,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,mc,caul 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4  
,pi]luisi1 ,mr4 ,:itfield1 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 & ,ms4 ,foxx7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to provide = special immigrant     
/atus = c]ta9 sp\ses & *ildr5 (         
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t   
abroad kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mu/afa 
,ak>su ,local ,gu>d ,=ce ,support ,act4 
#b4 ,special immigrant /atus = c]ta9    
surviv+ sp\ses & *ildr5  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #aja7;a77#bg7 ( ! ,immigration 
& ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaja7;a77#bg77 is am5d$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,d7--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7i7 be=e an      
immigrant :o is an employee2 &  7#b7 by 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 an immigrant :o  
is ! surviv+ sp\se or *ild ( an employee
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t abroad     

kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty1 provid$ t !       
employee _h p]=m$ fai?ful s]vice = a    
total ( fifte5 ye>s1 or m1 & t !        
pr9cipal (fic] ( a ,=eign ,s]vice       
e/abli%m5t 7or1 9 ! case ( ! ,am]ican   
,in/itute ( ,taiwan1 ! ,director !re(7 9
 8 discretion1 recomm5ds ! grant+ (     
special immigrant /atus to ! sp\se &    
*ildr5 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate approves   
su* recomm5dation & f9d t x is 9 !      
national int]e/ to grant su* /atus2  4  
7b7 ,effective date ,?is ,act & !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect beg9n+ on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjac1 &  
%all h retroactive effect4