I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 717 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. 
CONYERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. CHU, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. POLIS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FARR, Mr. AL GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SIRES, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CAPU-
ANO, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MENG, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MOORE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of 
California, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and 
Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote 
family unity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Reuniting Families Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—REDUCING FAMILY-BASED VISA BACKLOGS AND 
PROMOTING FAMILY REUNIFICATION 
Sec. 101. Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay. 
Sec. 102. Reclassification of spouses and minor children of legal permanent 
residents as immediate relatives. 
Sec. 103. Country limits. 
Sec. 104. Promoting family unity. 
Sec. 105. Relief for orphans, widows, and widowers. 
Sec. 106. Exemption from immigrant visa limit for certain veterans who are na-
tives of Philippines. 
Sec. 107. Fiance´e child status protection. 
Sec. 108. Equal treatment for all stepchildren. 
Sec. 109. Retention of priority dates. 
TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT 
Sec. 201. Definitions of permanent partner and permanent partnership. 
Sec. 202. Definition of child. 
Sec. 203. Worldwide level of immigration. 
Sec. 204. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states. 
Sec. 205. Allocation of immigrant visas. 
Sec. 206. Procedure for granting immigrant status. 
Sec. 207. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation 
refugees. 
Sec. 208. Asylum. 
Sec. 209. Adjustment of status of refugees. 
Sec. 210. Inadmissible aliens. 
Sec. 211. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability 
of an immigrant visa. 
Sec. 212. Derivative status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa hold-
ers. 
Sec. 213. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, per-
manent partners, and sons and daughters. 
Sec. 214. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, 
spouses, permanent partners, and children. 
Sec. 215. Deportable aliens. 
Sec. 216. Removal proceedings. 
Sec. 217. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status. 
Sec. 218. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for 
permanent residence. 
Sec. 219. Application of criminal penalties for misrepresentation and conceal-
ment of facts regarding permanent partnerships. 
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Sec. 220. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to 
the principles of the Constitution. 
Sec. 221. Naturalization for permanent partners of citizens. 
Sec. 222. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of cer-
tain LIFE Act beneficiaries. 
Sec. 223. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act. 
TITLE 
I—REDUCING 
FAMILY- 
BASED VISA BACKLOGS AND 
PROMOTING FAMILY REUNI-
FICATION 
SEC. 101. RECAPTURE OF IMMIGRANT VISAS LOST TO BU-
REAUCRATIC DELAY. 
(a) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPONSORED IM-
MIGRANTS.—Section 201(c) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) WORLDWIDE LEVEL
OF FAMILY-SPONSORED 
IMMIGRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the worldwide level of family-sponsored immi-
grants under this subsection for a fiscal year is 
equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 480,000; and 
‘‘(B) the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the number computed under 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) the number computed under 
paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS 
FISCAL
YEAR.—The number computed under this 
paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, 
between— 
‘‘(A) the worldwide level of family-spon-
sored immigrant visas established for the pre-
vious fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec-
tion 203(a), subject to this subsection, during 
the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) UNUSED
VISA
NUMBERS
FROM
FISCAL 
YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2011.—The number computed 
under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be-
tween— 
‘‘(A) the difference, if any, between— 
‘‘(i) the sum of the worldwide levels of 
family-sponsored immigrant visas estab-
lished for fiscal years 1992 through 2011; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the number of visas issued under 
section 203(a), subject to this subsection, 
during such fiscal years; and 
‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis-
cal years 1992 through 2011 that were issued 
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after fiscal year 2011 under section 203(a), 
subject to this subsection.’’. 
(b) WORLDWIDE LEVEL
OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
IMMIGRANTS.—Section 201(d) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
IMMIGRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The worldwide level of em-
ployment-based immigrants under this subsection for 
a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 140,000; 
‘‘(B) the number computed under para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(C) the number computed under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(2) UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS 
FISCAL
YEAR.—The number computed under this 
paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, 
between— 
‘‘(A) the worldwide level of employment- 
based immigrant visas established for the pre-
vious fiscal year; and 
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‘‘(B) the number of visas issued under sec-
tion 203(b), subject to this subsection, during 
the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) UNUSED
VISA
NUMBERS
FROM
FISCAL 
YEARS 1992 THROUGH 2011.—The number computed 
under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be-
tween— 
‘‘(A) the difference, if any, between— 
‘‘(i) the sum of the worldwide levels of 
employment-based immigrant visas estab-
lished for each of fiscal years 1992 
through 2011; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of visas issued under 
section 203(b), subject to this subsection, 
during such fiscal years; and 
‘‘(B) the number of unused visas from fis-
cal years 1992 through 2011 that were issued 
after fiscal year 2011 under section 203(b), 
subject to this subsection.’’. 
(c) Section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Aliens who are beneficiaries (including 
derivative beneficiaries) of approved immigrant peti-
tions bearing priority dates more than ten years 
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prior to the alien’s application for admission as an 
immigrant or adjustment of status. 
‘‘(B) Aliens described in section 203(d) whose 
spouse or parent is entitled to an immigrant status 
under 203(b).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date which is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 102. RECLASSIFICATION OF SPOUSES AND MINOR 
CHILDREN 
OF 
LEGAL 
PERMANENT 
RESI-
DENTS AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
IMMEDIATE
RELATIVE
DE-
FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 
‘immediate relative’ means a child, spouse, 
or parent of a citizen of the United States 
or a child or spouse of a lawful permanent 
resident (and for each family member of a 
citizen or lawful permanent resident under 
this subparagraph, such individual’s spouse 
or child who is accompanying or following 
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to join the individual), except that, in the 
case of parents, such citizens shall be at 
least 21 years of age. 
‘‘(ii) PREVIOUSLY
ISSUED
VISA.— 
Aliens admitted under section 211(a) on 
the basis of a prior issuance of a visa 
under section 203(a) to their accom-
panying parent who is an immediate rel-
ative. 
‘‘(iii) PARENTS AND CHILDREN.—An 
alien who was the child or parent of a cit-
izen of the United States or a child of a 
lawful permanent resident at the time of 
the citizen’s or resident’s death if the alien 
files a petition under 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) with-
in 2 years after such date or prior to 
reaching 21 years of age. 
‘‘(iv) SPOUSE.—An alien who was the 
spouse of a citizen of the United States or 
lawful permanent resident for not less than 
2 years at the time of the citizen’s or resi-
dent’s death or, if married for less than 2 
years at the time of the citizen’s or resi-
dent’s death, proves by a preponderance of 
the evidence that the marriage was entered 
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into in good faith and not solely for the 
purpose of obtaining an immigration ben-
efit and was not legally separated from the 
citizen or resident at the time of the citi-
zen’s or resident’s death, and each child of 
such alien, shall be considered, for pur-
poses of this subsection, an immediate rel-
ative after the date of the citizen’s or resi-
dent’s death if the spouse files a petition 
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) before the 
date on which the spouse remarries. 
‘‘(v) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, an alien who has filed 
a petition under clause (iii) or (iv) of sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(A) remains an immediate 
relative if the United States citizen or law-
ful permanent resident spouse or parent 
loses United States citizenship or residence 
on account of the abuse. 
‘‘(B) BIRTH
DURING
TEMPORARY
VISIT 
ABROAD.—Aliens born to an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence during a tem-
porary visit abroad.’’. 
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(b) ALLOCATION
OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.—Section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘23,400’’ and 
inserting ‘‘127,200’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) 
UNMARRIED
SONS
AND
UNMARRIED 
DAUGHTERS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.— 
Qualified immigrants who are the unmarried sons or 
unmarried daughters (but are not the children) of 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
shall be allocated visas in a number not to exceed 
80,640, plus any visas not required for the class 
specified in paragraph (1).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘23,400’’ and 
inserting ‘‘80,640’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘65,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘191,520’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CER-
TAIN ALIENS ARE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—Section 
201(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (2) and (3),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2),’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘through (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and (2)’’. 
(2) NUMERICAL
LIMITATION
TO
ANY
SINGLE 
FOREIGN STATE.—Section 202 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4)— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated by clause (ii), by striking ‘‘section 
203(a)(2)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
203(a)(2)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), in the flush matter 
following paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, or as 
limiting the number of visas that may be issued 
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under section 203(a)(2)(A) pursuant to sub-
section (a)(4)(A)’’. 
(3) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRATION VISAS.—Sec-
tion 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsections 
(a)(2)(A) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘becomes available for such alien (or, in 
the case of subsection (d), the date on 
which an immigrant visa number became 
available for the alien’s parent),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘became available for the alien’s 
parent,’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘applicable’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) PETITIONS DESCRIBED.—The petition de-
scribed in this paragraph is a petition filed under 
section 204 for classification of the alien’s parent 
under subsection (a), (b), or (c).’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(2)(A) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’. 
(4) PROCEDURE
FOR
GRANTING
IMMIGRANT 
STATUS.—Section 204 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 
lawful permanent resident’’ after ‘‘cit-
izen’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘described in the second sentence of 
section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) also’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, alien child, or alien parent 
described in section 201(b)(2)(A)’’; 
(III) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in subclause (I)(aa), by 
inserting ‘‘or legal permanent 
resident’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (II)(aa)— 
(AA) in subitems (AA) 
and (BB), by inserting ‘‘or 
legal permanent resident;’’ 
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after ‘‘citizen’’ each place 
that term appears; 
(BB) in subitem (CC), 
by inserting ‘‘or legal per-
manent resident’’ after ‘‘cit-
izen’’ each place that term 
appears; and 
(CC) 
in 
subitem 
(CC)(bbb), by inserting ‘‘or 
legal permanent resident’’ 
after ‘‘citizenship’’; 
(IV) in clause (iv), by inserting 
‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 
‘‘citizen’’ each place that term ap-
pears; 
(V) in clause (v)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or legal permanent resident’’ after 
‘‘citizen’’; and 
(VI) in clause (vi)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘or legal 
permanent resident status’’ after 
‘‘renunciation 
of 
citizenship’’; 
and 
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(bb) by inserting ‘‘or legal 
permanent resident’’ after ‘‘abus-
er’s citizenship’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or 
(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii) or (iv) 
of subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
‘‘or clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph 
(B)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (2); 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
preference status’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘or a pe-
tition filed under subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)’’. 
SEC. 103. COUNTRY LIMITS. 
Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘7 per-
cent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘15 percent (in the case of a single foreign 
state) or 5 percent’’. 
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SEC. 104. PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY. 
(a) 
ALIENS
PREVIOUSLY
REMOVED.—Section 
212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (iii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘18 
years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘21 years of 
age’’; 
(ii) by moving subclause (V) 4 ems to 
the right; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VI) Clause (i) shall not apply 
to an alien for whom an immigrant 
visa is available or was available on or 
before the date of the enactment of 
the Reuniting Families Act, and is 
otherwise admissible to the United 
States for permanent residence.’’; and 
(B) in clause (v)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘spouse or son or 
daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse, son, 
daughter, or parent’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘extreme’’; 
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘, son, daughter, or’’ 
after ‘‘lawfully resident spouse’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘alien.’’ and inserting 
‘‘alien or, if the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that a waiver is nec-
essary for humanitarian purposes, to en-
sure family unity or is otherwise in the 
public interest.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply to an alien— 
‘‘(I) seeking admission more than 
10 years after the date of the alien’s 
last departure from the United States 
if, prior to the alien’s reembarkation 
at a place outside the United States 
or attempt to be readmitted from a 
foreign contiguous territory, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security has con-
sented to the alien’s reapplication for 
admission; or 
‘‘(II) for whom an immigrant 
visa is available or was available on or 
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before the date of the enactment of 
the Reuniting Families Act.’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(iv); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of determining 
whether an alien has accumulated an ag-
gregate period of more than 1 year of un-
lawful presence under clause (i), the same 
rules of unlawful presence construction 
under section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) and the ex-
ceptions under section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii) 
shall apply.’’. 
(b) MISREPRESENTATIONS.—The Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by amending section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) MISREPRESENTATION
OF
CITI-
ZENSHIP.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any alien 
who willfully misrepresents, or has 
willfully misrepresented, himself or 
herself to be a citizen of the United 
States for any purpose or benefit 
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under this Act (including section 
274A) or any Federal or State law is 
inadmissible. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 
of an alien making a misrepresenta-
tion described in subclause (I), if the 
alien was under the age of 21 at the 
time of making such misrepresenta-
tion that he or she was a citizen, the 
alien shall not be considered to be in-
admissible under any provision of this 
subsection based on such misrepresen-
tation.’’; 
(2) in section 212(a)(6)(C)(iii) (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(6)(C)(iii)), by striking ‘‘of clause (i)’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (i)(1) of section 
212 (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Attorney General or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the Attorney 
General or the Secretary, waive the application of sub-
section (a)(6)(C) in the case of an immigrant who is the 
parent, spouse, son, or daughter of a United States citizen 
or of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 
or an alien granted classification under clause (iii) or (iv) 
of section 204(a)(1)(A), if it is established to the satisfac-
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tion of the Attorney General or the Secretary that the ad-
mission to the United States of such alien would not be 
contrary to the national welfare, safety, or security of the 
United States.’’; and 
(4) by amending section 237(a)(3)(D) (8 
U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(D)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) MISREPRESENTATION
OF
CITIZEN-
SHIP.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Any alien who 
willfully misrepresents, or has willfully mis-
represented, himself to be a citizen of the 
United States for any purpose or benefit 
under this Act (including section 274A) or 
any Federal or State law is deportable. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an 
alien making a misrepresentation described 
in subclause (i), if the alien was under the 
age of 21 at the time of making such mis-
representation that he or she was a citizen, 
the alien shall not be considered to be de-
portable under any provision of this sub-
section based on such misrepresentation.’’. 
SEC. 105. RELIEF FOR ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND WIDOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
ORPHANS
AND 
SPOUSES.—In applying clauses (iii) and (iv) of sec-
tion 201(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, as added by section 102(a) of this Act, to 
an alien whose citizen or lawful permanent resident 
relative died before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the alien relative may file the classification peti-
tion under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act, as 
amended by section 102(c)(4)(A)(i)(II) of this Act, 
not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien was 
excluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily 
before the date of the enactment of this Act based 
solely upon the alien’s lack of classification as an 
immediate 
relative 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
201(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended by section 102(a) of this Act) due 
to the death of such citizen or resident— 
(A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 
into the United States pursuant to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au-
thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 
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(B) such alien’s application for adjustment 
of status shall be considered notwithstanding 
section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)). 
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien de-
scribed in section 204(l) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)), was excluded, de-
ported, removed, or departed voluntarily before the 
date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 
into the United States pursuant to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’s discretionary au-
thority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 
(B) such alien’s application for adjustment 
of status shall be considered notwithstanding 
section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)). 
(b) PROCESSING OF IMMIGRANT VISAS AND DERIVA-
TIVE PETITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘After an investigation’’ 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After an investigation’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEATH OF QUALIFYING RELATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien described in 
subparagraph (B) whose qualifying relative died 
before the completion of immigrant visa proc-
essing may have an immigrant visa application 
adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. 
An immigrant visa issued before the death of 
the qualifying relative shall remain valid after 
such death. 
‘‘(B) ALIEN
DESCRIBED.—An alien de-
scribed in this subparagraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(i) is an immediate relative (as de-
scribed in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(ii) is a family-sponsored immigrant 
(as described in subsection (a) or (d) of 
section 203); 
‘‘(iii) is a derivative beneficiary of an 
employment-based immigrant under section 
203(b) (as described in section 203(d)); or 
‘‘(iv) is the spouse or child of a ref-
ugee (as described in section 207(c)(2)) or 
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an 
asylee 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
208(b)(3)).’’. 
(2) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a de-
nial or revocation of an application for an immi-
grant visa for an alien whose qualifying relative 
died before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such application may be renewed by the 
alien through a motion to reopen, without fee. 
(B) 
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
BARS
TO 
ENTRY.—Notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)), an alien’s application for an immi-
grant visa shall be considered if the alien was 
excluded, deported, removed, or departed volun-
tarily before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) NATURALIZATION.—Section 319(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse 
was a citizen of the United States)’’ after ‘‘citizen of the 
United States’’. 
(d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) CONTINUED WAIVER ELIGIBILITY FOR WIDOWS, 
WIDOWERS, AND ORPHANS.—In the case of an alien who 
would have been statutorily eligible for any waiver of inad-
missibility under this Act but for the death of a qualifying 
relative, the eligibility of such alien shall be preserved as 
if the death had not occurred and the death of the quali-
fying relative shall be the functional equivalent of hardship 
for purposes of any waiver of inadmissibility which re-
quires a showing of hardship.’’. 
(e) SURVIVING RELATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR CER-
TAIN PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.—Section 204(l)(1) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1154(l)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘who resided in the United 
States at the time of the death of the qualifying rel-
ative and who continues to reside in the United 
States’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘any related applications,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘any related applications (including affida-
vits of support),’’. 
(f) IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
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1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years 
after such date’’. 
(g) 
FAMILY-SPONSORED
IMMIGRANTS.—Section 
212(a)(4)(C)(i) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) the status as a surviving 
relative under 204(l); or’’. 
SEC. 106. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT FOR 
CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE NATIVES OF 
PHILIPPINES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act’’. 
(b) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Aliens who are eligible for an immigrant 
visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) 
and who have a parent who was naturalized pursu-
ant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 
(8 U.S.C. 1440 note).’’. 
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SEC. 107. FIANCE´ E CHILD STATUS PROTECTION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(K)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, provided 
that a determination of the age of such minor child is 
made using the age of the alien on the date on which the 
petition is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to classify the alien’s parent as the fiance´e or fiance´ of 
a United States citizen (in the case of an alien parent de-
scribed in clause (i)) or as the spouse of a United States 
citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an 
alien parent described in clause (ii));’’ before the semicolon 
at the end. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AUTHORIZED.—Section 
214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In the event’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) If an alien does not marry the petitioner 
under paragraph (1) within 3 months after the alien and 
the alien’s minor children are admitted into the United 
States, such alien and children shall be required to depart 
from the United States. If such aliens fail to depart from 
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the United States, they shall be removed in accordance 
with sections 240 and 241. 
‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), if an 
alien marries the petitioner described in section 
101(a)(15)(K)(i) within 3 months after the alien is admit-
ted into the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Attorney General, subject to the provisions 
of section 245(d), may adjust the status of the alien, and 
any minor children accompanying or following to join the 
alien, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence on a conditional basis under section 216 if the 
alien and any such minor children apply for such adjust-
ment and are not determined to be inadmissible to the 
United States. 
‘‘(C) Paragraphs (5) and (7)(A) of section 212(a) 
shall not apply to an alien who is eligible to apply for ad-
justment of his or her status to an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence under this section. 
‘‘(D) An alien eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility 
as otherwise authorized under this Act shall be permitted 
to apply for adjustment of his or her status to that of 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
this section.’’. 
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(c) AGE DETERMINATION.—Section 245(d) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1155(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Attorney 
General’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A determination of the age of an alien admitted 
to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) shall 
be made, for purposes of adjustment to the status of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a con-
ditional basis under section 216, using the age of the alien 
on the date on which the petition is filed with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to classify the alien’s parent 
as the fiance´e or fiance´ of a United States citizen (in the 
case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 
under section 101(a)(15)(K)(i)) or as the spouse of a 
United States citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the 
case of an alien parent admitted to the United States 
under section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii)).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective as if included in the 
Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 
(Public Law 99–639). 
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(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to all petitions or applica-
tions described in such amendments that— 
(A) are pending as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) have been denied, but would have been 
approved if such amendments had been in effect 
at the time of adjudication of the petition or 
application. 
(3) MOTION TO REOPEN OR RECONSIDER.—A 
motion to reopen or reconsider a petition or applica-
tion described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be granted 
if such motion is filed with the Secretary of Home-
land Security or the Attorney General not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 108. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL STEPCHILDREN. 
Section 101(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘, provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen 
years at the time the marriage creating the status of step-
child occurred’’. 
SEC. 109. RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATES. 
Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 
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(1) by amending subsection (h)(3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATE.—If the 
age of an alien is determined under paragraph (1) 
to be 21 years of age or older for the purposes of 
subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d), and a parent of the 
alien files a family-based petition for such alien, the 
priority date for such petition shall be the original 
priority date issued upon receipt of the original 
family- or employment-based petition for which ei-
ther parent was a beneficiary.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PERMANENT PRIORITY DATES.—The priority 
date for any family- or employment-based petition shall 
be the date of filing of the petition with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (or the Secretary of State, if applica-
ble), unless the filing of the petition was preceded by the 
filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of Labor, 
in which case that date shall constitute the priority date. 
The beneficiary of any petition shall retain his or her ear-
liest priority date based on any petition filed on his or 
her behalf that was approvable when filed, regardless of 
the category of subsequent petitions.’’. 
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TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN 
FAMILIES ACT 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS OF PERMANENT PARTNER AND 
PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP. 
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (15)(K)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(52) The term ‘permanent partner’ means an 
individual 18 years of age or older who— 
‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation-
ship with another individual 18 years of age or 
older in which both parties intend a lifelong 
commitment; 
‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with 
that other individual; 
‘‘(C) is not married to or in a permanent 
partnership with anyone other than that other 
individual; 
‘‘(D) is unable to contract with that other 
individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(E) is not a first, second, or third degree 
blood relation of that other individual. 
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‘‘(53) The term ‘permanent partnership’ means 
the relationship that exists between two permanent 
partners. 
‘‘(54) The term ‘alien permanent partner’ 
means the individual in a permanent partnership 
who is being sponsored for a visa’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITION OF CHILD. 
(a) TITLES I AND II.—Section 101(b)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H)(i) a biological child of an alien permanent 
partner if the child was under the age of 18 at the 
time the permanent partnership was formed; or 
‘‘(ii) a child adopted by an alien permanent 
partner while under the age of 16 years if the child 
has been in the legal custody of, and has resided 
with, such adoptive parent for at least 2 years and 
if the child was under the age of 18 at the time the 
permanent partnership was formed.’’. 
(b) TITLE III.—Section 101(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(H)’’ after ‘‘The term 
‘child’ means an unmarried person under twenty-one 
years of age’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or a de-
ceased permanent partner of the deceased parent, 
father, or mother,’’ after ‘‘deceased parent, father, 
and mother’’. 
SEC. 203. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION. 
Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘permanent partners,’’ after 
‘‘spouses,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a perma-
nent partnership, whose permanent partnership was 
not terminated)’’ after ‘‘was not legally separated 
from the citizen’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘remarries.’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
marries or enters a permanent partnership with an-
other person.’’. 
SEC. 204. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOR-
EIGN STATES. 
(a) PER COUNTRY LEVELS.—Section 202(a)(4) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1152(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT 
PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 
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(2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting 
‘‘, 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 
(3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘AND
DAUGHTERS’’ inserting ‘‘WITHOUT 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS
AND
UNMARRIED
DAUGH-
TERS WITHOUT PERMANENT PARTNERS’’. 
(b) RULES FOR CHARGEABILITY.—Section 202(b)(2) 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partners’’ after 
‘‘husband and wife’’. 
SEC. 205. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS. 
(a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR FAMILY MEM-
BERS
OF
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
ALIENS.—Section 
203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading— 
(A) by striking ‘‘AND’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNERS,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘WITHOUT
PERMANENT 
PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SONS’’ and after ‘‘DAUGH-
TERS’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘without 
permanent partners’’ after ‘‘sons’’ and after ‘‘daugh-
ters’’. 
(b) PREFERENCE
ALLOCATION
FOR
SONS
AND 
DAUGHTERS OF CITIZENS.—Section 203(a)(3) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DAUGH-
TERS AND SONS WITH PERMANENT PARTNERS’’ after 
‘‘DAUGHTERS’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or daughters or sons with 
permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘daughters’’. 
(c) 
EMPLOYMENT
CREATION.—Section 
203(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘spouse,’’. 
(d) TREATMENT
OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 
203(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), or 
(H)’’. 
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SEC. 206. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 
(a) CLASSIFICATION PETITIONS.—Section 204(a)(1) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 
place it appears; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)(v)(I), by inserting 
‘‘permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘is the spouse,’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or termination of the 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and 
the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); 
and 
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(C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in-
serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 
partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar-
riage’’. 
(b) IMMIGRATION
FRAUD
PREVENTION.—Section 
204(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON PETITIONS BASED ON MAR-
RIAGES ENTERED WHILE IN EXCLUSION OR DEPORTA-
TION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 204(g) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(g)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 
partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(d) SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS TO PETITION.—Section 
204(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or formation of a new perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘Remarriage’’. 
SEC. 207. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMIS-
SION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES. 
Section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’s’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(D),’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or (H)’’ after 
‘‘(E)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 208. ASYLUM. 
Section 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
PERMANENT PARTNER’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(D),’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or (H)’’ after ‘‘(E)’’. 
SEC. 209. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES. 
Section 209(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
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SEC. 210. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS. 
(a) CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS OR 
ADMISSION.—Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ‘‘per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(I)(I), by inserting ‘‘, 
permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(b) WAIVERS.—Section 212(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘permanent 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(c) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON HEALTH-RE-
LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(g)(1)(A) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(d) WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY ON CRIMINAL AND 
RELATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(h)(1)(B) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘per-
manent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’. 
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(e) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR MISREPRESEN-
TATION.—Section 212(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse,’’. 
SEC. 211. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART-
NERS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 
IMMIGRANT VISA. 
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(2) in subsection (r)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 212. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART-
NERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS. 
Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme-
diate family’’; 
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(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme-
diate families’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘im-
mediate families,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include his or her permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘members of his or their immediate family’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘the 
members of their immediate families’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include his permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘the members of his immediate family’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (G)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 
members of their immediate families’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (G)(v), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘the 
members of the immediate families’’; 
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(9) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(10) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(11) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(12) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(13) in subparagraph (M)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(14) in subparagraph (O)(iii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(15) in subparagraph (P)(iv), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(16) in subparagraph (Q)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(17) in subparagraph (R), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(18) in subparagraph (S), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(19) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(20) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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(21) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(22) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(23) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘perma-
nent partner or’’ after ‘‘beneficiary (including a’’. 
SEC. 213. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 
PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heading for section 216 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND PERMANENT 
PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 216 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and 
permanent partners and sons and daughters.’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(a) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter following 
clause (ii), and in paragraph (3)(D), (4)(B), and 
(4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(e) CONTENTS OF PETITION.—Section 216(d)(1) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘OR PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP’’ after ‘‘MAR-
RIAGE’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)(I)(I), by inserting be-
fore the comma at the end ‘‘, or is a permanent 
partnership recognized under this Act’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(I)(II)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or has not ceased to sat-
isfy the criteria for being considered a perma-
nent partnership under this Act,’’ after ‘‘termi-
nated,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(6) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216(g) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
SEC. 214. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
ALIEN 
ENTREPRENEURS, 
SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The heading for section 
216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186b) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR PERMA-
NENT PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 216A to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 216A. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entre-
preneurs, spouses or permanent partners, and children.’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216A(a) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186b(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), 
(2)(B), and (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
(c) TERMINATION
OF STATUS
IF FINDING THAT 
QUALIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPROPER.—Section 
216A(b)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ in 
the matter following subparagraph (C). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
OF
TIMELY
PETITION
AND 
INTERVIEW
FOR
REMOVAL
OF
CONDITION.—Section 
216A(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in 
paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), and (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 216A(f)(2) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
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SEC. 215. DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 
Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partners’’ after ‘‘spouses’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(E)(ii), (1)(E)(iii), and 
(1)(H)(I)(I), by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP FRAUD.— 
An alien shall be considered to be deportable as 
having procured a visa or other documentation 
by fraud (within the meaning of section 
212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States 
in violation of this Act (within the meaning of 
subparagraph (B)) if— 
‘‘(i) the alien obtains any admission to 
the United States with an immigrant visa 
or other documentation procured on the 
basis of a permanent partnership entered 
into less than 2 years prior to such admis-
sion and which, within 2 years subsequent 
to such admission, is terminated because 
the criteria for permanent partnership are 
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no longer fulfilled, unless the alien estab-
lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security that such permanent 
partnership was not contracted for the 
purpose of evading any provisions of the 
immigration laws; or 
‘‘(ii) it appears to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security that 
the alien has failed or refused to fulfill the 
alien’s permanent partnership which in the 
opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity was made for the purpose of pro-
curing the alien’s admission as an immi-
grant.’’; and 
(4) in paragraphs (2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ 
each place it appears. 
SEC. 216. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (c)(7)(C)(iv), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
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SEC. 217. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS. 
Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by insert-
ing ‘‘, PERMANENT PARTNER,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSE’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 218. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO 
THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 
Section 245(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent 
partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
(b) AVOIDING IMMIGRATION FRAUD.—Section 245(e) 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) and section 204(g) shall not 
apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien 
establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satis-
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faction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 
permanent partnership was entered into in good faith and 
in accordance with section 101(a)(52) and the permanent 
partnership was not entered into for the purpose of pro-
curing the alien’s admission as an immigrant and no fee 
or other consideration was given (other than a fee or other 
consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation 
of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under sec-
tion 204(a) or 214(d) with respect to the alien permanent 
partner. In accordance with regulations, there shall be 
only one level of administrative appellate review for each 
alien under the previous sentence.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS 
PAYING FEE.—Section 245(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part-
ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN 
INFORMANTS.—Section 245(j) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255(j)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘sons and daughters with 
and 
without 
permanent 
partners,’’ 
after 
‘‘daughters,’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘sons and daughters with 
and 
without 
permanent 
partners,’’ 
after 
‘‘daughters,’’. 
(e) TRAFFICKING.—Section 245(l)(1) of such Act is 
amended by inserting ‘‘permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘spouse,’’. 
SEC. 219. APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MIS-
REPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT OF 
FACTS REGARDING PERMANENT PARTNER-
SHIPS. 
Section 275(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a mar-
riage or permanent partnership for the purpose of evading 
any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned 
for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than 
$250,000, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 220. REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE, GOOD MORAL 
CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIN-
CIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 
Section 316(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 221. NATURALIZATION FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS 
OF CITIZENS. 
Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marital union’’; and 
(7) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
SEC. 222. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO 
PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CERTAIN LIFE 
ACT BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 
by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PERMA-
NENT PARTNERS,’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, permanent 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(3) in each of subsections (b) and (c)— 
(A) in the subsection headings, by insert-
ing 
‘‘, 
PERMANENT
PARTNERS,’’ 
after 
‘‘SPOUSES’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 223. APPLICATION TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 
89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the next to last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 
permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ the first two 
places it appears; and 
(2) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, perma-
nent partners,’’ after ‘‘spouses’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(51)(D) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘or spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or per-
manent partner’’. 
(2) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.—Section 
1506(c)(2)(A)(I)(IV) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; division B of 
Public Law 106–386) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, spouse, or permanent part-
ner’’. 
Æ 
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