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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4522 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission 
of certain sons and daughters of citizens of the United States, which 
citizens served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States 
abroad, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for the admission of certain sons and daughters of citi-
zens of the United States, which citizens served on active 
duty in the Armed Forces of the United States abroad, 
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 ‘‘Uniting Families Act 
of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF 
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO 
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) CLASSIFICATION AS A NONIMMIGRANT.—Section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (V) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(W) subject to section 214(s), an alien 
who— 
‘‘(i) is 18 years of age or older and is 
the son or daughter of a citizen of the 
United States, which citizen served on ac-
tive duty in the Armed Forces of the 
United States abroad; or 
‘‘(ii) is the spouse or child of an alien 
described in clause (i) and is accom-
panying, or following to join, the alien.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION.—Section 214 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(s)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a visa shall not be 
issued under section 101(a)(15)(W) until a petition has 
been filed in the United States by the citizen parent of 
the visa applicant and approved by the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the petition shall be 
in such form and contain such information as the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall prescribe, and shall in-
clude the following information: 
‘‘(A) DNA evidence that establishes that the 
beneficiary is the genetic child of the petitioner. 
‘‘(B) An agreement in writing that the parent 
will provide financial support for the beneficiary 
until the beneficiary’s status is adjusted to the sta-
tus of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence. 
‘‘(C) Information that establishes that the peti-
tioner— 
‘‘(i) is a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) served on active duty in the Armed 
Forces of the United States abroad. 
‘‘(3)(A) In a case in which the citizen parent who 
served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United 
States abroad is deceased, the petition described in para-
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graph (1) may be filed by a sibling of the visa applicant 
if the sibling— 
‘‘(i) is 18 years of age or older; 
‘‘(ii) is a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(iii) is capable of providing financial support 
for the visa applicant until the applicant’s status is 
adjusted to the status of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence. 
‘‘(B) Such a petition shall be in such form and con-
tain such information as the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall prescribe, and shall include the following infor-
mation: 
‘‘(i) Evidence that establishes that the bene-
ficiary is the child of a citizen of the United States 
who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of 
the United States abroad. 
‘‘(ii) Evidence that establishes the sibling rela-
tionship, such as— 
‘‘(I) birth certificates showing at least one 
common parent; 
‘‘(II) marriage certificates, in a case where 
the siblings have a common father but different 
mothers; 
‘‘(III) other appropriate evidence specified 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in a 
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case in where the siblings are related through 
adoption or a stepparent; and 
‘‘(IV) additional information proving the 
sibling relationship specified by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(iii) An agreement in writing that the sibling 
will provide financial support for the beneficiary 
until the beneficiary’s status is adjusted to the sta-
tus of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence. 
‘‘(4) The period of authorized admission for an alien 
admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under 
section 101(a)(15)(W) shall be 5 years, which may be ex-
tended for one additional 2-year period. 
‘‘(5) The total number of principal aliens who may 
be admitted under section 101(a)(15)(W) during any fis-
cal year may not exceed 5,000.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 245 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n)(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may ad-
just the status of an alien admitted to the United States 
as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(W) to that 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if 
the alien— 
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‘‘(A) is admissible to the United States as an 
immigrant; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies the requirements under section 
312, unless the alien is a child described in section 
101(a)(15)(W)(ii) who is under the age of 18. 
‘‘(2) The numerical limitations of sections 201 and 
202 shall not apply to the adjustment of aliens to lawful 
permanent resident status under this subsection.’’. 
(d) NATURALIZATION.—Section 312(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)) is amend-
ed by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The requirements of subsection (a) shall 
not apply to any person who has satisfied such re-
quirements under section 245(n)(1)(B).’’. 
Æ 
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