I 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 717 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 

Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. 

CONYERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. CHU, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. POLIS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FARR, Mr. AL GREEN

of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SIRES, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 

GABBARD, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MENG, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. CASTOR

of Florida, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CONNOLLY, 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MOORE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of 

California, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and 

Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote 

family unity, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Reuniting Families Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REDUCING FAMILY-BASED VISA BACKLOGS AND 

PROMOTING FAMILY REUNIFICATION 

Sec. 101. Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay. 

Sec. 102. Reclassification of spouses and minor children of legal permanent 

residents as immediate relatives. 

Sec. 103. Country limits. 

Sec. 104. Promoting family unity. 

Sec. 105. Relief for orphans, widows, and widowers. 

Sec. 106. Exemption from immigrant visa limit for certain veterans who are natives of Philippines. 

Sec. 107. Fiance ́e child status protection. 

Sec. 108. Equal treatment for all stepchildren. 

Sec. 109. Retention of priority dates. 

TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT 

Sec. 201. Definitions of permanent partner and permanent partnership. 

Sec. 202. Definition of child. 

Sec. 203. Worldwide level of immigration. 

Sec. 204. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states. 

Sec. 205. Allocation of immigrant visas. 

Sec. 206. Procedure for granting immigrant status. 

Sec. 207. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation 

refugees. 

Sec. 208. Asylum. 

Sec. 209. Adjustment of status of refugees. 

Sec. 210. Inadmissible aliens. 

Sec. 211. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability 

of an immigrant visa. 

Sec. 212. Derivative status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holders. 

Sec. 213. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and daughters. 

Sec. 214. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, 

spouses, permanent partners, and children. 

Sec. 215. Deportable aliens. 

Sec. 216. Removal proceedings. 

Sec. 217. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status. 

Sec. 218. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for 

permanent residence. 

Sec. 219. Application of criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding permanent partnerships. 


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Sec. 220. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to 

the principles of the Constitution. 

Sec. 221. Naturalization for permanent partners of citizens. 

Sec. 222. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act beneficiaries. 

Sec. 223. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act. 

1 TITLE I—REDUCING FAMILY2 BASED VISA BACKLOGS AND 

3 PROMOTING FAMILY REUNI4 FICATION 

5 SEC. 101. RECAPTURE OF IMMIGRANT VISAS LOST TO BU6 REAUCRATIC DELAY. 

7 (a) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPONSORED IM8 MIGRANTS.—Section 201(c) of the Immigration and Na9 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(c) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPONSORED

12 IMMIGRANTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

14 (B), the worldwide level of family-sponsored immi15 grants under this subsection for a fiscal year is 

16 equal to the sum of— 

17 ‘‘(A) 480,000; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the sum of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the number computed under 

20 paragraph (2); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the number computed under 

22 paragraph (3). 


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1 ‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS

2 FISCAL YEAR.—The number computed under this 

3 paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, 

4 between— 

5 ‘‘(A) the worldwide level of family-spon6 sored immigrant visas established for the pre7 vious fiscal year; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec9 tion 203(a), subject to this subsection, during 

10 the previous fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(3) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM FISCAL

12 YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2011.—The number computed 

13 under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be14 tween— 

15 ‘‘(A) the difference, if any, between— 

16 ‘‘(i) the sum of the worldwide levels of 

17 family-sponsored immigrant visas estab18 lished for fiscal years 1992 through 2011; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the number of visas issued under 

21 section 203(a), subject to this subsection, 

22 during such fiscal years; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis24 cal years 1992 through 2011 that were issued 


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1 after fiscal year 2011 under section 203(a), 

2 subject to this subsection.’’. 

3 (b) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED

4 IMMIGRANTS.—Section 201(d) of the Immigration and 

5 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended to read 

6 as follows: 

7 ‘‘(d) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED

8 IMMIGRANTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The worldwide level of em10 ployment-based immigrants under this subsection for 

11 a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 

12 ‘‘(A) 140,000; 

13 ‘‘(B) the number computed under para14 graph (2); and 

15 ‘‘(C) the number computed under para16 graph (3). 

17 ‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS

18 FISCAL YEAR.—The number computed under this 

19 paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, 

20 between— 

21 ‘‘(A) the worldwide level of employment22 based immigrant visas established for the pre23 vious fiscal year; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec2 tion 203(b), subject to this subsection, during 

3 the previous fiscal year. 

4 ‘‘(3) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM FISCAL

5 YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2011.—The number computed 

6 under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be7 tween— 

8 ‘‘(A) the difference, if any, between— 

9 ‘‘(i) the sum of the worldwide levels of 

10 employment-based immigrant visas estab11 lished for each of fiscal years 1992 

12 through 2011; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the number of visas issued under 

14 section 203(b), subject to this subsection, 

15 during such fiscal years; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis17 cal years 1992 through 2011 that were issued 

18 after fiscal year 2011 under section 203(b), 

19 subject to this subsection.’’. 

20 (c) Section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3)(A) Aliens who are beneficiaries (including 

24 derivative beneficiaries) of approved immigrant peti25 tions bearing priority dates more than ten years 


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1 prior to the alien’s application for admission as an 

2 immigrant or adjustment of status. 

3 ‘‘(B) Aliens described in section 203(d) whose 

4 spouse or parent is entitled to an immigrant status 

5 under 203(b).’’. 

6 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 this section shall take effect on the date which is 60 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 102. RECLASSIFICATION OF SPOUSES AND MINOR 

10 CHILDREN OF LEGAL PERMANENT RESI11 DENTS AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2) of the Immi13 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE DE18 FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 

19 ‘immediate relative’ means a child, spouse, 

20 or parent of a citizen of the United States 

21 or a child or spouse of a lawful permanent 

22 resident (and for each family member of a 

23 citizen or lawful permanent resident under 

24 this subparagraph, such individual’s spouse 

25 or child who is accompanying or following 


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1 to join the individual), except that, in the 

2 case of parents, such citizens shall be at 

3 least 21 years of age. 

4 ‘‘(ii) PREVIOUSLY ISSUED VISA.— 

5 Aliens admitted under section 211(a) on 

6 the basis of a prior issuance of a visa 

7 under section 203(a) to their accom8 panying parent who is an immediate rel9 ative. 

10 ‘‘(iii) PARENTS AND CHILDREN.—An 

11 alien who was the child or parent of a cit12 izen of the United States or a child of a 

13 lawful permanent resident at the time of 

14 the citizen’s or resident’s death if the alien 

15 files a petition under 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) with16 in 2 years after such date or prior to 

17 reaching 21 years of age. 

18 ‘‘(iv) SPOUSE.—An alien who was the 

19 spouse of a citizen of the United States or 

20 lawful permanent resident for not less than 

21 2 years at the time of the citizen’s or resi22 dent’s death or, if married for less than 2 

23 years at the time of the citizen’s or resi24 dent’s death, proves by a preponderance of 

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1 into in good faith and not solely for the 

2 purpose of obtaining an immigration ben3 efit and was not legally separated from the 

4 citizen or resident at the time of the citi5 zen’s or resident’s death, and each child of 

6 such alien, shall be considered, for pur7 poses of this subsection, an immediate rel8 ative after the date of the citizen’s or resi9 dent’s death if the spouse files a petition 

10 under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) before the 

11 date on which the spouse remarries. 

12 ‘‘(v) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of 

13 this subparagraph, an alien who has filed 

14 a petition under clause (iii) or (iv) of sec15 tion 204(a)(1)(A) remains an immediate 

16 relative if the United States citizen or law17 ful permanent resident spouse or parent 

18 loses United States citizenship or residence 

19 on account of the abuse. 

20 ‘‘(B) BIRTH DURING TEMPORARY VISIT

21 ABROAD.—Aliens born to an alien lawfully ad22 mitted for permanent residence during a tem23 porary visit abroad.’’. 


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1 (b) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.—Section 

2 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1153(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘23,400’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘127,200’’; 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(2) UNMARRIED SONS AND UNMARRIED

9 DAUGHTERS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.— 

10 Qualified immigrants who are the unmarried sons or 

11 unmarried daughters (but are not the children) of 

12 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

13 shall be allocated visas in a number not to exceed 

14 80,640, plus any visas not required for the class 

15 specified in paragraph (1).’’; 

16 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘23,400’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘80,640’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘65,000’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘191,520’’. 

20 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CER22 TAIN ALIENS ARE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—Section 

23 201(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

24 U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para2 graphs (2) and (3),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

3 (2),’’; 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

5 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

6 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

7 (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

8 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘through (3)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘and (2)’’. 

10 (2) NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE

11 FOREIGN STATE.—Section 202 of the Immigration 

12 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (a)(4)— 

14 (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

15 (B); 

16 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

17 (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and 

18 (B), respectively; and 

19 (iii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig20 nated by clause (ii), by striking ‘‘section 

21 203(a)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 203(a)(2)’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (e), in the flush matter 

24 following paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, or as 

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1 under section 203(a)(2)(A) pursuant to sub2 section (a)(4)(A)’’. 

3 (3) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRATION VISAS.—Sec4 tion 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

5 (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘subsections 

9 (a)(2)(A) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub10 section (d)’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

12 ‘‘becomes available for such alien (or, in 

13 the case of subsection (d), the date on 

14 which an immigrant visa number became 

15 available for the alien’s parent),’’ and in16 serting ‘‘became available for the alien’s 

17 parent,’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 ‘‘applicable’’; 

20 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(2) PETITIONS DESCRIBED.—The petition de23 scribed in this paragraph is a petition filed under 

24 section 204 for classification of the alien’s parent 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub2 sections (a)(2)(A) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (d)’’. 

4 (4) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT

5 STATUS.—Section 204 of the Immigration and Na6 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

9 (I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 lawful permanent resident’’ after ‘‘cit11 izen’’; 

12 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

13 ‘‘described in the second sentence of 

14 section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) also’’ and in15 serting ‘‘, alien child, or alien parent 

16 described in section 201(b)(2)(A)’’; 

17 (III) in clause (iii)— 

18 (aa) in subclause (I)(aa), by 

19 inserting ‘‘or legal permanent 

20 resident’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; and 

21 (bb) in subclause (II)(aa)— 

22 (AA) in subitems (AA) 

23 and (BB), by inserting ‘‘or 

24 legal permanent resident;’’ 


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1 after ‘‘citizen’’ each place 

2 that term appears; 

3 (BB) in subitem (CC), 

4 by inserting ‘‘or legal per5 manent resident’’ after ‘‘cit6 izen’’ each place that term 

7 appears; and 

8 (CC) in subitem 

9 (CC)(bbb), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 legal permanent resident’’ 

11 after ‘‘citizenship’’; 

12 (IV) in clause (iv), by inserting 

13 ‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 

14 ‘‘citizen’’ each place that term ap15 pears; 

16 (V) in clause (v)(I), by inserting 

17 ‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 

18 ‘‘citizen’’; and 

19 (VI) in clause (vi)— 

20 (aa) by inserting ‘‘or legal 

21 permanent resident status’’ after 

22 ‘‘renunciation of citizenship’’; 

23 and 


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1 (bb) by inserting ‘‘or legal 

2 permanent resident’’ after ‘‘abus3 er’s citizenship’’; 

4 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

5 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

6 ‘‘subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or 

7 (B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii) or (iv) 

8 of subparagraph (A)’’; and 

9 (iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking 

10 ‘‘or clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph 

11 (B)’’; 

12 (B) in subsection (a), by striking para13 graph (2); 

14 (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘or 

15 preference status’’; and 

16 (D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘or a pe17 tition filed under subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)’’. 

18 SEC. 103. COUNTRY LIMITS. 

19 Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

20 Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘7 per21 cent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘15 percent (in the case of a single foreign 

23 state) or 5 percent’’. 


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1 SEC. 104. PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY. 

2 (a) ALIENS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED.—Section 

3 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

4 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (A) in clause (iii)— 

7 (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘18 

8 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘21 years of 

9 age’’; 

10 (ii) by moving subclause (V) 4 ems to 

11 the right; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(VI) Clause (i) shall not apply 

15 to an alien for whom an immigrant 

16 visa is available or was available on or 

17 before the date of the enactment of 

18 the Reuniting Families Act, and is 

19 otherwise admissible to the United 

20 States for permanent residence.’’; and 

21 (B) in clause (v)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘spouse or son or 

23 daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse, son, 

24 daughter, or parent’’; 

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1 (iii) by inserting ‘‘, son, daughter, or’’ 

2 after ‘‘lawfully resident spouse’’; and 

3 (iv) by striking ‘‘alien.’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘alien or, if the Secretary of Homeland Se5 curity determines that a waiver is nec6 essary for humanitarian purposes, to en7 sure family unity or is otherwise in the 

8 public interest.’’; and 

9 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall 

13 not apply to an alien— 

14 ‘‘(I) seeking admission more than 

15 10 years after the date of the alien’s 

16 last departure from the United States 

17 if, prior to the alien’s reembarkation 

18 at a place outside the United States 

19 or attempt to be readmitted from a 

20 foreign contiguous territory, the Sec21 retary of Homeland Security has con22 sented to the alien’s reapplication for 

23 admission; or 

24 ‘‘(II) for whom an immigrant 

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1 before the date of the enactment of 

2 the Reuniting Families Act.’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 

4 (iv); and 

5 (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(iii) For purposes of determining 

8 whether an alien has accumulated an ag9 gregate period of more than 1 year of un10 lawful presence under clause (i), the same 

11 rules of unlawful presence construction 

12 under section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) and the ex13 ceptions under section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii) 

14 shall apply.’’. 

15 (b) MISREPRESENTATIONS.—The Immigration and 

16 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— 

17 (1) by amending section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) (8 

18 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)) to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(ii) MISREPRESENTATION OF CITI20 ZENSHIP.— 

21 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any alien 

22 who willfully misrepresents, or has 

23 willfully misrepresented, himself or 

24 herself to be a citizen of the United 

25 States for any purpose or benefit 


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1 under this Act (including section 

2 274A) or any Federal or State law is 

3 inadmissible. 

4 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 

5 of an alien making a misrepresenta6 tion described in subclause (I), if the 

7 alien was under the age of 21 at the 

8 time of making such misrepresenta9 tion that he or she was a citizen, the 

10 alien shall not be considered to be in11 admissible under any provision of this 

12 subsection based on such misrepresen13 tation.’’; 

14 (2) in section 212(a)(6)(C)(iii) (8 U.S.C. 

15 1182(a)(6)(C)(iii)), by striking ‘‘of clause (i)’’; 

16 (3) by amending subsection (i)(1) of section 

17 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(i)(1) The Attorney General or the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the Attorney 

20 General or the Secretary, waive the application of sub21 section (a)(6)(C) in the case of an immigrant who is the 

22 parent, spouse, son, or daughter of a United States citizen 

23 or of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 

24 or an alien granted classification under clause (iii) or (iv) 

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1 tion of the Attorney General or the Secretary that the ad2 mission to the United States of such alien would not be 

3 contrary to the national welfare, safety, or security of the 

4 United States.’’; and 

5 (4) by amending section 237(a)(3)(D) (8 

6 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(D)) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D) MISREPRESENTATION OF CITIZEN8 SHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who 

10 willfully misrepresents, or has willfully mis11 represented, himself to be a citizen of the 

12 United States for any purpose or benefit 

13 under this Act (including section 274A) or 

14 any Federal or State law is deportable. 

15 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an 

16 alien making a misrepresentation described 

17 in subclause (i), if the alien was under the 

18 age of 21 at the time of making such mis19 representation that he or she was a citizen, 

20 the alien shall not be considered to be de21 portable under any provision of this sub22 section based on such misrepresentation.’’. 

23 SEC. 105. RELIEF FOR ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND WIDOWERS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (1) SPECIAL RULE FOR ORPHANS AND

2 SPOUSES.—In applying clauses (iii) and (iv) of sec3 tion 201(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation4 ality Act, as added by section 102(a) of this Act, to 

5 an alien whose citizen or lawful permanent resident 

6 relative died before the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the alien relative may file the classification peti8 tion under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act, as 

9 amended by section 102(c)(4)(A)(i)(II) of this Act, 

10 not later than 2 years after the date of the enact11 ment of this Act. 

12 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien was 

13 excluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily 

14 before the date of the enactment of this Act based 

15 solely upon the alien’s lack of classification as an 

16 immediate relative (as defined in section 

17 201(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act, as amended by section 102(a) of this Act) due 

19 to the death of such citizen or resident— 

20 (A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 

21 into the United States pursuant to the Sec22 retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au23 thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 

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1 (B) such alien’s application for adjustment 

2 of status shall be considered notwithstanding 

3 section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1182(a)(9)). 

5 (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien de6 scribed in section 204(l) of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)), was excluded, de8 ported, removed, or departed voluntarily before the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act— 

10 (A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 

11 into the United States pursuant to the Sec12 retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au13 thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 

15 (B) such alien’s application for adjustment 

16 of status shall be considered notwithstanding 

17 section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

18 1182(a)(9)). 

19 (b) PROCESSING OF IMMIGRANT VISAS AND DERIVA20 TIVE PETITIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(b) of the Immi22 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)) is 

23 amended— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘After an investigation’’ 

25 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After an investigation’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) DEATH OF QUALIFYING RELATIVE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien described in 

6 subparagraph (B) whose qualifying relative died 

7 before the completion of immigrant visa proc8 essing may have an immigrant visa application 

9 adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. 

10 An immigrant visa issued before the death of 

11 the qualifying relative shall remain valid after 

12 such death. 

13 ‘‘(B) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien de14 scribed in this subparagraph is an alien who— 

15 ‘‘(i) is an immediate relative (as de16 scribed in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 

17 ‘‘(ii) is a family-sponsored immigrant 

18 (as described in subsection (a) or (d) of 

19 section 203); 

20 ‘‘(iii) is a derivative beneficiary of an 

21 employment-based immigrant under section 

22 203(b) (as described in section 203(d)); or 

23 ‘‘(iv) is the spouse or child of a ref24 ugee (as described in section 207(c)(2)) or 


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1 an asylee (as described in section 

2 208(b)(3)).’’. 

3 (2) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a de5 nial or revocation of an application for an immi6 grant visa for an alien whose qualifying relative 

7 died before the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act, such application may be renewed by the 

9 alien through a motion to reopen, without fee. 

10 (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF BARS TO

11 ENTRY.—Notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of 

12 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1182(a)(9)), an alien’s application for an immi14 grant visa shall be considered if the alien was 

15 excluded, deported, removed, or departed volun16 tarily before the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 (c) NATURALIZATION.—Section 319(a) of the Immi19 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amend20 ed by inserting ‘‘(or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse 

21 was a citizen of the United States)’’ after ‘‘citizen of the 

22 United States’’. 

23 (d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212 of 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 

2 as subsection (u); and 

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

4 ‘‘(v) CONTINUED WAIVER ELIGIBILITY FOR WIDOWS, 

5 WIDOWERS, AND ORPHANS.—In the case of an alien who 

6 would have been statutorily eligible for any waiver of inad7 missibility under this Act but for the death of a qualifying 

8 relative, the eligibility of such alien shall be preserved as 

9 if the death had not occurred and the death of the quali10 fying relative shall be the functional equivalent of hardship 

11 for purposes of any waiver of inadmissibility which re12 quires a showing of hardship.’’. 

13 (e) SURVIVING RELATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR CER14 TAIN PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.—Section 204(l)(1) 

15 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1154(l)(1)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘who resided in the United 

18 States at the time of the death of the qualifying rel19 ative and who continues to reside in the United 

20 States’’; and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘any related applications,’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘any related applications (including affida23 vits of support),’’. 

24 (f) IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) 

25 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 


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1 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years 

2 after such date’’. 

3 (g) FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.—Section 

4 212(a)(4)(C)(i) is amended— 

5 (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and in6 serting a semicolon; 

7 (2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

8 end; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(IV) the status as a surviving 

11 relative under 204(l); or’’. 

12 SEC. 106. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT FOR 

13 CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE NATIVES OF 

14 PHILIPPINES. 

15 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

16 ‘‘Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act’’. 

17 (b) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL

18 LIMITATIONS.—Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and 

19 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by add20 ing at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(F) Aliens who are eligible for an immigrant 

22 visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) 

23 and who have a parent who was naturalized pursu24 ant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 

25 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note).’’. 


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1 SEC. 107. FIANCE ́ E CHILD STATUS PROTECTION. 

2 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) of the 

3 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1101(a)(15)(K)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, provided 

5 that a determination of the age of such minor child is 

6 made using the age of the alien on the date on which the 

7 petition is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security 

8 to classify the alien’s parent as the fiance ́e or fiance ́ of 

9 a United States citizen (in the case of an alien parent de10 scribed in clause (i)) or as the spouse of a United States 

11 citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an 

12 alien parent described in clause (ii));’’ before the semicolon 

13 at the end. 

14 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AUTHORIZED.—Section 

15 214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1184(d)(1)) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

18 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In the event’’ 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(2)(A) If an alien does not marry the petitioner 

22 under paragraph (1) within 3 months after the alien and 

23 the alien’s minor children are admitted into the United 

24 States, such alien and children shall be required to depart 

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1 the United States, they shall be removed in accordance 

2 with sections 240 and 241. 

3 ‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), if an 

4 alien marries the petitioner described in section 

5 101(a)(15)(K)(i) within 3 months after the alien is admit6 ted into the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se7 curity or the Attorney General, subject to the provisions 

8 of section 245(d), may adjust the status of the alien, and 

9 any minor children accompanying or following to join the 

10 alien, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 

11 residence on a conditional basis under section 216 if the 

12 alien and any such minor children apply for such adjust13 ment and are not determined to be inadmissible to the 

14 United States. 

15 ‘‘(C) Paragraphs (5) and (7)(A) of section 212(a) 

16 shall not apply to an alien who is eligible to apply for ad17 justment of his or her status to an alien lawfully admitted 

18 for permanent residence under this section. 

19 ‘‘(D) An alien eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility 

20 as otherwise authorized under this Act shall be permitted 

21 to apply for adjustment of his or her status to that of 

22 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 

23 this section.’’. 


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1 (c) AGE DETERMINATION.—Section 245(d) of the 

2 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1155(d)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Attorney 

5 General’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(2) A determination of the age of an alien admitted 

8 to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) shall 

9 be made, for purposes of adjustment to the status of an 

10 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a con11 ditional basis under section 216, using the age of the alien 

12 on the date on which the petition is filed with the Sec13 retary of Homeland Security to classify the alien’s parent 

14 as the fiance ́e or fiance ́ of a United States citizen (in the 

15 case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 

16 under section 101(a)(15)(K)(i)) or as the spouse of a 

17 United States citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the 

18 case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 

19 under section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii)).’’. 

20 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall be effective as if included in the 

23 Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 

24 (Public Law 99–639). 


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1 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 

2 by this section shall apply to all petitions or applica3 tions described in such amendments that— 

4 (A) are pending as of the date of the en5 actment of this Act; or 

6 (B) have been denied, but would have been 

7 approved if such amendments had been in effect 

8 at the time of adjudication of the petition or 

9 application. 

10 (3) MOTION TO REOPEN OR RECONSIDER.—A 

11 motion to reopen or reconsider a petition or applica12 tion described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be granted 

13 if such motion is filed with the Secretary of Home14 land Security or the Attorney General not later than 

15 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 108. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL STEPCHILDREN. 

17 Section 101(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation18 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘, provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen 

20 years at the time the marriage creating the status of step21 child occurred’’. 

22 SEC. 109. RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATES. 

23 Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

24 (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 


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1 (1) by amending subsection (h)(3) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(3) RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATE.—If the 

4 age of an alien is determined under paragraph (1) 

5 to be 21 years of age or older for the purposes of 

6 subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d), and a parent of the 

7 alien files a family-based petition for such alien, the 

8 priority date for such petition shall be the original 

9 priority date issued upon receipt of the original 

10 family- or employment-based petition for which ei11 ther parent was a beneficiary.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(i) PERMANENT PRIORITY DATES.—The priority 

14 date for any family- or employment-based petition shall 

15 be the date of filing of the petition with the Secretary of 

16 Homeland Security (or the Secretary of State, if applica17 ble), unless the filing of the petition was preceded by the 

18 filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of Labor, 

19 in which case that date shall constitute the priority date. 

20 The beneficiary of any petition shall retain his or her ear21 liest priority date based on any petition filed on his or 

22 her behalf that was approvable when filed, regardless of 

23 the category of subsequent petitions.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN 

2 FAMILIES ACT 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS OF PERMANENT PARTNER AND 

4 PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP. 

5 Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

11 individual 18 years of age or older who— 

12 ‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation13 ship with another individual 18 years of age or 

14 older in which both parties intend a lifelong 

15 commitment; 

16 ‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with 

17 that other individual; 

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

19 partnership with anyone other than that other 

20 individual; 

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

22 individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; 

23 and 

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

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

2 the relationship that exists between two permanent 

3 partners. 

4 ‘‘(54) The term ‘alien permanent partner’ 

5 means the individual in a permanent partnership 

6 who is being sponsored for a visa’’. 

7 SEC. 202. DEFINITION OF CHILD. 

8 (a) TITLES I AND II.—Section 101(b)(1) of the Im9 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(H)(i) a biological child of an alien permanent 

12 partner if the child was under the age of 18 at the 

13 time the permanent partnership was formed; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) a child adopted by an alien permanent 

15 partner while under the age of 16 years if the child 

16 has been in the legal custody of, and has resided 

17 with, such adoptive parent for at least 2 years and 

18 if the child was under the age of 18 at the time the 

19 permanent partnership was formed.’’. 

20 (b) TITLE III.—Section 101(c) of the Immigration 

21 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or as de23 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(H)’’ after ‘‘The term 

24 ‘child’ means an unmarried person under twenty-one 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or a de2 ceased permanent partner of the deceased parent, 

3 father, or mother,’’ after ‘‘deceased parent, father, 

4 and mother’’. 

5 SEC. 203. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION. 

6 Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended— 

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

9 ‘‘spouses,’’; 

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

11 ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

12 (3) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a perma13 nent partnership, whose permanent partnership was 

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

15 from the citizen’’; and 

16 (4) by striking ‘‘remarries.’’ and inserting ‘‘re17 marries or enters a permanent partnership with an18 other person.’’. 

19 SEC. 204. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOR20 EIGN STATES. 

21 (a) PER COUNTRY LEVELS.—Section 202(a)(4) of 

22 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

23 1152(a)(4)) is amended— 

24 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT

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1 (2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in2 serting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

3 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

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

5 striking ‘‘AND DAUGHTERS’’ inserting ‘‘WITHOUT

6 PERMANENT PARTNERS AND UNMARRIED DAUGH7 TERS WITHOUT PERMANENT PARTNERS’’. 

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

9 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is amended— 

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

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

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

13 ‘‘husband and wife’’. 

14 SEC. 205. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS. 

15 (a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR FAMILY MEM16 BERS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.—Section 

17 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

18 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) in the heading— 

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

21 and inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘WITHOUT PERMANENT

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1 (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, perma2 nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’; and 

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

4 permanent partners’’ after ‘‘sons’’ and after ‘‘daugh5 ters’’. 

6 (b) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR SONS AND

7 DAUGHTERS OF CITIZENS.—Section 203(a)(3) of such 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is amended— 

9 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DAUGH10 TERS AND SONS WITH PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after 

11 ‘‘DAUGHTERS’’; and 

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

13 permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘daughters’’. 

14 (c) EMPLOYMENT CREATION.—Section 

15 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) 

16 is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 

17 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

18 (d) TREATMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 

19 203(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ after 

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

22 (2) by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), or 

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1 SEC. 206. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 

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

3 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 

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

6 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 

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

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

10 (B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per11 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 

12 place it appears; 

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

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

15 (4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 

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

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

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

19 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

20 (5) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner24 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and 

25 the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); 

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1 (C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in2 serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 

3 partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar4 riage’’. 

5 (b) IMMIGRATION FRAUD PREVENTION.—Section 

6 204(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

11 (c) RESTRICTIONS ON PETITIONS BASED ON MAR12 RIAGES ENTERED WHILE IN EXCLUSION OR DEPORTA13 TION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 204(g) of such Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1154(g)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

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

16 (d) SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS TO PETITION.—Section 

17 204(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 

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

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘or formation of a new perma21 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘Remarriage’’. 

22 SEC. 207. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMIS23 SION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 

24 Section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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1 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

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

5 after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 

6 (C) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(D),’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or (H)’’ after 

9 ‘‘(E)’’; and 

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

12 SEC. 208. ASYLUM. 

13 Section 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 

14 Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended— 

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

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

17 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

19 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(D),’’; and 

21 (C) by inserting ‘‘, or (H)’’ after ‘‘(E)’’. 

22 SEC. 209. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 

23 Section 209(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 

24 Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 

25 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 


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1 SEC. 210. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 

2 (a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR

3 ADMISSION.—Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na4 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per6 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 

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

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

9 (3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per10 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

11 (4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per12 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

13 (b) WAIVERS.—Section 212(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

14 1182(d)) is amended— 

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

16 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma18 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

19 (c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE20 LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) of such Act (8 

21 U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or per22 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

23 (d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND

24 RELATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(h)(1)(B) of such Act 

25 (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘per26 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 


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1 (e) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR MISREPRESEN2 TATION.—Section 212(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ 

4 after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

5 SEC. 211. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART6 NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 

7 IMMIGRANT VISA. 

8 Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

9 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per11 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (r)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or per14 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner16 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 

17 SEC. 212. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART18 NERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS. 

19 Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation20 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, which 

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1 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, which 

2 shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme3 diate families’’; and 

4 (C) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, which 

5 shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘im6 mediate families,’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or per8 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

9 (3) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

11 (4) in subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 

12 which shall include his or her permanent partner’’ 

13 after ‘‘members of his or their immediate family’’; 

14 (5) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

15 which shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘the 

16 members of their immediate families’’; 

17 (6) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by inserting ‘‘, 

18 which shall include his permanent partner,’’ after 

19 ‘‘the members of his immediate family’’; 

20 (7) in subparagraph (G)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, 

21 which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 

22 members of their immediate families’’; 

23 (8) in subparagraph (G)(v), by inserting ‘‘, 

24 which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 

25 members of the immediate families’’; 


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1 (9) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘or per2 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

3 (10) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or per4 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

5 (11) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘or per6 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

7 (12) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ‘‘or per8 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

9 (13) in subparagraph (M)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

11 (14) in subparagraph (O)(iii), by inserting ‘‘or 

12 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

13 (15) in subparagraph (P)(iv), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

15 (16) in subparagraph (Q)(ii)(II), by inserting 

16 ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

17 (17) in subparagraph (R), by inserting ‘‘or per18 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

19 (18) in subparagraph (S), by inserting ‘‘or per20 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

21 (19) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(I), by inserting 

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

23 (20) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(II), by inserting 

24 ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 


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1 (21) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(I), by inserting 

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

3 (22) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(II), by inserting 

4 ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

5 (23) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘perma6 nent partner or’’ after ‘‘beneficiary (including a’’. 

7 SEC. 213. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

8 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 

9 PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 

10 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

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

12 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND PERMANENT

14 PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 

17 relating to section 216 to read as follows: 

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

permanent partners and sons and daughters.’’. 

18 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(a) of such Act (8 

19 U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma21 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per23 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 


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1 (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘perma2 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

3 (4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘perma4 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

5 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

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

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

8 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA9 NENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MARRIAGE’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per11 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)— 

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

14 the criteria for being considered a permanent 

15 partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi16 nated,’’; and 

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

18 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

19 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

20 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

21 216(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended— 

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

23 (3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or perma24 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 (1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in8 serting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MAR9 RIAGE’’; 

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

11 permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

12 (3) in subparagraph (A)(I)(I), by inserting be13 fore the comma at the end ‘‘, or is a permanent 

14 partnership recognized under this Act’’; 

15 (4) in subparagraph (A)(I)(II)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘or has not ceased to sat17 isfy the criteria for being considered a perma18 nent partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi19 nated,’’; and 

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

21 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

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

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner2 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

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

4 after ‘‘spouse’’. 

5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216(g) of such Act (8 

6 U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner11 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma13 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

14 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma15 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

16 (4) in paragraph (4)— 

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

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

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner20 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 

21 SEC. 214. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

22 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN ENTREPRENEURS, 

23 SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHIL24 DREN. 

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

2 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

3 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA4 NENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con6 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 

7 relating to section 216A to read as follows: 

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

8 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216A(a) of such Act (8 

9 U.S.C. 1186b(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), 

10 (2)(B), and (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 

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

12 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

13 QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 

14 216A(b)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amend15 ed by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in 

16 the matter following subparagraph (C). 

17 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

18 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

19 216A(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in 

20 paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), and (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or 

21 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

22 (e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216A(f)(2) of such Act (8 

23 U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or perma24 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 


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1 SEC. 215. DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 

2 Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

3 Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 

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

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

6 appears; 

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

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

9 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

11 following new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(I) PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP FRAUD.— 

13 An alien shall be considered to be deportable as 

14 having procured a visa or other documentation 

15 by fraud (within the meaning of section 

16 212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States 

17 in violation of this Act (within the meaning of 

18 subparagraph (B)) if— 

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

20 the United States with an immigrant visa 

21 or other documentation procured on the 

22 basis of a permanent partnership entered 

23 into less than 2 years prior to such admis24 sion and which, within 2 years subsequent 

25 to such admission, is terminated because 

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1 no longer fulfilled, unless the alien estab2 lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 

3 of Homeland Security that such permanent 

4 partnership was not contracted for the 

5 purpose of evading any provisions of the 

6 immigration laws; or 

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

8 the Secretary of Homeland Security that 

9 the alien has failed or refused to fulfill the 

10 alien’s permanent partnership which in the 

11 opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Se12 curity was made for the purpose of pro13 curing the alien’s admission as an immi14 grant.’’; and 

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

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

17 each place it appears. 

18 SEC. 216. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 

19 Section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

20 (8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended— 

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

22 by inserting ‘‘PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

23 ‘‘SPOUSES,’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per25 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 


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1 SEC. 217. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF 

2 STATUS. 

3 Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 

4 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or per6 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

7 (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by insert8 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNER,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, perma10 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

11 SEC. 218. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO 

12 THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA13 NENT RESIDENCE. 

14 (a) PROHIBITION ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 

15 Section 245(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

16 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 

17 partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 

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

19 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma21 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

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

23 paragraph: 

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

25 apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien 

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1 faction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 

2 permanent partnership was entered into in good faith and 

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

4 partnership was not entered into for the purpose of pro5 curing the alien’s admission as an immigrant and no fee 

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

7 consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation 

8 of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under sec9 tion 204(a) or 214(d) with respect to the alien permanent 

10 partner. In accordance with regulations, there shall be 

11 only one level of administrative appellate review for each 

12 alien under the previous sentence.’’. 

13 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS

14 PAYING FEE.—Section 245(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1255(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part16 ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

17 (d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN

18 INFORMANTS.—Section 245(j) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

19 1255(j)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

22 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘sons and daughters with 

24 and without permanent partners,’’ after 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

3 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘sons and daughters with 

5 and without permanent partners,’’ after 

6 ‘‘daughters,’’. 

7 (e) TRAFFICKING.—Section 245(l)(1) of such Act is 

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

9 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

10 SEC. 219. APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MIS11 REPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT OF 

12 FACTS REGARDING PERMANENT PARTNER13 SHIPS. 

14 Section 275(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

15 Act (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a mar17 riage or permanent partnership for the purpose of evading 

18 any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned 

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

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1 SEC. 220. REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE, GOOD MORAL 

2 CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIN3 CIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 

4 Section 316(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or per6 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

7 SEC. 221. NATURALIZATION FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS 

8 OF CITIZENS. 

9 Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

10 (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma12 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

13 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma14 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per16 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘or per18 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

19 (5) in subsection (d)— 

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

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

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner23 ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 

24 (6) in subsection (e)(1)— 

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

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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner2 ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; and 

3 (7) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per4 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

5 SEC. 222. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 

6 PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 

7 ACT BENEFICIARIES. 

8 Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Mis9 cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 

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

11 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMA12 NENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

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

14 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

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

16 (A) in the subsection headings, by insert17 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

18 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

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

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

21 SEC. 223. APPLICATION TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 

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

23 89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is 

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

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

3 places it appears; and 

4 (2) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, perma5 nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec8 tion 101(a)(51)(D) of the Immigration and Nation9 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘or spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or per11 manent partner’’. 

12 (2) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.—Section 

13 1506(c)(2)(A)(I)(IV) of the Violence Against Women 

14 Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; division B of 

15 Public Law 106–386) is amended by striking ‘‘or 

16 spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or permanent part17 ner’’. 

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