good moral character under paragraphs (1) through (8) 
of section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(f)). 
(f) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A noncitizen who appears to 
be prima facie eligible for lawful permanent resident 
status under this section shall be given a reasonable 
opportunity to apply for such status. Such noncit-
izen shall not be removed from the United States 
until a final administrative decision establishing in-
eligibility for such status is rendered. 
(2) EFFECT OF FINAL ORDER.—A noncitizen 
present in the United States who has been ordered 
removed or has been permitted to depart voluntarily 
from the United States may, notwithstanding such 
order or permission to depart, apply for lawful per-
manent resident status under this section. Such non-
citizen shall not be required to file a separate motion 
to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the order of removal. 
If the Secretary approves the application, the Sec-
retary shall notify the Attorney General of such ap-
proval, and the Attorney General shall cancel the 
order of removal. If the Secretary renders a final ad-
ministrative decision to deny the application, the 
order of removal or permission to depart shall be ef-
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fective and enforceable to the same extent as if the 
application had not been made, only after all avail-
able administrative and judicial remedies have been 
exhausted. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Military Family Immi-
gration Advisory Committee established pursuant to 
section 5. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
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(G) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(H) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) 
ARMED
FORCES.—The 
term 
‘‘Armed 
Forces’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘armed 
forces’’ in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(4) COVERED
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘covered family member’’ means the noncitizen 
spouse or noncitizen child of— 
(A) a member of the Armed Forces; or 
(B) a veteran, as defined in paragraph (7). 
(5) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-
tion laws’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
(6) 
NONCITIZEN.—The 
term 
‘‘noncitizen’’ 
means an individual who is not a citizen or national 
of the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a))). 
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(7) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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