required for the classes specified in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
‘‘(4) BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF CITIZENS.— 
Qualified immigrants who are the brothers or sisters 
of citizens of the United States who are at least 21 
years of age shall be allocated visas in a quantity 
not to exceed 30 percent of the worldwide level plus 
any visas not required for the classes specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (3).’’. 
(b) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT- 
BASED IMMIGRANTS.—Section 203(b) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘28.6 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘28.6 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘28.6 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘35 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (iii); 
(4) by striking paragraph (4); 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4); 
(6) in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘7.1 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’;
(7) by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(5) OTHER WORKERS.—Visas shall be made 
available, in a number not to exceed 30 percent of 
such worldwide level, plus any visa numbers not re-
quired for the classes specified in paragraphs (1) 
through (4), to qualified immigrants who are capa-
ble, at the time of petitioning for classification under 
this paragraph, of performing unskilled labor that is 
not of a temporary or seasonal nature, for which 
qualified workers are determined to be unavailable in 
the United States, or to nonimmigrants under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(H)(v)(a).’’; and 
(8) by striking paragraph (6). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(27)(M) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(M)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subject to the numerical limitations of sec-
tion 203(b)(4),’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
TEMPORARY
REDUCTION
IN 
WORKERS’ VISAS.—Section 203(e) of the Nicaraguan 
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153 note) is repealed.
SEC. 604. RELIEF FOR CHILDREN AND WIDOWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘spouses, and 
parents of a citizen of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘(and their children who are accompanying or following 
to join them), the spouses (and their children who are ac-
companying or following to join them), and the parents 
of a citizen of the United States (and their children who 
are accompanying or following to join them)’’. 
(b) PETITION.—Section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154 
(a)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting ‘‘or an alien child 
or alien parent described in the third sentence of section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i)’’ after ‘‘section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)’’. 
(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) APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS 
BY SURVIVING SPOUSES, CHILDREN, AND PARENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (a) and (c) (except subsection (c)(6)), any 
alien described in paragraph (2) who applied for ad-
justment of status prior to the death of the quali-
fying relative, may have such application adjudicated 
as if such death had not occurred.
‘‘(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien described in 
this paragraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is an immediate relative (as defined 
in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)); 
‘‘(B) is a family-sponsored immigrant (as 
described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 
203); 
‘‘(C) is a derivative beneficiary of an em-
ployment-based 
immigrant 
under 
section 
203(b), as described in section 203(d); or 
‘‘(D) is a derivative beneficiary of a diver-
sity 
immigrant 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
203(c)).’’. 
(d) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Notwithstanding a denial 
of an application for adjustment of status not more than 
2 years before the date of enactment of this Act, in the 
case of an alien whose qualifying relative died before the 
date of enactment of this Act, such application may be 
renewed by the alien through a motion to reopen, without 
fee, filed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 605. AMENDING THE AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1183a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘100’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘125’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘100’’. 
SEC. 606. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY. 
Section 212(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may waive the application of subsection (a)(6)(C)— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an immigrant who is the 
spouse, parent, son, or daughter of a United 
States citizen or of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence, if the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines that the refusal 
of admission to the United States of such immi-
grant alien would result in extreme hardship to 
the citizen or lawfully resident spouse, child, 
son, daughter, or parent of such an alien; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an alien granted classi-
fication under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 
204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of section
204(a)(1)(B), the alien demonstrates extreme 
hardship to the alien or the alien’s parent or 
child if, such parent or child is a United States 
citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a quali-
fied alien. 
‘‘(B) An alien who is granted a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) shall pay a $2,000 fine.’’. 
SEC. 607. FAMILY UNITY. 
Section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), by striking 
‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘21’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii)— 
(A) by redesignating subclauses (1) and 
(2) as subclauses (I) and (II); and 
(B) in subclause (II), as redesignated, by 
redesignating items (A), (B), (C), and (D) as 
items (aa), (bb), (cc), and (dd); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may waive the application of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) for an alien who is a 
beneficiary of a petition filed under sec-
tions 201 and 203 if such petition was