bat zone designated in connection with Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom; 
(B) died as a result of injury or disease in-
curred in or aggravated by that service; and 
(C) was granted posthumous citizenship 
under section 329A of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1). 
(d) PARENTS OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT 
ALIENS.—
(1) SELF-PETITIONS.—Any parent of an alien 
described in paragraph (2) may file a petition for 
classification under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)), but only if the parent files a peti-
tion within 2 years after such date. For purposes of 
such Act, such petition shall be considered a petition 
filed under section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)). Such parent shall be eligible 
for deferred action, advance parole, and work au-
thorization. 
(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien is described 
in this paragraph if the alien—
(A) served honorably for any period of 
time in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps (including reserve components), or in the
Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve, in a com-
bat zone designated in connection with Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom; 
(B) died as a result of injury or disease in-
curred in or aggravated by that service; and 
(C) was granted posthumous citizenship 
under section 329A of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1). 
(e) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—Notwithstanding 
subsections (a) and (c) of section 245 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), an alien physically 
present in the United States who is the beneficiary of a 
petition under paragraph (1), (2)(B), or (3)(B) of sub-
section (a), paragraph (1)(B) or (2) of subsection (c), or 
subsection (d)(1) of this section, may apply to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for adjustment of status to 
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
(f) WAIVER
OF CERTAIN GROUNDS
OF INADMIS-
SIBILITY.—In determining the admissibility of any alien 
accorded an immigration benefit under this section, the 
grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), 
(6), (7), and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply. 
(g) INAPPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITION ON BENEFITS 
TO SURVIVORS.—Section 329A(e) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1) shall not apply to the 
benefits granted under this Act to relatives of a person 
granted posthumous citizenship by reason of service in the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps (including reserve 
components), or in the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Re-
serve, in a combat zone designated in connection with Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom. 
(h) NATURALIZATION OF SURVIVORS.—Any person 
who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a United 
States citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies 
during a period of honorable service in the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps (including reserve components), 
or in the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve, in a com-
bat zone designated in connection with Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, and who, in the case of a surviving spouse, was 
living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time 
of death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the 
requirements of title III of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) except that no prior resi-
dence or specified physical presence within the United 
States, or within a State or a district of the Service in 
the United States shall be required. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS. 
In processing applications for naturalization, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall give priority to—
(1) applications filed under section 2 of this 
Act; and 
(2) applications filed under title III of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et 
seq.) for naturalization of a parent, spouse, or child 
of a person who has served honorably in the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps (including reserve 
components), or in the Coast Guard or Coast Guard 
Reserve, in a combat zone designated in connection 
with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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