,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjag,mr4    
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1   
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4      
,norton1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,g5e  
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,danny 
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4         
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1
 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4  
,gallego1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 & 
,mr4 ,blum5au]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,vet]ans'         
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security to e/abli% a vet]ans  
visa program to p]mit vet]ans :o h be5  
remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to return z    

immigrants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,!       
,vet]ans ,visa & ,protection ,act (     
#bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,! t]m crime ( viol5ce means an    
(f5se def9$ 9 section #af ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 exclud+ a purely   
political (f5se1 = :i* ! noncitiz5 has  
s]v$ a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( at lea/ #e   
ye>s4  7#b7 ,! t]m deport$ vet]an means 
a vet]an :o is a noncitiz5 & :o-- 7,a7 0
 remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 is  
abroad & is inadmissible "u section     
#bab7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774  7#c7 ,!
 t]m noncitiz5 means an individual :o is
 n a national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z def9$
 9 section #aja7;a77#bb7 ( !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bb7774  7#d7 ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&  
,security4  7#e7 ,! t]m s]vice memb]    
means an individual :o is s]v+ z a memb]
 ( a regul> or res]ve compon5t ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on active duty 

or z a memb] ( a res]ve compon5t ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces 9 an active /atus4  7#f7 ,! 
t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m "u  
section #aja7b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,return ( noncitiz5  
vet]ans remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 /atus 
= noncitiz5 vet]ans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,duties ( ,secret>y  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7,a7 e/abli% a program & application    
proc$ure to p]mit-- 7i7 deport$ vet]ans 
:o meet ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7  
to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a noncitiz5   
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce2 &  
7ii7 noncitiz5 vet]ans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 :o meet ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7 
to adju/ /atus to t ( a noncitiz5       
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce2 &  
7,b7 cancel ! removal ( noncitiz5       
vet]ans ord]$ remov$ :o meet !          
requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7 & all[ !m  
to adju/ /atus to t ( a noncitiz5       
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce4    
7#b7 ,no num]ical limitations ,no?+ 9   

?is section or 9 any o!r law %all be    
con/ru$ to apply a num]ical limitation  
on ! numb] ( vet]ans :o may be eligible 
to receive b5efits "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 includ+       
sections #bab & #bcg ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4#aahb2   
#abbg71 a vet]an %all be eligible = !   
program e/abli%$ "u subsection          
7a77#a77;,a71 or cancellation ( removal 
"u subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 if !        
,secret>y det]m9es t ! vet]an--  7,a7 0 
n ord]$ remov$1 or remov$1 f ! ,unit$   
,/ates due to a crim9al conviction =--  
7i7 a crime ( viol5ce2 or  7ii7 a crime 
t endang]s ! national security ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates = :i* ! noncitiz5 has s]v$
 a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( at lea/ #e ye>s2 
&  7,b7 is n inadmissible to1 or        
deportable f1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates due to su*
 a conviction4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y
 may waive p>agraph 7#a7 = humanit>ian  
purposes1 to assure family unity1 due to
 exceptional s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

,arm$ ,=ces1 or if su* waiv] o!rwise is 
9 ! public int]e/4  #d4 ,protect+       
vet]ans & s]vice memb]s f removal       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1       
includ+ section #bcg ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbg71 
a noncitiz5 :o is a vet]an or s]vice    
memb] %all n be remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 unless ! noncitiz5 has a crim9al       
conviction = a crime ( viol5ce4  #e4    
,naturalization ?r\gh s]vice 9 ! ,arm$  
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 a noncitiz5 :o has    
obta9$ ! /atus ( a noncitiz5 lawfully   
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce pursuant to  
section #b %all be eligible =           
naturalization ?r\gh s]vice 9 ! ,arm$   
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u sections #cbh
 & #cbi ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adci2 #addj71 except
 t--  7#a7 ! gr\nd or gr\nds on :i* !   
noncitiz5 0 ord]$ remov$1 or remov$1 f !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 or 0 r5d]$ inadmissible 
to1 or deportable f1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
%all be disreg>d$ :5 det]m9+ :e!r !     

noncitiz5 is a p]son ( good moral "*2 & 
7#b7 any p]iod ( abs5ce f ! ,unit$      
,/ates due to ! noncitiz5 hav+ be5      
remov$1 or be+ inadmissible1 %all be    
disreg>d$ :5 det]m9+ if ! noncitiz5     
satisfies any requirem5t relat+ to      
cont9u\s resid5ce or physical pres5ce4  
#f4 ,access to milit>y b5efits ,a       
noncitiz5 :o has obta9$ ! /atus ( a     
noncitiz5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t    
resid5ce pursuant to section #b %all be 
eligible = all milit>y & vet]ans b5efits
 = :i* ! noncitiz5 w\ld h be5 eligible  
if ! noncitiz5 _h nev] be5 ord]$ remov$1
 be5 remov$1 or volunt>ily dep>t$1 f !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #g4 ,implem5tation  7a7 
,id5tification ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security %all id5tify cases involv+    
s]vice memb]s & vet]ans at risk (       
removal f ! ,unit$ ,/ates by--  7#a7    
inquir+ ( e noncitiz5 process$ prior to 
initiat+ removal proce$+s :e!r !        
noncitiz5 is s]v+1 or has s]v$1 z a     
memb] ( a regul> or res]ve compon5t ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on active 

duty or z a memb] ( a res]ve compon5t ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 an active /atus2  7#b7  
requir+ p]sonnel to seek sup]visory     
approval prior to initiat+ removal      
proce$+s aga9/ a s]vice memb] or vet]an2
 &  7#c7 keep+ records ( s]vice memb]s &
 vet]ans :o h _h removal proce$+s aga9/ 
!m initiat$1 be5 deta9$1 or be5 remov$4 
7b7 ,record annotation ,:5 ! ,secret>y  
has id5tifi$ a case "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all annotate all immigration
 & naturalization records ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,homel& ,security relat+ to !         
noncitiz5 involv$ s z to reflect t      
id5tification & af=d an opportunity to  
track ! outcomes = ! noncitiz54 ,su*    
annotation %all include--  7#a7 !       
individual's bran* ( milit>y s]vice2    
7#b7 :e!r or n ! individual is s]v+1 or 
has s]v$1 dur+ a p]iod ( milit>y        
ho/ilities describ$ 9 section #cbi ( !  
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #addj72  7#c7 ! individual's  
immigration /atus at ! "t ( enli/m5t2   
7#d7 :e!r ! individual is s]v+ honorably

 or 0 sep>at$ "u honorable conditions2 &
  7#e7 ! basis = :i* removal 0 s\ght2 &1
 if ! basis = removal 0 a crim9al       
conviction1 ! crime or crimes = :i*     
conviction 0 obta9$4  #h4 ,regulations  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
promulgate regulations to implem5t ?is  
,act4