‘‘(I) described in section 431(c)
of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996,
‘‘(II) described in section 431(b)
of such Act and also is described in
section 431(c) of such Act, other than
paragraphs 
(1)(B), 
(2)(B), 
and
(3)(B), or
‘‘(III) 
described 
in 
section
431(b)(8) of such Act.’’; and
(3) by indenting clause (i) (as designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection) and aligning such
clause (i) with clause (ii) of such subparagraph (as
added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).
(h) BENEFITS PROVIDED
TO BATTERED ALIENS
NOT SUBJECT TO REIMBURSEMENT.—Section 423(d) of
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after para-
graph (11) the following:
‘‘(12) Benefits provided to an alien who—
‘‘(i) is described in section 431(c),
‘‘(ii) is described in section 431(b) and also
is described in section 431(c), other than para-
graphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B), or
‘‘(iii) 
is 
described 
in 
section
431(b)(8).’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to public benefits provided on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. ENSURING THAT BATTERED IMMIGRANTS HAVE AC-
CESS TO FOOD STAMPS AND SSI.
Section 435(2) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1645(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the alien remains
married to such spouse or such spouse is deceased’’ and
inserting ‘‘if such spouse is deceased or if the alien re-
mains married to such spouse (except that qualified aliens
covered by section 431(c) may continue after divorce to
count the qualifying quarters worked by their spouse dur-
ing the marriage)’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON OTHER GOALS.
Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no investigating or adjudicatory authority shall in the
context of investigating, prosecuting, or adjudicating inci-
dents of domestic violence or criminal activity make in-
quiry of any victim, witness, or any governmental author-
ity relating to an individual’s citizenship or alienage.’’.
SEC. 5. REDUCING AN ABUSER’S CONTROL OVER A BAT-
TERED IMMIGRANT’S IMMIGRATION CASE.
Section 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1155) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Whenever a beneficiary of a petition filed under
section 204 provides the Attorney General with credible
evidence of battery or extreme cruelty as described in sec-
tion 216(c)(4)(C), clause (iii), (iv), (v), (vii), or (viii) of
section 204(a)(1)(A), or clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (vi) of
section 204(a)(1)(B), the Attorney General shall adju-
dicate 
the 
petition 
filed 
under 
section 
204
notwithstanding—
‘‘(1) the withdrawal by the petitioner of the pe-
tition;
‘‘(2) the failure of the petitioner to appear at
the interview;
‘‘(3) the failure of the petitioner to file an affi-
davit of support; or
‘‘(4) a prior revocation or denial based on with-
drawal of, or failure to prosecute, the petition or any
other determination based on the petitioner’s actions
that could result or have resulted in the denial or
revocation of the petition (but for this section).’’.
SEC. 6. ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES WITH NON-LSC FUNDS
FOR ANY ABUSE VICTIM AND ACCESS TO LSC
FUNDS FOR VAWA CASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Departments
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law
105–119; 111 Stat. 2510) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following:
‘‘(C) subsection (a)(11) of such section
504 shall not be construed to prohibit a recipi-
ent from using funds derived from a source
other than the Corporation to provide related
legal assistance to—
‘‘(i) an alien who has been battered or
subjected to extreme cruelty, or who has
been subjected to violence from which the
alien is protected under the civil or crimi-
nal domestic violence laws (including crimi-
nal and civil or family violence laws) or
family violence laws of the jurisdiction in
which the recipient is located;
‘‘(ii) an alien whose child has been
battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, or
who has been subjected to violence from
which the child is protected under the do-
mestic violence laws or family violence laws
described in clause (i), in a case in which
the alien did not actively participate in
such battery, cruelty, or violence;
‘‘(iii) any alien who has been battered
or subjected to extreme cruelty who quali-
fies for classification under clause (iii),
(iv), 
(v), 
(vii), 
or 
(viii) 
of 
section
204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)),
clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (vi) of section
204(a)(1)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(B)), or subsection (b)(2) of
section 240A of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b)
or section 244(b)(3) of such Act (as in ef-
fect before the title III–A effective date in
section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) to prevent or
obtain relief from such battery or cruelty;
or
‘‘(iv) any other alien who qualifies for
classification as a crime victim under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(T) or 101(a)(15)(U) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘battery or
cruelty’’ and inserting ‘‘battery, cruelty, or other do-
mestic or family violence’’.
(b) USE OF REMAINING BALANCES.—Any funds ap-
propriated for the Legal Services Corporation for fiscal
year 1999, 2000, or 2001 and remaining available on the
date of the enactment of this Act shall be subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in section 502 of the De-
partments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (as
amended by subsection (a)) rather than such section 502
as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. ACCESS TO VAWA RELIEF FOR BATTERED IMMI-
GRANTS BROUGHT INTO THE UNITED STATES
ON FIANCE´ E VISAS.
Section 214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘For aliens who entered the country on
fiance´e visas, failure to marry the sponsor within 90 days
as required under section 101(a)(15)(K) shall not bar ac-
cess to relief under clause (iii) or (iv) of section
204(a)(1)(A), under clause (ii) or (iii) of section
204(a)(1)(B), under section 240A(b)(2), or under section
244(a)(3) (as in effect before the enactment of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996) to aliens who otherwise qualify.’’.
SEC. 8. EXEMPTION FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN
WHO ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ON
FIANCE´ E VISAS FROM CONDITIONAL RESI-
DENCY STATUS REQUIREMENT.
Section 245(d) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘The previous provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to aliens who seek adjustment of status
on the basis of an approved self-petition for classification
under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or clause
(ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B).’’.
SEC. 9. SELF-PETITIONING PARENTS.
Section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(vii) An alien who—
‘‘(I) is the parent of a citizen of the United
States or was a parent of a citizen of the United
States who within the past two years died or lost im-
migration or renounced citizenship status related to
an incident of domestic violence;
‘‘(II) is a person of good moral character;
‘‘(III) is eligible to be classified as an imme-
diate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i), and
‘‘(IV) resides, or has resided in the past, with
the citizen daughter or son,
may file a petition with the Attorney General under this
subparagraph for classification of the alien under such
section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General
that the alien has been battered by or has been the subject
of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s citizen son
or daughter.’’.
SEC. 10. SELF-PETITIONING SON OR DAUGHTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)),
as amended by section 9, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(viii) An alien who—
‘‘(I) is the son or daughter of a citizen of the
United States or was the son or daughter of a cit-
izen of the United States who within the past two
years died or lost immigration or renounced citizen-
ship status related to an incident of domestic vio-
lence;
‘‘(II) who is a person of good moral character;
‘‘(III) is eligible for classification by reason of
a relationship described in section 203(a)(1), and
‘‘(IV) who resides or has resided in the past
with the citizen parent,
may file a petition with the Attorney General under this
subparagraph for classification of the alien (and any child
of the alien) under such section if the alien demonstrates
to the Attorney General that the alien has been battered
by, or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated
by, the alien’s citizen parent and 1 or more incidents of
battery or extreme cruelty occurred before the son or
daughter reached the age of 21.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SECTION
AND PREVIOUS SECTION.—
(1) Section 201(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(B)(i)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or (iv)’’ and inserting
‘‘(iv), or (viii)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘citizen spouse or parent’’
and inserting ‘‘citizen spouse, parent, son, or
daughter’’.
(2) Section 204(a)(1)(A)(v)(I) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(v)(I)) is amended by striking
‘‘intended spouse, or child’’ and inserting ‘‘intended
spouse, child, son, or daughter’’.
(3) Section 204(a)(1)(A)(v)(II) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(v)(II)) is amended by striking
‘‘or (iv),’’ and inserting ‘‘, (iv), or (viii),’’.
(4) Section 204(a)(1)(A)(vi) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(vi)) is amended by striking
‘‘or (iv),’’ and inserting ‘‘, (iv), (vii), or (viii),’’.
(5) Section 204(a)(1)(B)(iv)(I) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)(iv)(I)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or child’’ and inserting
‘‘child, son, or daughter’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘ or (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(iii), or (vi)’’.
(6) Section 204(a)(1)(B)(v) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘or
(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (iii), or (vi)’’.
(7) Section 204(a)(1)(C)(v) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by striking
‘‘(B)(ii), 
or 
(B)(iii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(A)(vii),
(A)(viii), (B)(ii), (B)(iii), or (B)(iv)’’.
(8) Section 204(a)(1)(D)(i)(I) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D)(i)(I)) is amended by striking
‘‘a petitioner’’ and inserting ‘‘an approved self-peti-
tioner’’.
(9) Section 204(a)(1)(D)(ii) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking