‘‘(ii) WAIVER AUTHORIZED.—For pro-
vision authorizing waiver of clause (i), see 
subsection (d)(13).’’. 
(b) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
101(a)(15)(F)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘214(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘214(m)’’. 
SEC. 213. LIMITING BAN ON ADMISSIBILITY TO PERSONS 
WHO WILLFULLY MAKE FALSE CLAIMS FOR 
CITIZENSHIP. 
(a) CLASSES
OF DEPORTABLE ALIENS.—Section 
237(a)(3)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(D)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and willfully’’ after ‘‘falsely’’ each place such 
term appears. 
(b) CLASSES
OF INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.—Section 
212(a)(6)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and willfully’’ after ‘‘falsely’’ each place such 
term appears. 
SEC. 214. EQUITABLE WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR 
MINOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES. 
Section 212(h) (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘offense of simple possession of 30 grams or 
less of marijuana’’ and inserting ‘‘controlled sub-
stance offense for which the alien was not incarcer-
ated for a period exceeding 1 year’’; and
(2) by striking the final two sentences. 
SEC. 215. ELIMINATING THE 3 AND 10 YEAR BARS TO INAD-
MISSIBILITY. 
Section 212(a)(9) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’.
TITLE III—ENCOURAGING 
FAMILY REUNIFICATION 
Subtitle A—Reuniting Family 
Members 
SEC. 301. VISA FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERMA-
NENT RESIDENTS TEMPORARILY WAITING 
FOR VISA NUMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(V) (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(V) an alien (other than one coming for the 
purpose of study or of performing skilled or un-
skilled labor or as a representative of foreign press, 
radio, film, or other foreign information media com-
ing to engage in such vocation) who is the bene-
ficiary of a petition approved under—
‘‘(i) section 204 (excluding the provisions 
of such section referred to in clause (ii)) for 
classification by reason of a relationship de-
scribed in section 203(a)(2)(A) with an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, who 
is awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa 
based upon such approval, and who seeks to 
enter the United States to achieve family unity 
by joining the permanent resident alien in the 
United States; or 
‘‘(ii) clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 
204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(B) and who is awaiting the 
availability of an immigrant visa based upon 
such approval.’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS AFFECTING NONIMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the subsections (o) and 
(p), as added by sections 1102(b) and 1103(b) of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(2) of 
Public Law 106–553) as subsections (p) and (q), re-
spectively; and
(2) by amending paragraph (1)(B)(i) of sub-
section (p) (as so redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) The petition filed under section 204 
for which the visa was authorized under section 
101(a)(15)(V).’’. 
SEC. 302. REFUGEE STATUS FOR UNMARRIED SONS AND 
DAUGHTERS OF REFUGEES. 
Section 207(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘When warranted by unusual circumstances or to 
preserve family unity, the Attorney General may, in 
the Attorney General’s discretion, consider an un-
married son or daughter of a refugee to be a child 
of the refugee for purposes of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 303. ASYLEE STATUS FOR UNMARRIED SONS AND 
DAUGHTERS OF ASYLEES. 
Section 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘When warranted by unusual circumstances or to 
preserve family unity, the Attorney General may, in 
the Attorney General’s discretion, consider an un-
married son or daughter of an alien who is granted 
asylum under this subsection to be a child of the 
alien for purposes of this paragraph.’’.
Subtitle B—Limited Waiver of 
Grounds of Admissibility 
SEC. 311. DISCRETIONARY WAIVER IN CASES INVOLVING 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(i) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) The Attorney General may, in the discretion of 
the Attorney General, waive the application of subpara-
graph (A)(i), or clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C), of 
subsection (a)(6) 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 
if it is established to the satisfaction of the Attorney Gen-
eral that the refusal of admission to the United States 
of such immigrant alien would result in hardship to the 
alien or to the citizen or lawfully resident parent, spouse, 
son, or daughter of such an alien.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 212(a)(6) 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
WAIVER
AUTHORIZED.—For 
provision authorizing waiver of this sub-
paragraph, see subsection (i).’’; and