnership, whose permanent partnership was 

18 not terminated)’’ after ‘‘was not legally separated 

19 from the citizen’’; and 

20 (4) by striking ‘‘remarries.’’ and inserting ‘‘re21 marries or enters a permanent partnership with an22 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 heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT

6 PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

7 (2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in8 serting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

9 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

10 (3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by 

11 striking ‘‘AND DAUGHTERS’’ inserting ‘‘WITHOUT

12 PERMANENT PARTNERS AND UNMARRIED DAUGH13 TERS WITHOUT PERMANENT PARTNERS’’. 

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 it 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 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 heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DAUGH13 TERS AND SONS WITH PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after 

14 ‘‘DAUGHTERS’’; and 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or daughters or sons with 

16 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 it appears. 

23 SEC. 6. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 

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

25 (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 


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

2 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 

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

5 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 

6 (B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per7 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 

8 place it appears; 

9 (3) in subparagraph (A)(v)(I), by inserting 

10 ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘is the spouse,’’; 

11 (4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘or termination of the 

13 permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; and 

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

15 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

16 (5) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

18 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

19 (B) by inserting or permanent partnership 

20 after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and the 

21 first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); and 

22 (C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in23 serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 

24 partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar25 riage’’. 


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1 (b) IMMIGRATION FRAUD PREVENTION.—Section 

2 204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 

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

4 ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 

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

6 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 

7 SEC. 7. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMISSION 

8 OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 

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

10 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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

12 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 

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

14 after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or perma16 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

17 SEC. 8. ASYLUM. 

18 Section 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA21 NENT PARTNER’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 

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

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1 SEC. 9. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 

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

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

4 SEC. 10. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 

5 (a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR

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

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per9 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 

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

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

12 (3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per13 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

14 (4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per15 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

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

17 amended— 

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

19 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma21 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

22 (c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE23 LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 

24 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

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1 (d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND

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

3 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent part4 ner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

5 (e) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR MISREPRESEN6 TATION.—Section 212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 

8 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

9 SEC. 11. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART10 NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 

11 IMMIGRANT VISA. 

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

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma14 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

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

16 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 

17 SEC. 12. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

18 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 

19 PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 

20 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The heading for section 216 

22 (8 U.S.C. 1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND

23 PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con2 tents is amended by amending the item relating to 

3 section 216 to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and 

permanent partners and sons and daughters.’’. 

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

5 1186a(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma7 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per9 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘perma11 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

12 (4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘perma13 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

14 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

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

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

17 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA18 NENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MARRIAGE’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per20 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)— 

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

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1 partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi2 nated,’’; and 

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

4 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

5 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

6 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

7 216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended— 

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

9 (3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or perma10 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

11 and 

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

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

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

15 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 

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

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

18 (1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in19 serting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MAR20 RIAGE’’; 

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

22 permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

23 (3) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by inserting be24 fore the comma at the end ‘‘, or is a permanent 

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1 (4) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘or has not ceased to sat3 isfy the criteria for being considered a perma4 nent partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi5 nated,’’; and 

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

7 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

9 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

10 (6) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner12 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

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

14 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

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

16 1186a(g)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

19 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner21 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma23 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma25 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 


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1 (4) in paragraph (4)— 

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

3 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner5 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 

6 SEC. 13. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

7 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN ENTREPRENEURS, 

8 SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHIL9 DREN. 

10 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The heading for section 

12 216A (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR

13 PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

14 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con15 tents is amended by amending the item relating to 

16 section 216A to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses or permanent partners, and children.’’. 

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

18 1186b(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), 

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

20 ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

21 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

22 QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 

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1 ing ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in the matter 

2 following subparagraph (C). 

3 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

4 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

5 216A(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in paragraphs 

6 (1), (2)(A)(ii), and (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

7 partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

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

9 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part10 ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

11 SEC. 14. DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 

12 Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

13 Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 

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

15 permanent partners’’ after ‘‘spouses’’ each place it 

16 appears; 

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

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

19 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

21 following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(I) PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP FRAUD.— 

23 An alien shall be considered to be deportable as 

24 having procured a visa or other documentation 

25 by fraud (within the meaning of section 


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1 212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States 

2 in violation of this Act (within the meaning of 

3 subparagraph (B)) if— 

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

5 the United States with an immigrant visa 

6 or other documentation procured on the 

7 basis of a permanent partnership entered 

8 into less than 2 years prior to such admis9 sion and which, within 2 years subsequent 

10 to such admission, is terminated because 

11 the criteria for permanent partnership are 

12 no longer fulfilled, unless the alien estab13 lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 

14 of Homeland Security that such permanent 

15 partnership was not contracted for the 

16 purpose of evading any provisions of the 

17 immigration laws; or 

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

19 the Secretary of Homeland Security that 

20 the alien has failed or refused to fulfill the 

21 alien’s permanent partnership which in the 

22 opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Se23 curity was made for the purpose of pro24 curing the alien’s admission as an immi25 grant.’’; and 


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

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

3 each place it appears. 

4 SEC. 15. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 

5 Section 240 (8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended— 

6 (1) in the heading of subsection (c)(7)(C)(iv), 

7 by inserting ‘‘PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

8 ‘‘SPOUSES,’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per10 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

11 SEC. 16. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF 

12 STATUS. 

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

14 (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or per15 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

16 (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by insert17 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNER,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, perma19 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

20 SEC. 17. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO 

21 THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA22 NENT RESIDENCE. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 

24 Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by insert25 ing ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 


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

2 (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma4 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

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

6 paragraph: 

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

8 apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien 

9 establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satis10 faction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 

11 permanent partnership was entered into in good faith and 

12 in accordance with section 101(a)(52) and the permanent 

13 partnership was not entered into for the purpose of pro14 curing the alien’s admission as an immigrant and no fee 

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

16 consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation 

17 of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under sec18 tion 204(a) or 214(d) with respect to the alien permanent 

19 partner. In accordance with regulations, there shall be 

20 only one level of administrative appellate review for each 

21 alien under the previous sentence.’’. 

22 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS

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

24 1255(i)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

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1 SEC. 18. APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES TO FOR 

2 MISREPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT 

3 OF FACTS REGARDING PERMANENT PART4 NERSHIPS. 

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

6 as follows: 

7 ‘‘(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a mar8 riage or permanent partnership for the purpose of evading 

9 any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned 

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

11 $250,000, or both.’’. 

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

13 CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIN14 CIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 

15 Section 316(b) (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by in16 serting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

17 SEC. 20. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 

18 PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 

19 ACT BENEFICIARIES. 

20 Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Mis21 cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 

22 by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554) is amended— 

23 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMA24 NENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

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

26 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 


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1 (3) in each of subsections (b) and (c)— 

2 (A) in the subsection headings, by insert3 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

4 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

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

6 after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

7 SEC. 21. APPLICATION TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 

9 89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in the next to last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

12 permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ the first two 

13 places it appears; and 

14 (2) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, perma15 nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

17 (1) Section 101(a)(15)(D) (8 U.S.C. 

18 1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘or spouse’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or permanent partner’’. 

20 (2) Section 1506(c)(2)(A)(i)(IV) of the Violence 

21 Against Women Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; 

22 division B of Public Law 106–386) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘or spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or per24 manent partner’’. 

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