‘‘(n) APPLICATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS BY 
SURVIVING SPOUSES, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien described in para-
graph (2) who applies for adjustment of status be-
fore the death of the qualifying relative may have 
such application adjudicated as if such death had 
not occurred. 
‘‘(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien described in 
this paragraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is an immediate relative (as described 
in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(B) is a family-sponsored immigrant (as 
described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 
203); or 
‘‘(C) is a derivative beneficiary of an em-
ployment-based immigrant under section 203(b) 
(as described in section 203(d)).’’. 
(c) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a denial of 
an application for adjustment of status for an alien 
whose qualifying relative died before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, such application may be re-
newed by the alien through a motion to reopen, 
without fee, if such motion is filed not later than 2 
years after such date of enactment. 
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(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien de-
scribed in section 245(n)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as added by subsection (b), was ex-
cluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily 
before the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 
into the United States pursuant to the Attorney 
General’s discretionary authority under section 
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 
(B) such alien’s application for adjustment 
of status shall be considered notwithstanding 
section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)). 
(d) PROCESSING OF IMMIGRANT VISAS AND DERIVA-
TIVE PETITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘After an investigation’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After an investigation’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEATH OF QUALIFYING RELATIVE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien described in 
subparagraph (B) whose qualifying relative died 
before the completion of immigrant visa proc-
essing may have an immigrant visa application 
adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. 
An immigrant visa issued before the death of 
the qualifying relative shall remain valid after 
such death. 
‘‘(B) ALIEN
DESCRIBED.—An alien de-
scribed in this subparagraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(i) is an immediate relative (as de-
scribed in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(ii) is a family-sponsored immigrant 
(as described in subsection (a) or (d) of 
section 203); 
‘‘(iii) is a derivative beneficiary of an 
employment-based immigrant under section 
203(b) (as described in section 203(d)); or 
‘‘(iv) is the spouse or child of a ref-
ugee (as described in section 207(c)(2)) or 
an 
asylee 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
208(b)(3)).’’. 
(2) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a de-
nial or revocation of an application for an immi-
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grant visa for an alien whose qualifying relative 
died before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such application may be renewed by the 
alien through a motion to reopen, without fee, 
if such motion is filed not later than 2 years 
after such date of enactment. 
(B) 
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
BARS
TO 
ENTRY.—Notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)), an alien’s application for an immi-
grant visa shall be considered if the alien was 
excluded, deported, removed, or departed volun-
tarily before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) NATURALIZATION.—Section 319(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse 
was a citizen of the United States)’’ after ‘‘citizen of the 
United States’’. 
SEC. 106. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT FOR 
CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE NATIVES OF 
PHILIPPINES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act’’. 
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(b) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Aliens who are eligible for an immigrant 
visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) 
and who have a parent who was naturalized pursu-
ant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 
(8 U.S.C. 1440 note).’’. 
SEC. 107. FIANCE´ E CHILD STATUS PROTECTION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(K)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, provided 
that a determination of the age of such minor child is 
made using the age of the alien on the date on which the 
petition is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to classify the alien’s parent as the fiance´e or fiance´ of 
a United States citizen (in the case of an alien parent de-
scribed in clause (i)) or as the spouse of a United States 
citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an 
alien parent described in clause (ii));’’ before the semicolon 
at the end. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AUTHORIZED.—Section 
214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(d)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In the event’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) If an alien does not marry the petitioner 
under paragraph (1) within 3 months after the alien and 
the alien’s minor children are admitted into the United 
States, such alien and children shall be required to depart 
from the United States. If such aliens fail to depart from 
the United States, they shall be removed in accordance 
with sections 240 and 241. 
‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), if an 
alien marries the petitioner described in section 
101(a)(15)(K)(i) within 3 months after the alien is admit-
ted into the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Attorney General, subject to the provisions 
of section 245(d), may adjust the status of the alien, and 
any minor children accompanying or following to join the 
alien, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence on a conditional basis under section 216 if the 
alien and any such minor children apply for such adjust-
ment and are not determined to be inadmissible to the 
United States. 
‘‘(C) Paragraphs (5) and (7)(A) of section 212(a)) 
shall not apply to an alien who is eligible to apply for ad-
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justment of his or her status to an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence under this section. 
‘‘(D) An alien eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility 
as otherwise authorized under this Act shall be permitted 
to apply for adjustment of his or her status to that of 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
this section.’’. 
(c) AGE DETERMINATION.—Section 245(d) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1155(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Attorney 
General’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A determination of the age of an alien admitted 
to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) shall 
be made, for purposes of adjustment to the status of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a con-
ditional basis under section 216, using the age of the alien 
on the date on which the petition is filed with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to classify the alien’s parent 
as the fiance´e or fiance´ of a United States citizen (in the 
case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 
under section 101(a)(15)(K)(i)) or as the spouse of a 
United States citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the 
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case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 
under section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii)).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective as if included in the 
Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 
(Public Law 99–639). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to all petitions or applica-
tions described in such amendments that— 
(A) are pending as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) have been denied, but would have been 
approved if such amendments had been in effect 
at the time of adjudication of the petition or 
application. 
(3) MOTION TO REOPEN OR RECONSIDER.—A 
motion to reopen or reconsider a petition or applica-
tion described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be granted 
if such motion is filed with the Secretary of Home-
land Security or the Attorney General not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 108. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL STEPCHILDREN. 
Section 101(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘, provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen 
years at the time the marriage creating the status of step-
child occurred’’. 
TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN 
FAMILIES ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION 
AND NATIONALITY ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Uniting American Families Act of 2009’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATION-
ALITY ACT.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed 
as the amendment or repeal of a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to that sec-
tion or provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS OF PERMANENT PARTNER AND 
PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP. 
Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (15)(K)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(52) The term ‘permanent partner’ means an 
individual 18 years of age or older who— 
‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation-
ship with another individual 18 years of age or 
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older in which both parties intend a lifelong 
commitment; 
‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with 
that other individual; 
‘‘(C) is not married to or in a permanent 
partnership with anyone other than that other 
individual; 
‘‘(D) is unable to contract with that other 
individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(E) is not a first, second, or third degree 
blood relation of that other individual. 
‘‘(53) The term ‘permanent partnership’ means 
the relationship that exists between two permanent 
partners. 
‘‘(54) The term ‘alien permanent partner’ 
means the individual in a permanent partnership 
who is being sponsored for a visa’’. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITION OF CHILD. 
Section 101(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H)(i) a biological child of an alien per-
manent partner if the child was under the age 
of 18 at the time the permanent partnership 
was formed; or 
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‘‘(ii) a child adopted by an alien permanent 
partner while under the age of 16 years if the 
child has been in the legal custody of, and has 
resided with, such adoptive parent for at least 
2 years and if the child was under the age of 
18 at the time the permanent partnership was 
formed.’’. 
SEC. 204. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION. 
Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘permanent partners,’’ after 
‘‘spouses,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a perma-
nent partnership, whose permanent partnership was 
not terminated)’’ after ‘‘was not legally separated 
from the citizen’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘remarries.’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
marries or enters a permanent partnership with an-
other person.’’. 
SEC. 205. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOR-
EIGN STATES. 
(a) PER COUNTRY LEVELS.—Section 202(a)(4) (8 
U.S.C. 1152(a)(4)) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT 
PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 
(2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting 
‘‘, 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 
(3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘AND
DAUGHTERS’’ inserting ‘‘WITHOUT 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS
AND
UNMARRIED
DAUGH-
TERS WITHOUT PERMANENT PARTNERS’’. 
(b) RULES FOR CHARGEABILITY.—Section 202(b)(2) 
(8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partners’’ after 
‘‘husband and wife’’. 
SEC. 206. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS. 
(a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR FAMILY MEM-
BERS
OF
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
ALIENS.—Section 
203(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading— 
(A) by striking ‘‘AND’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘WITHOUT
PERMANENT 
PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SONS’’ and after ‘‘DAUGH-
TERS’’; 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 
place it appears; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)(v)(I), by inserting 
‘‘permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘is the spouse,’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or termination of the 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and 
the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); 
and 
(C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in-
serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 
partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar-
riage’’. 
(b) IMMIGRATION
FRAUD
PREVENTION.—Section 
204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 208. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMIS-
SION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 
Section 207(c) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’s’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 209. ASYLUM. 
Section 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA-
NENT PARTNER’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 
(2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘or permanent 
partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 210. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 
Section 209(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
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SEC. 211. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 
(a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR 
ADMISSION.—Section 212(a) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘, 
permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(b) WAIVERS.—Section 212(d) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘permanent 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE-
LATED
GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 
1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 
partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND 
RELATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(h)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 
1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent part-
ner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 
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(e) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR MISREPRESEN-
TATION.—Section 212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘spouse,’’. 
SEC. 212. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART-
NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 
IMMIGRANT VISA. 
Section 214(r) (8 U.S.C. 1184(r)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 213. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART-
NERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS. 
Section 101(a)(15) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include his or her permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘members of his or their immediate family’’; 
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(4) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘the 
members of their immediate families’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include his permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘the members of his immediate family’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (G)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 
members of their immediate families’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (G)(v), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 
members of the immediate families’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(9) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(10) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(11) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(12) in subparagraph (M)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(13) in subparagraph (O)(iii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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(14) in subparagraph (P)(iv), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(15) in subparagraph (Q)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(16) in subparagraph (R), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(17) in subparagraph (S), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(18) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(19) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(20) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(21) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(22) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘perma-
nent partner or’’ after ‘‘beneficiary (including a’’. 
SEC. 214. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 
PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heading for section 216 
(8 U.S.C. 1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND 
PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents is amended by amending the item 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.’’. 
(b) IN
GENERAL.—Section 216(a) (8 U.S.C. 
1186a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 
(c) TERMINATION
OF STATUS
IF FINDING THAT 
QUALIFYING MARRIAGE IMPROPER.—Section 216(b) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA-
NENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MARRIAGE’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or has ceased to satisfy 
the criteria for being considered a permanent 
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partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi-
nated,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
OF
TIMELY
PETITION
AND 
INTERVIEW
FOR
REMOVAL
OF
CONDITION.—Section 
216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), 
(3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter following 
clause (ii), and in paragraph (3)(D), (4)(B), and 
(4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(e) CONTENTS OF PETITION.—Section 216(d)(1) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MAR-
RIAGE’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by inserting be-
fore the comma at the end ‘‘, or is a permanent 
partnership recognized under this Act’’; 
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(4) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or has not ceased to sat-
isfy the criteria for being considered a perma-
nent partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi-
nated,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(6) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(f) 
DEFINITIONS.—Section 
216(g) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1186a(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
SEC. 215. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
ALIEN 
ENTREPRENEURS, 
SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The heading for section 
216A (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR 
PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents is amended by amending the item relating to 
section 216A to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 216A. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entre-
preneurs, spouses or permanent partners, and children.’’. 
(b) IN
GENERAL.—Section 216A(a) (8 U.S.C. 
1186b(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), 
and (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
(c) TERMINATION
OF STATUS
IF FINDING THAT 
QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 
216A(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amended by insert-
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ing ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in the matter 
following subparagraph (C). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
OF
TIMELY
PETITION
AND 
INTERVIEW
FOR
REMOVAL
OF
CONDITION.—Section 
216A(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in paragraphs 
(1), (2)(A)(ii), and (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent 
partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216A(f)(2) (8 U.S.C. 
1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part-
ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 216. DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 
Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partners’’ after ‘‘spouses’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(E)(ii), (1)(E)(iii), and 
(1)(H)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP FRAUD.— 
An alien shall be considered to be deportable as 
having procured a visa or other documentation 
by fraud (within the meaning of section 
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212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States 
in violation of this Act (within the meaning of 
subparagraph (B)) if— 
‘‘(i) the alien obtains any admission to 
the United States with an immigrant visa 
or other documentation procured on the 
basis of a permanent partnership entered 
into less than 2 years prior to such admis-
sion and which, within 2 years subsequent 
to such admission, is terminated because 
the criteria for permanent partnership are 
no longer fulfilled, unless the alien estab-
lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security that such permanent 
partnership was not contracted for the 
purpose of evading any provisions of the 
immigration laws; or 
‘‘(ii) it appears to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security that 
the alien has failed or refused to fulfill the 
alien’s permanent partnership which in the 
opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity was made for the purpose of pro-
curing the alien’s admission as an immi-
grant.’’; and 
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(4) in paragraphs (2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ 
each place it appears. 
SEC. 217. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 240 (8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (c)(7)(C)(iv), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 218. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS. 
Section 240A(b) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by insert-
ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNER,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 219. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO 
THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 
Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
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(b) AVOIDING IMMIGRATION FRAUD.—Section 245(e) 
(8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) and section 204(g) shall not 
apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien 
establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satis-
faction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 
permanent partnership was entered into in good faith and 
in accordance with section 101(a)(52) and the permanent 
partnership was not entered into for the purpose of pro-
curing the alien’s admission as an immigrant and no fee 
or other consideration was given (other than a fee or other 
consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation 
of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under sec-
tion 204(a) or 214(d) with respect to the alien permanent 
partner. In accordance with regulations, there shall be 
only one level of administrative appellate review for each 
alien under the previous sentence.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS 
PAYING FEE.—Section 245(i)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
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SEC. 220. APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MIS-
REPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT OF 
FACTS REGARDING PERMANENT PARTNER-
SHIPS. 
Section 275(c) (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a mar-
riage or permanent partnership for the purpose of evading 
any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned 
for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than 
$250,000, or both.’’. 
SEC. 221. REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE, GOOD MORAL 
CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIN-
CIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 
Section 316(b) (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 222. NATURALIZATION FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS 
OF CITIZENS. 
Section 319 (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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(4) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; and 
(7) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 223. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 
PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 
ACT BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 
by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMA-
NENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, permanent 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(3) in each of subsections (b) and (c)— 
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(A) in the subsection headings, by insert-
ing 
‘‘, 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 224. APPLICATION TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 
89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in the next to last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 
permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ the first two 
places it appears; and 
(2) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(51)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
spouse, or permanent partner’’. 
(2) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.—Section 
1506(c)(2)(A)(i)(IV) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; division B of 
Public Law 106–386) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
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spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or permanent part-
ner’’. 
Æ 
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