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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6738 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a CSEC employee 
tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a CSEC employee tax credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retirement Tax Credit 
Parity for Cooperatives and Charities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CSEC EMPLOYEE TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the fol-
lowing new section: 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1529 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2023 
Mr. LUTTRELL (for himself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com-
pensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa-
tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023’’. 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 5051
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1001 Williams
Street in Ignacio, Colorado, as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Leonard
C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5051
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TANCREDO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. BEAUPREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, 
as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LEONARD C. BURCH POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, 
Colorado, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Leonard 
C. Burch Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard C. Burch Post 
Office Building.
Æ
‘‘SEC. 25E. CSEC EMPLOYEE TAX CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an 
amount equal to 10 percent of so much of the employer 
retirement savings contributions made on behalf of the eli-
gible individual for the plan year ending with or within 
such taxable year as do not exceed $1,000. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means any individual 
who is eligible to participate in a CSEC defined contribu-
tion plan. 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYER RETIREMENT SAVINGS CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—For purposes of this section, with respect to any 
employee, the term ‘employer retirement savings contribu-
tions’ means the amount of employer contributions (other 
than elective deferrals as defined in section 402(g)(3)) 
made to a CSEC defined contribution plan on behalf of 
such employee. 
‘‘(d) CSEC DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘CSEC defined contribu-
tion plan’ means a defined contribution plan which— 
‘‘(1) as of July 26, 2005, would be an eligible 
cooperative plan, as defined in section 104(c) of the 
Pension Protection Act of 2006, if such section ap-
plied to defined contribution plans, 
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‘‘(2) as of January 1, 2021, was maintained by 
an employer that also participated in an eligible co-
operative plan, as defined in section 104(c) of the 
Pension Protection Act of 2006, 
‘‘(3) would be described in subparagraph (B), 
(C), or (D) of section 414(y)(1) but for the fact that 
it is a defined contribution plan, or 
‘‘(4) as of January 1, 2021, was maintained by 
an employer that also participated in a plan de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section 
414(y)(1). 
‘‘(e) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2022, the 
$1,000 amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
‘calendar year 2021’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.’’. 
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HR 5051 RDS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post 
Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5052
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
222 West 8th Street in Durango, Colorado, as the ‘‘Ben Nighthorse 
Campbell Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TANCREDO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. BEAUPREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 222 West 8th Street in Durango, Colorado, 
as the ‘‘Ben Nighthorse Campbell Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 222 West 8th Street in Durango, 
Colorado, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ben 
Nighthorse Campbell Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Ben Nighthorse Camp-
bell Post Office Building.
Æ
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021. 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ means systems and assets, 
whether physical or virtual, so vital to Ukraine that 
the incapacity or destruction of such systems and 
assets would have a debilitating impact on the secu-
rity, national economic security, or national public 
health or safety of Ukraine, or any combination of 
those matters. 
(3) DEFENSE ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘defense ar-
ticle’’— 
(A) has the meaning given that term in 
section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403); and 
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(B) includes United States cyber capabili-
ties and assets. 
SEC. 
4. 
AGREEMENTS 
WITH 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
OF 
UKRAINE TO LEND OR LEASE DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES TO THAT GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT 
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS IN UKRAINE FROM 
RUSSIAN INVASION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
law described in paragraph (2), the President may 
enter into one or more agreements directly with the 
Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense arti-
cles to that Government if— 
(A) before the date on which a defense ar-
ticle is transferred to the Government of 
Ukraine under such an agreement, the Govern-
ment of Ukraine certifies to the President of 
the United States that the defense article is 
necessary to protect civilian populations in 
Ukraine from Russian military invasion; and 
(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which a defense article is transferred to the 
Government of Ukraine under such an agree-
ment, the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the defense arti-
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, in Albany, New
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieutenant
John F. Finn Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5053
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, in Albany, New York, as the ‘‘Lieuten-
ant John F. Finn Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, in Albany, 
New York, as the ‘‘Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Of-
fice’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIEUTENANT JOHN F. FINN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, 
in Albany, New York, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Lieutenant John F. 
Finn Post Office.
Æ
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6739 
To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to issue a rule 
before deleting or modifying certain small business loan data, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. HILL, and Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
to issue a rule before deleting or modifying certain small 
business loan data, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 704B(e)(4) of Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1691c–2(e)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Bureau may,’’ and insert-
ing: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Bureau may,’’; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Bureau shall, before deleting or modifying data 
under this paragraph issue, through advance 
notice and comment, a rule that includes a de-
scription of what modifications and deletions 
the Bureau intends to make to the data and 
how such modifications and deletions will ad-
vance a privacy interest.’’. 
Æ 
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cle is necessary to protect civilian populations 
in Ukraine from Russian military invasion. 
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the provisions of law de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(i) The Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(ii) The Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(iii) Any other relevant provision of 
law. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The enhanced author-
ity described in paragraph (1) is not subject to 
the following provisions of law: 
(i) Section 503(b)(3) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2311(b)(3)). 
(ii) Sections 61 and 63 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and 
2796b). 
(3) WAIVER
OF
CERTAIN
REPORT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Congress finds that an emergency exists 
for purposes of subsection (b) of section 62 of the 
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HR 5053 RDS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, in Albany, New 
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieutenant 
John F. Finn Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5055
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the 
military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HILL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. UDALL 
of Colorado, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BERRY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. FORD, Mr. KAN-
JORSKI, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. CARSON of Indi-
ana, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. LIN-
DER, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. BONO, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. GORDON, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, 
Mr. CLAY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. WATERS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JONES 
of North Carolina, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
PASTOR, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
FROST, Mr. BOSWELL, and Mr. BONNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to 
$50,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE WITH 
RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) 
AMOUNT
OF
DEATH
GRATUITY.—Section 
1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring 
on or after September 11, 2001. 
(c) OFFSET.—The Secretary of Defense shall derive 
funds for amounts payable during fiscal year 2005 by rea-
son of the amendment made by subsection (a) from 
amounts available for that fiscal year for travel for per-
sonnel assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense. Amounts for such purpose shall be 
transferred to the appropriate accounts of the Department 
of Defense available for such payments, and amounts so 
transferred shall not be counted for purposes of any limi-
tation on the amount of transfers of Department of De-
fense funds during that fiscal year.
Æ
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5056
To adjust the boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forests in the State of Montana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. REHBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forests in the State of Mon-
tana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Montana National For-
ests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FOREST.—The term ‘‘Forest’’ means the 
Helena National Forest, Lolo National Forest, and
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the State 
of Montana. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means—
(A) the map entitled ‘‘Blackfoot Commu-
nity Project Acquisition Proposed Adjustments, 
Helena National Forest Boundary’’ and dated 
March 11, 2004; 
(B) the map entitled ‘‘Blackfoot Commu-
nity Project Acquisition Region One, Lolo Na-
tional Forest Boundary’’ and dated March 11, 
2004; and 
(C) the map entitled ‘‘Blackfoot Commu-
nity Project Acquisition Proposed Adjustments, 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Bound-
ary Adjustment’’ and dated March 11, 2004. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. HELENA, LOLO, AND BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NA-
TIONAL FORESTS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Forests are 
modified as depicted on the maps. 
(b) MAPS.—
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The maps shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in—
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5058
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit alien children 
receiving medical treatment in the United States to be classified as 
immediate relatives to avoid extreme hardship to themselves or their 
immediate relative alien parents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
alien children receiving medical treatment in the United 
States to be classified as immediate relatives to avoid 
extreme hardship to themselves or their immediate rel-
ative alien parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLASSIFICATION OF ALIEN CHILDREN RECEIV-
ING 
MEDICAL 
TREATMENT 
IN 
UNITED 
STATES AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES TO AVOID 
EXTREME HARDSHIP TO THEMSELVES OR 
THEIR IMMEDIATE RELATIVE ALIEN PAR-
ENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) A child (as defined in subparagraph (A), 
(B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 101(b)(1)) of an 
alien parent who is classified as an immediate rel-
ative under paragraph (2)(A)(i) may be classified as 
an immediate relative for purposes of this sub-
section, if the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines, on the basis of a petition that is filed on be-
half of the child under section 204(a)(1)(A)(vii), 
that—
‘‘(I) the child is in the United States and 
is accompanied by the alien parent; 
‘‘(II) in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, the child is receiv-
ing medical treatment which is unavailable out-
side the United States; and 
‘‘(III) such classification is necessary to 
avoid extreme hardship to the child or parent.’’.
(b) 
PETITIONING
PROCEDURE.—Section 
204(a)(1)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) An alien may file a petition with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security for classification of a child of such 
alien as an immediate relative under clause (iii) of section 
201(b)(2)(A), if the alien is a parent of the child and a 
petition for classification of the alien as an immediate rel-
ative parent under clause (i) of such section has been filed 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(f)(1) 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(f)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘(b)(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(2)(A)’’ each place it ap-
pears.
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