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(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Attorney Gen-
eral’’.
(b) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—Section 107(b)(1)(E)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7105(b)(1)(E)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I),
by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’ after ‘‘Attorney General’’; and
(B) in subclause (II)(bb), by inserting ‘‘and
the Secretary of Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘At-
torney General’’.
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘Secretary of
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Attorney General’’;
(3) in clause (iii)—
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in subclause (III), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(IV) responding to and cooper-
ating with requests for evidence and
information.’’.
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(c) PROTECTION FROM REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CRIME
VICTIMS.—Section 107(e) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(e)) is amended by striking
‘‘Attorney General’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 107(g) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(g))
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’ after ‘‘Attorney General’’.
SEC. 805. PROTECTING VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE.
(a) AGING OUT CHILDREN.—Section 204(a)(1)(D) of
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(D)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(B)(iii)’’ after ‘‘204(a)(1)(A)’’ each
place it appears; and
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘a peti-
tioner for preference status under paragraph (1),
(2), or (3) of section 203(a), whichever para-
graph is applicable,’’ and inserting ‘‘a VAWA
self-petitioner’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) Any alien who benefits from this subparagraph
may adjust status in accordance with subsections (a) and
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(c) of section 245 as an alien having an approved petition
for classification under subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv),
(B)(ii), or (B)(iii).’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF CSPA PROTECTIONS.—
(1) 
IMMEDIATE
RELATIVE
RULES.—Section
201(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
TO
SELF-PETITIONS.—Para-
graphs (1) through (3) shall apply to self-petitioners
and derivatives of self-petitioners.’’.
(2) CHILDREN
RULES.—Section 203(h) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
TO
SELF-PETITIONS.—Para-
graphs (1) through (3) shall apply to self-petitioners
and derivatives of self-petitioners.’’.
(c) LATE PETITION PERMITTED FOR IMMIGRANT SONS
AND DAUGHTERS BATTERED 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 (a), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual
who is not less than 21 years of age, who qualified to file
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a petition under subparagraph (A)(iv) as of the day before
the date on which the individual attained 21 years of age,
and who did not file such a petition before such day, shall
be treated as having filed a petition under such subpara-
graph as of such day if a petition is filed for the status
described in such subparagraph before the individual at-
tains 25 years of age and the individual shows that the
abuse was at least one central reason for the filing delay.
Clauses (i) through (iv) of this subparagraph shall apply
to an individual described in this clause in the same man-
ner as an individual filing a petition under subparagraph
(A)(iv).’’.
(d) REMOVING A 2-YEAR CUSTODY AND RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENT FOR BATTERED ADOPTED CHILDREN.—Sec-
tion 101(b)(1)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the colon the following: ‘‘or if the child has been battered
or subject to extreme cruelty by the adopting parent or by
a family member of the adopting parent residing in the
same household’’.
Subtitle B—VAWA Self-Petitioners
SEC. 811. DEFINITION OF VAWA SELF-PETITIONER.
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘(51) The term ‘VAWA self-petitioner’ means an
alien, or a child of the alien, who qualifies for relief
under—
‘‘(A) clause (iii), (iv), or (vii) of section
204(a)(1)(A);
‘‘(B) 
clause 
(ii) 
or 
(iii) 
of 
section
204(a)(1)(B);
‘‘(C) section 216(c)(4)(C);
‘‘(D) the first section of Public Law 89–732
(8 U.S.C. 1255 note) (commonly known as the
Cuban Adjustment Act) as a child or spouse who
has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty;
‘‘(E) section 902(d)(1)(B) of the Haitian
Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (8
U.S.C. 1255 note);
‘‘(F) section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; or
‘‘(G) section 309 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208).’’.
SEC. 812. APPLICATION IN CASE OF VOLUNTARY DEPAR-
TURE.
Section 240B(d) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DEPART.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if
an alien is permitted to depart voluntarily under this
section and voluntarily fails to depart the United
States within the time period specified, the alien—
‘‘(A) shall be subject to a civil penalty of
not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000;
and
‘‘(B) shall be ineligible, for a period of 10
years, to receive any further relief under this sec-
tion and sections 240A, 245, 248, and 249.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF VAWA PROTECTIONS.—The
restrictions on relief under paragraph (1) shall not
apply to relief under section 240A or 245 on the basis
of a petition filed by a VAWA self-petitioner, or a pe-
tition filed under section 240A(b)(2), or under section
244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to March 31, 1997), if the
extreme cruelty or battery was at least one central
reason for the alien’s overstaying the grant of vol-
untary departure.
‘‘(3) NOTICE OF PENALTIES.—The order permit-
ting an alien to depart voluntarily shall inform the
alien of the penalties under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 813. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.
(a) EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(e)(1) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1229a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘serious illness of
the alien’’ and inserting ‘‘battery or extreme cruelty
to the alien or any child or parent of the alien, seri-
ous illness of the alien,’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply to a failure to appear that
occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) DISCRETION TO CONSENT TO AN ALIEN’S RE-
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of
State shall continue to have discretion to consent to
an alien’s reapplication for admission after a pre-
vious order of removal, deportation, or exclusion.
(2) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the officials described in paragraph (1)
should particularly consider exercising this authority
in cases under the Violence Against Women Act of
1994, cases involving nonimmigrants described in
subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)), and relief under section 240A(b)(2) or
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244(a)(3) of such Act (as in effect on March 31, 1997)
pursuant to regulations under section 212.2 of title 8,
Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) CLARIFYING APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WAIVER AUTHORITY IN CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept in a case described in section 237(a)(7)
where the Attorney General exercises discretion
to grant a waiver)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to
paragraph (5)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(iv), by striking
‘‘(except in a case described in section 237(a)(7)
where the Attorney General exercises discretion
to grant a waiver)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to
paragraph (5)’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WAIV-
ER AUTHORITY.—The authority provided under sec-
tion 237(a)(7) may apply under paragraphs (1)(B),
(1)(C), and (2)(A)(iv) in a cancellation of removal
and adjustment of status proceeding.’’.
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SEC. 814. ELIMINATING ABUSERS’ CONTROL OVER APPLICA-
TIONS AND LIMITATION ON PETITIONING
FOR ABUSERS.
(a) APPLICATION OF VAWA DEPORTATION PROTEC-
TIONS TO ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF UNDER CUBAN
ADJUSTMENT AND HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIR-
NESS ACT.—Section 1506(c)(2) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; division B of
Public Law 106–386) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(i) if the basis of the motion is to
apply for relief under—
‘‘(I) clause (iii) or (iv) of section
204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(A));
‘‘(II) clause (ii) or (iii) of section
204(a)(1)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(B));
‘‘(III) section 244(a)(3) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 8 U.S.C. 1254(a)(3));
‘‘(IV) the first section of Public
Law 89–732 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note)
(commonly known as the Cuban Ad-
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justment Act) as a child or spouse who
has been battered or subjected to ex-
treme cruelty; or
‘‘(V) section 902(d)(1)(B) of the
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness
Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note);
and’’; and
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or adjust-
ment of status’’ after ‘‘suspension of deporta-
tion’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘for re-
lief’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1101 note))’’ and
inserting ‘‘for relief described in subparagraph
(A)(i)’’.
(b) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR VAWA SELF-
PETITIONERS.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(K) Upon the approval of a petition as a VAWA self-
petitioner, the alien—
‘‘(i) is eligible for work authorization; and
‘‘(ii) may be provided an ‘employment author-
ized’ endorsement or appropriate work permit inci-
dental to such approval.’’.
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(c) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
FOR BATTERED
SPOUSES OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.—Title I of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 106. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR BATTERED
SPOUSES OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an alien spouse ad-
mitted under subparagraph (A), (E)(iii), (G), or (H) of sec-
tion 101(a)(15) who is accompanying or following to join
a principal alien admitted under subparagraph (A),
(E)(iii), (G), or (H) of such section, respectively, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may authorize the alien
spouse to engage in employment in the United States and
provide the spouse with an ‘employment authorized’ en-
dorsement or other appropriate work permit if the alien
spouse demonstrates that during the marriage the alien
spouse or a child of the alien spouse has been battered or
has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the
spouse of the alien spouse. Requests for relief under this sec-
tion shall be handled under the procedures that apply to
aliens seeking relief under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii).
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The grant of employment au-
thorization pursuant to this section shall not confer upon
the alien any other form of relief.’’.
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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 105 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 106. Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain non-
immigrants.’’.
(e) LIMITATION ON PETITIONING FOR ABUSER.—Sec-
tion 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(L) Notwithstanding the previous provi-
sions of this paragraph, an individual who was
a VAWA petitioner or who had the status of a
nonimmigrant under subparagraph (T) or (U) of
section 101(a)(15) may not file a petition for
classification under this section or section 214 to
classify any person who committed the battery or
extreme cruelty or trafficking against the indi-
vidual (or the individual’s child) which estab-
lished the individual’s (or individual’s child) eli-
gibility as a VAWA petitioner or for such non-
immigrant status.’’.
SEC. 815. APPLICATION FOR VAWA-RELATED RELIEF.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d)(1) of the Nica-
raguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8
U.S.C. 1255 note; Public Law 105–100) is amended—