[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 519 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 519
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2013
Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dent, Mr. Polis,
Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Sinema, Mr. Takano, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer,
Mr. Honda, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Garcia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Uniting American
Families Act of 2013''.
(b) Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Except as
otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed as the amendment or repeal of a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section
or provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS OF PERMANENT PARTNER AND PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP.
Section 101(a) (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:
``(53) The term `permanent partner' means an individual 18
years of age or older who--
``(A) is in a committed, intimate relationship 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.
``(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. 3. DEFINITION OF CHILD.
(a) Titles I and II.--Section 101(b)(1) (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) (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or as described in
subsection (b)(1)(H)'' after ``The term `child' means an
unmarried person under twenty-one years of age''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or a deceased
permanent partner of the deceased parent, father, or mother,''
after ``deceased parent, father, and mother''.
SEC. 4. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION.
Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (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 permanent
partnership, whose permanent partnership was not terminated)''
after ``was not legally separated from the citizen''; and
(4) by striking ``remarries.'' and inserting ``remarries or
enters a permanent partnership with another person.''.
SEC. 5. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOREIGN STATES.
(a) Per Country Levels.--Section 202(a)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(4)) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``, permanent partners,''
after ``spouses'';
(2) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by inserting ``,
permanent partners,'' after ``Spouses''; and
(3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by striking ``and
daughters'' inserting ``without permanent partners and
unmarried daughters without permanent partners''.
(b) Rules for Chargeability.--Section 202(b)(2) (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. 6. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.
(a) Preference Allocation for Family Members of Permanent Resident
Aliens.--Section 203(a)(2) (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 ``daughters'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, permanent
partners,'' after ``spouses''; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``without permanent
partners'' after ``sons'' and after ``daughters''.
(b) Preference Allocation for Sons and Daughters of Citizens.--
Section 203(a)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and daughters 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) (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) (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)''.
SEC. 7. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.
(a) Classification Petitions.--Section 204(a)(1) (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 permanent
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 partnership'' after
``marriage'' in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and the first place
it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); and
(C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by inserting
``(or the termination of the permanent partnership)''
after ``termination of the marriage''.
(b) Immigration Fraud Prevention.--Section 204(c) (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 Marriages Entered While in
Exclusion or Deportation Proceedings.--Section 204(g) (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) (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 permanent
partnership'' after ``Remarriage''.
SEC. 8. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND ADMISSION OF EMERGENCY
SITUATION REFUGEES.
Section 207(c) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended--
(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 permanent partner''
after ``spouse.''.
SEC. 9. ASYLUM.
Section 208(b)(3) (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. 10. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES.
Section 209(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended by inserting
``or permanent partner'' after ``spouse''.
SEC. 11. INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.
(a) Classes of Aliens Ineligible for Visas or Admission.--Section
212(a) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(D)(iv), by inserting ``permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse,'';
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(i)(I), by inserting ``, permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse'';
(3) in paragraph (6)(E)(ii), by inserting ``permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse,''; and
(4) in paragraph (9)(B)(v), by inserting ``, permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse''.
(b) Waivers.--Section 212(d) (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 ``, permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse''.
(c) Waivers of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds.--Section
212(g)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or
permanent partner'' after ``spouse''.
(d) Waivers of Inadmissibility on Criminal and Related Grounds.--
Section 212(h)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting
``permanent partner,'' after ``spouse,''.
(e) Waiver of Inadmissibility for Misrepresentation.--Section
212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ``permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse,''.
SEC. 12. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS AWAITING THE
AVAILABILITY OF AN IMMIGRANT VISA.
Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse''; and
(2) in subsection (r)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse''; and
(B) by inserting ``or permanent partnership'' after
``marriage'' each place it appears.
SEC. 13. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA
HOLDERS.
Section 101(a)(15) (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 ``immediate
family'';
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, which shall
include permanent partners'' after ``immediate
families''; and
(C) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, which shall
include permanent partners,'' after ``immediate
families,'';
(2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or permanent
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'';
(9) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(10) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(11) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(12) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ``or permanent
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 permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(18) in subparagraph (S), by inserting ``or permanent
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'';
(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 ``permanent partner
or'' after ``beneficiary (including a''.
SEC. 14. 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 (8 U.S.C.
1186a) is amended by inserting ``and permanent partners'' after
``spouses''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or permanent partner''
after ``spouse'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse,''; and
(4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse,''.
(c) Termination of Status if Finding That Qualifying Marriage
Improper.--Section 216(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(b)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``or Permanent
Partnership'' after ``Marriage'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or permanent
partnership'' after ``marriage''; and
(3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)--
(A) by inserting ``or has ceased to satisfy the
criteria for being considered a permanent partnership
under this Act,'' after ``terminated,''; and
(B) by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after
``spouse''.
(d) Requirements of Timely Petition and Interview for Removal of
Condition.--Section 216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), (3)(C),
(4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after
``spouse'' each place it appears; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter following clause
(ii), and in paragraphs (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 inserting ``or
permanent partnership'' after ``marriage'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``or permanent
partnership'' after ``marriage'';
(3) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by inserting before 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 satisfy the
criteria for being considered a permanent partnership
under this Act,'' after ``terminated,''; 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)--
(A) by inserting ``or permanent partnership'' after
``marriage''; and
(B) by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after
``spouse''.
(f) Service in Armed Forces.--Section 216(g) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is
amended by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after ``spouse'' each
place such term appears.
(g) Definitions.--Section 216(h) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after
``spouse'' each place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ``or permanent partnership'' after
``marriage'' each place it appears;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or permanent
partnership'' after ``marriage'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or permanent
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 partnership'' after
``marriage''.
SEC. 15. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN
ENTREPRENEURS, SPOUSES, PERMANENT PARTNERS, AND CHILDREN.
(a) Section Heading.--
(1) In general.--The heading for section 216A (8 U.S.C.
1186b) is amended by inserting ``or permanent partners'' after
``spouses''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents is amended
by amending the item relating to section 216A to read as
follows:
``Sec. 216A. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien
entrepreneurs, spouses or permanent
partners, and children.''.
(b) In General.--Section 216A(a) (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) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1))
is amended 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) (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) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is
amended by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after ``spouse'' each
place it appears.
SEC. 16. 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 admission and which, within
2 years subsequent to such admission, is
terminated because the criteria for permanent
partnership are no longer fulfilled, unless the
alien establishes 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 Security
was made for the purpose of procuring the
alien's admission as an immigrant.''; and
(4) in paragraphs (2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by inserting
``or permanent partner'' after ``spouse'' each place it
appears.
SEC. 17. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.
Section 240 (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 permanent
partner'' after ``spouse''.
SEC. 18. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL; ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
Section 240A(b) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by inserting ``,
permanent partner,'' after ``spouse''; and
(3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, permanent
partner,'' after ``spouse'' each place it appears.
SEC. 19. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT TO THAT OF PERSON
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
(a) Prohibition on Adjustment of Status.--Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C.
1255(d)) is amended by inserting ``or permanent partnership'' after
``marriage''.
(b) Avoiding Immigration Fraud.--Section 245(e) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or permanent
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 satisfaction 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 procuring 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
section 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) (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'' each place it appears.
(d) Adjustment of Status for Certain Alien Informants.--Section
245(j) (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
(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) is amended by inserting
``permanent partner,'' after ``spouse,''.
SEC. 20. APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESENTATION AND
CONCEALMENT OF FACTS REGARDING PERMANENT PARTNERSHIPS.
Section 275(c) (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage 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.''.
SEC. 21. REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE, GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, ATTACHMENT
TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Section 316(b) (8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by inserting ``or
permanent partner'' after ``spouse''.
SEC. 22. NATURALIZATION FOR PERMANENT PARTNERS OF CITIZENS.
Section 319 (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'' each place it appears;
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or permanent
partnership'' after ``marital union'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse'';
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``or permanent
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 partnership'' after
``marital union'';
(6) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) by inserting ``or permanent partner'' after
``spouse''; and
(B) by inserting ``or permanent partnership'' after
``marital union''; and
(7) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``or permanent
partner'' after ``spouse''.
SEC. 23. APPLICATION OF FAMILY UNITY PROVISIONS TO PERMANENT PARTNERS
OF CERTAIN LIFE ACT BENEFICIARIES.
Section 1504 of the LIFE Act (division B of the Miscellaneous
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 ``, permanent 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 inserting ``,
Permanent Partners,'' after ``Spouses''; and
(B) by inserting ``, permanent partner,'' after
``spouse'' each place it appears.
SEC. 24. 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--
(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 ``, permanent
partners,'' after ``spouses''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(a)(51)(D) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by striking ``or spouse'' and inserting ``,
spouse, or permanent partner''.
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