(6) Section 240A(b)(4)(B) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229b(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘they were applications filed under section 204(a)(1) 
(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of such Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the applicants were VAWA petitioners’’. 
(7) Section 245(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘under subpara-
graph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 
204(a)(1) or’’ and inserting ‘‘as a VAWA peti-
tioner’’. 
(8) Section 245(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘under subpara-
graph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (A)(v), (A)(vi), (B)(ii), 
(B)(iii), or (B)(iv) of section 204(a)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘as a VAWA petitioner’’. 
(9) For additional conforming amendments to 
sections 212(a)(4)(C)(i) and 240(c)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, see sections 
832(c) and 817(a) of this Act. 
SEC. 1312. SELF-PETITIONING FOR CHILDREN. 
(a) SELF-PETITIONING BY CHILDREN OF PARENT- 
ABUSERS UPON DEATH OR OTHER TERMINATION OF 
PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.—
(1) 
CITIZEN
PARENTS.—Section 
204(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or who’’ and inserting 
‘‘who’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘domestic violence,’’ 
the following: ‘‘or who was a child of a United 
States citizen parent who within the past 2 
years (or, if later, two years after the date the 
child attains 18 years of age) died or otherwise 
terminated the parent-child relationship,’’. 
(2) LAWFUL
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
PAR-
ENTS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
204(a)(1)(B)(iii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or who’’ and inserting 
‘‘who’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘domestic vio-
lence,’’ the following: ‘‘or who was a child 
of a lawful permanent resident resident 
who within the past 2 years (or, if later, 
two years after the date the child attains 
18 years of age) died or otherwise termi-
nated the parent-child relationship,’’.
(B) CONFORMING
TREATMENT
OF
DE-
CEASED
SPOUSES.—Section 
204(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(CC) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(CC)) 
is 
amended— 
(i) by redesignating subitems (aaa) 
and (bbb) as subitems (bbb) and (ccc), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting before subitem (bbb), 
as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(aaa) whose spouse died within the past 
2 years;’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amendment made by paragraphs 
(1) and (2) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(B) TRANSITION IN CASE OF CITIZEN PAR-
ENTS WHO DIED BEFORE ENACTMENT.—In ap-
plying the amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
and (2)(A) in the case of an alien whose citizen 
parent or lawful permanent resident parent died 
or whose parent-child relationship with such 
parent terminated during the period beginning 
on October 28, 1998, and ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the following rules 
apply: 
(i) The reference to ‘‘within the past 
2 years’’ in section 204(a)(1)(A)(iv) or 
204(a)(1)(B)(iii), respectively, of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act in the mat-
ter inserted by such paragraph is deemed 
to be a reference to such period. 
(ii) The petition must be filed under 
such section within 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act (or, if later, 
2 years after the alien’s 18th birthday). 
(iii) The determination of eligibility 
for benefits as a child under such section 
(including under section 204(a)(1)(D) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act by 
reason of a petition authorized under such 
section) shall be determined as of the date 
of the death of the citizen parent or lawful 
permanent resident parent or the termi-
nation of the parent-child relationship. 
(b) PROTECTING VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE FROM 
AGING OUT.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION REGARDING CONTINUATION 
OF IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR CHILDREN OF
CITIZENS.—Section 204(a)(1)(D)(i)(I) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(D)(i)(I)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘clause (iv) of section 
204(a)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(iv)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a petitioner for preference 
status under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of sec-
tion 203(a), whichever paragraph is applicable’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to continue to be treated as an 
immediate 
relative 
under 
section 
101(b)(2)(A)(i), or a petitioner for preference 
status under section 203(a)(3) if subsequently 
married,’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
APPLICATION 
TO
CHILDREN
OF
LAWFUL
PERMANENT
RESI-
DENTS.—Section 204(a)(1)(D) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D)) is amended—— 
(A) in clause (i)(I)— 
(i) by inserting after the first sentence 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Any child who 
attains 21 years of age who has filed a pe-
tition under subparagraph (B)(iii) that was 
filed or approved before the date on which 
the child attained 21 year of age shall be
considered (if the child has not been ad-
mitted or approved for lawful permanent 
residence by the date the child attained 21 
years of age) a petitioner for preference 
status under section 203(a)(2), with the 
same priority date assigned to the self-peti-
tion filed under such subparagraph.’’; and 
(ii) in the last sentence, by inserting 
‘‘in either such case’’ after ‘‘shall be re-
quired to be filed’’; 
(B) in clause (i)(III), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 203(a)(2)’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(A)(iii), 
(A)(iv),’’. 
(3) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF DERIVA-
TIVE CHILDREN.—Section 204(a)(1)(D) of such Act 
is further amended by striking subclauses (III) and 
(IV) of clause (i) and by striking clause (ii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(ii) Subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) also shall 
apply to a derivative child under subparagraph (A)(ii) or 
(A)(iii), or under subparagraph (B)(ii) or (B)(iii), who at-
tains 21 years of age in the same manner as such sub-
clauses apply to a principal petitioner under subparagraph 
(A)(iv), or subparagraph (B)(iii), respectively.’’. 
(4) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
APPLICATION 
OF
CSPA
PROTECTIONS
TO
CHILDREN
OF
CITI-
ZENS.—Section 201(f) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
TO
CERTAIN
VAWA
PETI-
TIONERS.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) apply to a 
petitioner described in clause (iii) or (iv) of section 
204(a)(1)(A). ’’. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to applications filed 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
VAWA–2000, except that the amendment made by 
paragraph (4) shall apply as if included in the enact-
ment of the Child Status Protection Act (Public Law 
107–208). 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF NO SEPARATE ADJUSTMENT 
APPLICATION FOR DERIVATIVE CHILDREN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
‘‘(vii) In the case of a petition under clause (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) that includes an individual as a derivative child of 
a principal alien, no adjustment application other than the 
adjustment application of the principal alien shall be re-
quired for adjustment of status of the individual under 
subsection (a) or (c) of section 245.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to applications 
filed before, on, or after such date. 
(d) LATE
PETITION
PERMITTED
FOR
ADULTS 
ABUSED AS CHILDREN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1)(D) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(D)), as amended by subsection (b)(1), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) In the case of an alien who qualified to petition 
under subparagraph (A)(iv) or (B)(iii) as of the date the 
individual attained 21 years of age, the alien may file a 
petition under such respective subparagraph notwith-
standing that the alien has attained such age or been mar-
ried so long as the petition is filed before the date the 
individual attains 30 years of age. In the case of such a 
petition, the alien shall remain eligible for adjustment of
status as a child notwithstanding that the alien has at-
tained 21 years of age or has married, or both.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals 
who attain 21 years of age on or after the date of 
the enactment of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 1313. SELF-PETITIONING PARENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) An alien who— 
‘‘(I) is the parent of a citizen of the United 
States or was a parent of a citizen of the United 
States who within the past 2 years lost or renounced 
citizenship status related to battering or extreme 
cruelty by the United States citizen son or daughter 
or who within the past two years died ; 
‘‘(II) is a person of good moral character; 
‘‘(III) is eligible to be classified as an imme-
diate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(IV) resides, or has resided in the past, with 
the citizen daughter or son; 
may file a petition with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity under this subparagraph for classification of the alien
under such section if the alien demonstrates that the alien 
has been battered by or has been the subject of extreme 
cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s citizen son or daugh-
ter.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 1314. PROMOTING CONSISTENCY IN VAWA ADJUDICA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), 
by striking ‘‘an incident of domestic violence’’ and 
inserting ‘‘battering or extreme cruelty by the 
United States citizen spouse’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ‘‘an in-
cident of domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘battering 
or extreme cruelty by such parent’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(aaa), 
by striking ‘‘due to an incident of domestic violence’’ 
and inserting ‘‘related to battering or extreme cru-
elty by the lawful permanent resident spouse’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘due 
to an incident of domestic violence’’ and inserting
‘‘related to battering or extreme cruelty by such par-
ent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 1315. RELIEF FOR PRIMA FACIE VICTIMS PENDING AC-
TIONS ON PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS 
FOR RELIEF. 
(a) VAWA PETITIONERS AND APPLICANTS FOR U 
AND T NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— Section 204(a)(1) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1))is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:: 
‘‘(K) In the case of an alien in the United States for 
whom a petition as a VAWA petitioner has been filed or 
for whom an application for nonimmigrant status (wheth-
er as a principal or derivative child) under subparagraph 
(T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) has been filed— 
‘‘(i) if the petition or application is approved, 
the alien shall not be removed, detained, or de-
ported; 
‘‘(ii) if the petition or application sets forth a 
prima facie case for approval, such a petition or ap-
plication shall be processed without regard to wheth-
er a proceeding to remove or deport such alien is 
brought or pending; and 
‘‘(iii) if the petition or application is approved 
or sets forth a prima facie case for approval, pend-
ing approval of an application for adjustment of sta-
tus, the alien is eligible for work authorization and 
shall be provided an ‘employment authorized’ en-
dorsement or other appropriate work permit, except 
that the authorized period of work shall not exceed 
180 days unless such petition or application has 
been approved.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to petitions 
and applications filed before, on, or after such date. 
(b) APPLICANTS FOR CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL 
OR SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(b)(2) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: : 
‘‘(E) RELIEF WHILE APPLICATION PEND-
ING.—In the case of an alien who has applied 
for relief under this paragraph and whose appli-
cation sets forth a prima facie case for such re-