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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3799 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 17, 2019 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

SERRANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. JAYAPAL, 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 

MATSUI, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 

SWALWELL of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and 

Mrs. KIRKPATRICK) 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Reuniting Families Act’’. 


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

2 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, permanent partners, 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. 

Sec. 110. Relief for spouses and children on H–4 visas. 

TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT 

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

Sec. 202. Definition of child. 

Sec. 203. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states. 

Sec. 204. Allocation of immigrant visas. 

Sec. 205. Procedure for granting immigrant status. 

Sec. 206. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation 

refugees. 

Sec. 207. Asylum. 

Sec. 208. Adjustment of status of refugees. 

Sec. 209. Inadmissible aliens. 

Sec. 210. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability 

of an immigrant visa. 

Sec. 211. Derivative status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holders. 

Sec. 212. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and daughters. 

Sec. 213. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, 

spouses, permanent partners, and children. 

Sec. 214. Deportable aliens. 

Sec. 215. Removal proceedings. 

Sec. 216. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status. 

Sec. 217. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for 

permanent residence. 

Sec. 218. Application of criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding permanent partnerships. 

Sec. 219. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to 

the principles of the Constitution. 

Sec. 220. Naturalization for permanent partners of citizens. 

Sec. 221. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act beneficiaries. 

Sec. 222. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act. 

Sec. 223. Nationality at birth. 


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TITLE III—PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND PROTECTING AGAINST 

DISCRIMINATION IN OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM 

Sec. 301. Increasing diversity visas. 

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.—The worldwide level of fam14 ily-sponsored immigrants under this subsection for a 

15 fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 

16 ‘‘(A) 480,000; 

17 ‘‘(B) the number computed under para18 graph (2); and 

19 ‘‘(C) the number computed under para20 graph (3). 

21 ‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS

22 FISCAL YEAR.—The number computed under this 


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

2 between— 

3 ‘‘(A) the worldwide level of family-spon4 sored immigrant visas established for the pre5 vious fiscal year; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec7 tion 203(a), subject to this subsection, during 

8 the previous fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(3) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM FISCAL

10 YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2015.—The number computed 

11 under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be12 tween— 

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

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

15 family-sponsored immigrant visas estab16 lished for fiscal years 1992 through 2015; 

17 and 

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

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

20 during such fiscal years; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis22 cal years 1992 through 2015 that were issued 

23 after fiscal year 2015 under section 203(a), 

24 subject to this subsection.’’. 


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1 (b) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED

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

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

4 as follows: 

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

6 IMMIGRANTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The worldwide level of em8 ployment-based immigrants under this subsection for 

9 a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 

10 ‘‘(A) 140,000; 

11 ‘‘(B) the number computed under para12 graph (2); and 

13 ‘‘(C) the number computed under para14 graph (3). 

15 ‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS

16 FISCAL YEAR.—The number computed under this 

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

18 between— 

19 ‘‘(A) the worldwide level of employment20 based immigrant visas established for the pre21 vious fiscal year; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec23 tion 203(b), subject to this subsection, during 

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1 ‘‘(3) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM FISCAL

2 YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2015.—The number computed 

3 under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be4 tween— 

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

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

7 employment-based immigrant visas estab8 lished for each of fiscal years 1992 

9 through 2015; and 

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

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

12 during such fiscal years; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis14 cal years 1992 through 2015 that were issued 

15 after fiscal year 2015 under section 203(b), 

16 subject to this subsection.’’. 

17 (c) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL

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

19 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

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

22 derivative beneficiaries) of approved immigrant peti23 tions bearing priority dates more than ten years 

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

25 immigrant or adjustment of status. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Aliens described in section 203(d).’’. 

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

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

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 102. RECLASSIFICATION OF SPOUSES, PERMANENT 

6 PARTNERS, AND MINOR CHILDREN OF LEGAL 

7 PERMANENT RESIDENTS AS IMMEDIATE REL8 ATIVES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2) of the Immi10 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE DE15 FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 

16 ‘immediate relative’ means a child, spouse, 

17 permanent partner, or parent of a citizen 

18 of the United States or a child, spouse, or 

19 permanent partner of a lawful permanent 

20 resident (and for each family member of a 

21 citizen or lawful permanent resident under 

22 this subparagraph, such individual’s 

23 spouse, permanent partner, or child who is 

24 accompanying or following to join the indi25 vidual), except that, in the case of parents, 


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1 such citizens shall be at least 21 years of 

2 age. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PREVIOUSLY ISSUED VISA.— 

4 Aliens admitted under section 211(a) on 

5 the basis of a prior issuance of a visa 

6 under section 203(a) to their accom7 panying parent who is an immediate rel8 ative. 

9 ‘‘(iii) PARENTS AND CHILDREN.—An 

10 alien who was the child or parent of a cit11 izen of the United States or a child of a 

12 lawful permanent resident at the time of 

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

14 files a petition under section 

15 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) within 2 years after such 

16 date or prior to reaching 21 years of age. 

17 ‘‘(iv) SPOUSE OR PERMANENT PART18 NER.—An alien who was the spouse or per19 manent partner of a citizen of the United 

20 States or lawful permanent resident for 

21 not less than 2 years at the time of the 

22 citizen’s or resident’s death or, if married 

23 for less than 2 years at the time of the 

24 citizen’s or resident’s death, proves by a 

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1 marriage or permanent partnership was 

2 entered into in good faith and not solely 

3 for the purpose of obtaining an immigra4 tion benefit and was not legally separated 

5 from the citizen or resident (or, in the case 

6 of a permanent partnership, whose perma7 nent partnership was not terminated) at 

8 the time of the citizen’s or resident’s 

9 death, and each child of such alien, shall 

10 be considered, for purposes of this sub11 section, an immediate relative after the 

12 date of the citizen’s or resident’s death if 

13 the spouse or permanent partner files a pe14 tition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) before 

15 the date on which the spouse or permanent 

16 partner remarries or enters a permanent 

17 partnership with another person. 

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

19 this subparagraph, an alien who has filed 

20 a petition under clause (iii) or (iv) of sec21 tion 204(a)(1)(A) remains an immediate 

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1 zenship or residence on account of the 

2 abuse. 

3 ‘‘(B) BIRTH DURING TEMPORARY VISIT

4 ABROAD.—Aliens born to an alien lawfully ad5 mitted for permanent residence during a tem6 porary visit abroad.’’. 

7 (b) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.—Section 

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

9 1153(a)) is amended— 

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

11 inserting ‘‘127,200’’; 

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

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) UNMARRIED SONS WITHOUT PERMANENT

15 PARTNERS AND UNMARRIED DAUGHTERS WITHOUT

16 PERMANENT PARTNERS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT

17 ALIENS.—Qualified immigrants who are the unmar18 ried sons without permanent partners or unmarried 

19 daughters without permanent partners (but are not 

20 the children) of an alien lawfully admitted for per21 manent residence shall be allocated visas in a num22 ber not to exceed 80,640, plus any visas not required 

23 for the class specified in paragraph (1).’’; 

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

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

2 inserting ‘‘191,520’’. 

3 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CER5 TAIN ALIENS ARE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—Section 

6 201(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

7 U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para9 graphs (2) and (3),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

10 (2),’’; 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

12 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

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

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

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

16 and inserting ‘‘and (2)’’. 

17 (2) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRATION VISAS.—Sec18 tion 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

19 (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in the matter preceding subpara22 graph (A), by striking ‘‘subsections 

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

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

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

4 which an immigrant visa number became 

5 available for the alien’s parent),’’ and in6 serting ‘‘became available for the alien’s 

7 parent,’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘applicable’’; 

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

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(2) PETITIONS DESCRIBED.—The petition de13 scribed in this paragraph is a petition filed under 

14 section 204 for classification of the alien’s parent 

15 under subsection (a), (b), or (c).’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub17 sections (a)(2)(A) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub18 section (d)’’. 

19 (3) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT

20 STATUS.—Section 204 of the Immigration and Na21 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

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

2 lawful permanent resident’’ after ‘‘cit3 izen’’; 

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

5 ‘‘described in the second sentence of 

6 section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) also’’ and in7 serting ‘‘, alien child, or alien parent 

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

9 (III) in clause (iii)— 

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

11 inserting ‘‘or legal permanent 

12 resident’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; and 

13 (bb) in subclause (II)(aa)— 

14 (AA) in subitems (AA) 

15 and (BB), by inserting ‘‘or 

16 legal permanent resident;’’ 

17 after ‘‘citizen’’ each place 

18 that term appears; 

19 (BB) in subitem (CC), 

20 by inserting ‘‘or legal per21 manent resident’’ after ‘‘cit22 izen’’ each place that term 

23 appears; and 

24 (CC) in subitem 

25 (CC)(bbb), by inserting ‘‘or 


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1 legal permanent resident’’ 

2 after ‘‘citizenship’’; 

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

4 ‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 

5 ‘‘citizen’’ each place that term ap6 pears; 

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

8 ‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 

9 ‘‘citizen’’; and 

10 (VI) in clause (vi)— 

11 (aa) by inserting ‘‘or legal 

12 permanent resident status’’ after 

13 ‘‘renunciation of citizenship’’; 

14 and 

15 (bb) by inserting ‘‘or legal 

16 permanent resident’’ after ‘‘abus17 er’s citizenship’’; 

18 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

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

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

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

22 of subparagraph (A)’’; and 

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

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

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1 (B) in subsection (a), by striking para2 graph (2); 

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

4 preference status’’; and 

5 (D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘or a pe6 tition filed under subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)’’. 

7 SEC. 103. COUNTRY LIMITS. 

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

9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘7 per10 cent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent’ ’’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘20 percent (in the case of a single foreign 

12 state) or 5 percent’’. 

13 SEC. 104. PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY. 

14 (a) REPEAL OF THREE- AND TEN-YEAR AND PERMA15 NENT BARS.—Section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and 

16 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is amended to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(9) ALIENS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED.— 

19 ‘‘(A) ARRIVING ALIEN.—Any alien who has 

20 been ordered removed under section 235(b)(1) 

21 or at the end of proceedings under section 240 

22 initiated upon the alien’s arrival in the United 

23 States and who again seeks admission within 5 

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1 moval or at any time in the case of an alien 

2 convicted of an aggravated felony) is inadmis3 sible. 

4 ‘‘(B) OTHER ALIENS.—Any alien not de5 scribed in subparagraph (A), and who seeks ad6 mission within 10 years of the date of such 

7 alien’s departure or removal (or within 20 years 

8 of such date in the case of a second or subse9 quent removal or at any time in the case of an 

10 alien convicted of an aggravated felony), is in11 admissible if the alien— 

12 ‘‘(i) has been ordered removed under 

13 section 240 or any other provision of law; 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(ii) departed the United States while 

16 an order of removal was outstanding. 

17 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraphs (A) 

18 and (B) shall not apply to an alien seeking ad19 mission within a period if, prior to the date of 

20 the alien’s reembarkation at a place outside the 

21 United States or attempt to be admitted from 

22 foreign contiguous territory, the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security has consented to the alien’s 

24 reapplying for admission.’’. 


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1 (b) MISREPRESENTATIONS.—The Immigration and 

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

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

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

5 ‘‘(ii) MISREPRESENTATION OF CITI6 ZENSHIP.— 

7 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any alien 

8 who willfully misrepresents, or has 

9 willfully misrepresented, himself or 

10 herself to be a citizen of the United 

11 States for any purpose or benefit 

12 under this Act (including section 

13 274A) or any Federal or State law is 

14 inadmissible. 

15 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 

16 of an alien making a misrepresenta17 tion described in subclause (I), if the 

18 alien was under the age of 21 at the 

19 time of making such misrepresenta20 tion that he or she was a citizen, the 

21 alien shall not be considered to be in22 admissible under any provision of this 

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

2 1182(a)(6)(C)(iii)), by striking ‘‘of clause (i)’’; 

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

4 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) to read as follows: 

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

6 Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the Attorney 

7 General or the Secretary, waive the application of sub8 section (a)(6)(C) in the case of an immigrant who is the 

9 parent, spouse, permanent partner, son, or daughter of a 

10 United States citizen or of an alien lawfully admitted for 

11 permanent residence, or an alien granted classification 

12 under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A), if it is 

13 established to the satisfaction of the Attorney General or 

14 the Secretary that the admission to the United States of 

15 such alien would not be contrary to the national welfare, 

16 safety, or security of the United States.’’; and 

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

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

19 ‘‘(D) MISREPRESENTATION OF CITIZEN20 SHIP.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who 

22 willfully misrepresents, or has willfully mis23 represented, himself to be a citizen of the 

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1 under this Act (including section 274A) or 

2 any Federal or State law is deportable. 

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

4 alien making a misrepresentation described 

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

6 age of 21 at the time of making such mis7 representation that he or she was a citizen, 

8 the alien shall not be considered to be de9 portable under any provision of this sub10 section based on such misrepresentation.’’. 

11 (c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212 of 

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

13 amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

14 ‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

15 Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General 

16 may waive the operation of any one or more grounds of 

17 inadmissibility set forth in this section for humanitarian 

18 purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise 

19 in the public interest. This waiver shall be available to in20 dividuals eligible for relief under subsection (h).’’. 

21 (d) WAIVERS OF DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237 of 

22 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227) is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

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1 may waive the operation of any one or more grounds of 

2 removal set forth in this section for humanitarian pur3 poses, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in 

4 the public interest.’’. 

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

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) SPECIAL RULE FOR ORPHANS, SPOUSES, 

8 AND PERMANENT PARTNERS.—In applying clauses 

9 (iii) and (iv) of section 201(b)(2)(A) of the Immigra10 tion and Nationality Act, as added by section 102(a) 

11 of this Act, to an alien whose citizen or lawful per12 manent resident relative died before the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act, the alien relative may file the 

14 classification petition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) 

15 of such Act, as amended by section 

16 102(c)(4)(A)(i)(II) of this Act, not later than 2 

17 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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

19 excluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily 

20 before the date of the enactment of this Act based 

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

22 immediate relative (as defined in section 

23 201(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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

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1 (A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 

2 into the United States pursuant to the Sec3 retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au4 thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 

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

6 (B) such alien’s application for adjustment 

7 of status shall be considered notwithstanding 

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

9 1182(a)(9)). 

10 (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien de11 scribed in section 204(l) of the Immigration and Na12 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)), was excluded, de13 ported, removed, or departed voluntarily before the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act— 

15 (A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 

16 into the United States pursuant to the Sec17 retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au18 thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 

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

20 (B) such alien’s application for adjustment 

21 of status shall be considered notwithstanding 

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

23 1182(a)(9)). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(b) of the Immi2 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)) is 

3 amended— 

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

5 and inserting the following: 

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

7 and 

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

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

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

11 subparagraph (B) whose qualifying relative died 

12 before the completion of immigrant visa proc13 essing may have an immigrant visa application 

14 adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. 

15 An immigrant visa issued before the death of 

16 the qualifying relative shall remain valid after 

17 such death. 

18 ‘‘(B) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien de19 scribed in this subparagraph is an alien who— 

20 ‘‘(i) is an immediate relative (as de21 scribed in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 

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

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

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

2 employment-based immigrant under section 

3 203(b) (as described in section 203(d)); or 

4 ‘‘(iv) is the spouse, permanent part5 ner, or child of a refugee (as described in 

6 section 207(c)(2)) or an asylee (as de7 scribed in section 208(b)(3)).’’. 

8 (2) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a de10 nial or revocation of an application for an immi11 grant visa for an alien whose qualifying relative 

12 died before the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, such application may be renewed by the 

14 alien through a motion to reopen, without fee. 

15 (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF BARS TO

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

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

18 1182(a)(9)), an alien’s application for an immi19 grant visa shall be considered if the alien was 

20 excluded, deported, removed, or departed volun21 tarily before the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act. 

23 (c) NATURALIZATION.—Section 319(a) of the Immi24 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amend25 ed— 


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

2 ‘‘spouse’’ each place such term appears; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘(or, if the spouse is deceased, 

4 the spouse was a citizen of the United States)’’ after 

5 ‘‘citizen of the United States’’; and 

6 (3) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 

7 after ‘‘marital union’’. 

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

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

10 amended— 

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

12 as subsection (u); and 

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

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

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

16 would have been statutorily eligible for any waiver of inad17 missibility under this Act but for the death of a qualifying 

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

19 if the death had not occurred and the death of the quali20 fying relative shall be the functional equivalent of hardship 

21 for purposes of any waiver of inadmissibility which re22 quires a showing of hardship.’’. 

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

2 1154(l)(1)) is amended— 

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

4 States at the time of the death of the qualifying rel5 ative and who continues to reside in the United 

6 States’’; and 

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

8 inserting ‘‘any related applications (including affida9 vits of support),’’. 

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

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

12 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years 

13 after such date’’. 

14 (g) FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.—Section 

15 212(a)(4)(C)(i) is amended— 

16 (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and in17 serting a semicolon; 

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

19 end; and 

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

21 ‘‘(IV) the status as a surviving 

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1 SEC. 106. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT FOR 

2 CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE NATIVES OF 

3 PHILIPPINES. 

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

5 ‘‘Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act’’. 

6 (b) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL

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

8 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following: 

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

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

12 and who have a parent who was naturalized pursu13 ant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 

14 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note).’’. 

15 SEC. 107. FIANCE ́ E CHILD STATUS PROTECTION. 

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

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

18 1101(a)(15)(K)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, if a deter19 mination of the age of such minor child is made using 

20 the age of the alien on the date on which the petition is 

21 filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security to classify 

22 the alien’s parent as the fiance ́e or fiance ́ of a United 

23 States citizen (in the case of an alien parent described in 

24 clause (i)) or as the spouse or permanent partner of a 

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1 case of an alien parent described in clause (ii))’’ before 

2 the semicolon at the end. 

3 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AUTHORIZED.—Section 

4 214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

5 1184(d)(1)) is amended— 

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

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

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

9 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

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

14 from the United States. If such aliens fail to depart from 

15 the United States, they shall be removed in accordance 

16 with sections 240 and 241. 

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

18 alien marries the petitioner described in section 

19 101(a)(15)(K)(i) within 3 months after the alien is admit20 ted into the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se21 curity or the Attorney General, subject to the provisions 

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

23 any minor children accompanying or following to join the 

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

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1 alien and any such minor children apply for such adjust2 ment and are not determined to be inadmissible to the 

3 United States. 

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

5 shall not apply to an alien who is eligible to apply for ad6 justment of his or her status to an alien lawfully admitted 

7 for permanent residence under this section. 

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

9 as otherwise authorized under this Act shall be permitted 

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

11 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 

12 this section.’’. 

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

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

15 amended— 

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

17 General’’; and 

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

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

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

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

22 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a con23 ditional basis under section 216, using the age of the alien 

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

2 case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 

3 under section 101(a)(15)(K)(i)) or as the spouse or per4 manent partner of a United States citizen under section 

5 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an alien parent admitted 

6 to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii)).’’. 

7 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

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

9 this section shall be effective as if included in the 

10 Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 

11 (Public Law 99–639). 

12 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 

13 by this section shall apply to all petitions or applica14 tions described in such amendments that— 

15 (A) are pending as of the date of the en16 actment of this Act; or 

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

18 approved if such amendments had been in effect 

19 at the time of adjudication of the petition or 

20 application. 

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

22 motion to reopen or reconsider a petition or applica23 tion described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be granted 

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1 land Security or the Attorney General not later than 

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

3 SEC. 108. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL STEPCHILDREN. 

4 Section 101(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation5 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 

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

7 years at the time the marriage creating the status of step8 child occurred’’. 

9 SEC. 109. RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATES. 

10 Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

11 (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 

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

13 follows: 

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

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

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

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

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

19 priority date for such petition shall be the original 

20 priority date issued upon receipt of the original 

21 family- or employment-based petition for which ei22 ther parent was a beneficiary.’’; and 

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

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

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

2 Homeland Security (or the Secretary of State, if applica3 ble), unless the filing of the petition was preceded by the 

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

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

6 The beneficiary of any petition shall retain his or her ear7 liest priority date based on any petition filed on his or 

8 her behalf that was approvable when filed, regardless of 

9 the category of subsequent petitions.’’. 

10 SEC. 110. RELIEF FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN ON H–4 

11 VISAS. 

12 (a) WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR HOLDERS.—Section 

13 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

14 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(s) In the case of an alien spouse or child over the 

16 age of 16 admitted under section 1101(a)(15)(H) of this 

17 title who is accompanying or following to join a principle 

18 alien admitted under such section, the Secretary shall au19 thorize such nonimmigrant to engage in employment in 

20 the United States and provide the nonimmigrant with an 

21 ‘employment authorized’ endorsement or other appro22 priate work permit.’’. 

23 (b) PROTECTING H–4 CHILDREN WHO AGE OUT OF

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1 (1) Section 214(g)(4) of the Immigration and 

2 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amending by 

3 inserting at the end ‘‘The following exceptions apply: 

4 ‘‘(A) Any alien who— 

5 ‘‘(i) is the beneficiary of a petition 

6 filed under section 204(a) of that Act for 

7 a preference status under paragraph (1), 

8 (2), or (3) of section 203(b) of that Act; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(ii) is eligible to be granted that sta11 tus but for application of the per country 

12 limitations applicable to immigrants under 

13 those paragraphs, may apply for, and the 

14 Attorney General may grant, an extension 

15 of such nonimmigrant status until the 

16 alien’s application for adjustment of status 

17 has been processed and a decision made 

18 thereon. 

19 ‘‘(B) The children, accompanying or fol20 lowing to join, an alien described in (A) shall be 

21 eligible to apply for and receive an extension of 

22 their nonimmigrant status, regardless of their 

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1 ‘‘(i) the parent of a minor described 

2 in (A) maintains their nonimmigrant sta3 tus; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the alien was under 18 years of 

5 age when they were first granted non6 immigrant status as an alien accom7 panying or following to join, the non8 immigrant parent.’’. 

9 (2) Section 203(h) of the Immigration and Na10 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended by in11 serting at the end of the paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a deter13 mination of whether an alien described under section 

14 204(g)(4)(B) satisfies the age requirement for pur15 poses of a derivative visa or adjustment of status ap16 plication under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 

17 203(b) of the of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act shall be made using the age of the alien on the 

19 date the petitioner files a petition on behalf of the 

20 parent beneficiary with the Secretary of Homeland 

21 Security (or the Secretary of State, if applicable), 

22 unless the filing of the petition was preceded by the 

23 filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of 

24 Labor, in which case that date shall be used to iden25 tify the age.’’. 


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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, unless the Secretary of 

18 Homeland Security or the Secretary of State 

19 has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that 

20 the requirement under this subparagraph is un21 reasonable; 

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

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

10 means the individual in a permanent partnership 

11 who is being sponsored for a visa’’. 

12 SEC. 202. DEFINITION OF CHILD. 

13 (a) TITLES I AND II.—Section 101(b)(1) of the Im14 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

18 time the permanent partnership was formed; or 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or as de4 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(H)’’ after ‘‘The term 

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

6 years of age’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or a de8 ceased permanent partner of the deceased parent, 

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

10 and mother’’. 

11 SEC. 203. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOR12 EIGN STATES. 

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

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

15 1152(a)(4)) is amended— 

16 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘, 

17 PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

18 (2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in19 serting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

20 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

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

22 striking ‘‘AND DAUGHTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘WITH23 OUT PERMANENT PARTNERS AND UNMARRIED

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

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

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

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

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

6 ‘‘husband and wife’’. 

7 SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS. 

8 (a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR SONS AND

9 DAUGHTERS OF CITIZENS.—Section 203(a)(3) of the Im10 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is 

11 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 (b) EMPLOYMENT CREATION.—Section 

18 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) 

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

20 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

21 (c) TREATMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 

22 203(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended— 

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

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

2 (H)’’. 

3 SEC. 205. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 

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

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

6 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 

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

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

9 (2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 

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

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

12 (B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per13 manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 

14 place it appears; 

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

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

17 (4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 

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

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

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

21 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

22 (5) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner2 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and 

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

4 and 

5 (C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in6 serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 

7 partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar8 riage’’. 

9 (b) IMMIGRATION FRAUD PREVENTION.—Section 

10 204(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

15 (c) RESTRICTIONS ON PETITIONS BASED ON MAR16 RIAGES ENTERED WHILE IN EXCLUSION OR DEPORTA17 TION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 204(g) of such Act (8 

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

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

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

21 204(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is amended— 

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

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

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1 SEC. 206. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMIS2 SION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 

3 Section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

4 Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

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

9 after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 

10 (C) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

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

13 ‘‘(E)’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or perma15 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

16 SEC. 207. ASYLUM. 

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

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

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

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

21 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

23 after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

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1 SEC. 208. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 

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

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

4 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

5 SEC. 209. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 

6 (a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR

7 ADMISSION.—Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na8 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per10 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 

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

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

13 (3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per14 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

15 (4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per16 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

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

18 1182(d)) is amended— 

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

20 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma22 nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

23 (c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE24 LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) of such Act (8 

25 U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or per26 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 


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1 (d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND

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

3 (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘per4 manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

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

7 1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ 

8 after ‘‘spouse,’’. 

9 SEC. 210. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART10 NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 

11 IMMIGRANT VISA. 

12 Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

13 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per15 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (r)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or per18 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner20 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 

21 SEC. 211. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART22 NERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS. 

23 Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation24 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 

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

2 shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme3 diate family’’; 

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

5 shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme6 diate families’’; and 

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

8 shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘im9 mediate families,’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or per11 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

13 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

15 which shall include his or her permanent partner’’ 

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

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

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

19 members of their immediate families’’; 

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

21 which shall include his permanent partner,’’ after 

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

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

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

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

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

3 members of the immediate families’’; 

4 (9) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘or per5 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

6 (10) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or per7 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

8 (11) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘or per9 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

10 (12) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ‘‘or per11 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

13 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

15 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

17 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

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

20 (17) in subparagraph (R), by inserting ‘‘or per21 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

22 (18) in subparagraph (S), by inserting ‘‘or per23 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 (23) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘perma8 nent partner or’’ after ‘‘beneficiary (including a’’. 

9 SEC. 212. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 

10 FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 

11 PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 

12 (a) SECTION HEADING.— 

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

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

15 1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND PERMANENT

16 PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

17 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con18 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 

19 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.’’. 

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

21 U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma23 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 heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA11 NENT 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) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended— 

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1 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 

2 and 

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

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

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

6 after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it 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 heading of subparagraph (A), by in10 serting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MAR11 RIAGE’’; 

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 

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

7 U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner12 ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma14 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 

15 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma16 nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 

17 (4) in paragraph (4)— 

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

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

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1 SEC. 213. 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 heading for section 

7 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA9 NENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con11 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 

12 relating to section 216A to read as follows: 

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

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

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

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

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

17 (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS IF FINDING THAT

18 QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 

19 216A(b)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amend20 ed by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in 

21 the matter following subparagraph (C). 

22 (d) REQUIREMENTS OF TIMELY PETITION AND

23 INTERVIEW FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION.—Section 

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

2 permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 

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

4 U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or perma5 nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 

6 SEC. 214. 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 it 

11 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’’; and 

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

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

17 each place it appears. 

18 SEC. 215. 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. 216. 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. 217. 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. 218. 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. 219. 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. 220. 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 (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per12 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘or per14 manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

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

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner19 ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (e)(1)— 

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

22 after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner24 ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; and 

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1 SEC. 221. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 

2 PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 

3 ACT BENEFICIARIES. 

4 Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Mis5 cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 

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

7 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMA8 NENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 

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

10 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 

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

12 (A) in the subsection headings, by insert13 ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’ after 

14 ‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 

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

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

17 SEC. 222. APPLICATION TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 

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

19 89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is 

20 amended— 

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

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

23 places it appears; and 

24 (2) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, perma25 nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’. 

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1 (1) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec2 tion 101(a)(51)(D) of the Immigration and Nation3 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘or spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or per5 manent partner’’. 

6 (2) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.—Section 

7 1506(c)(2)(A)(I)(IV) of the Violence Against Women 

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

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

10 spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or permanent part11 ner’’. 

12 SEC. 223. NATIONALITY AT BIRTH. 

13 Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

14 (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(i) Any reference to ‘‘a person born of parents’’ in 

17 this section shall include the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) Any legally recognized parent-child rela19 tionship formed within the first year of a person’s 

20 life regardless of any genetic or gestational relation21 ship. 

22 ‘‘(2) Either parent of a child born through As23 sisted Reproductive Technology who is legally recog24 nized as a parent in the relevant jurisdiction regard25 less of any genetic or gestational relationship. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The spouse of a parent at the time of 

2 birth, where both of the following apply: 

3 ‘‘(A) At least one parent is a legally recog4 nized parent. 

5 ‘‘(B) The marriage occurred before the 

6 child’s birth and is recognized in the United 

7 States, regardless of where the parents reside.’’. 

8 TITLE III—PROMOTING DIVER9 SITY AND PROTECTING 

10 AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN 

11 OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM 

12 SEC. 301. INCREASING DIVERSITY VISAS. 

13 Section 201(e) 8 U.S.C. 1151(e) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘55,000’’ and inserting ‘‘80,000’’. 

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