,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,kind 7for himself and ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,immigration and          
,nationality ,act to provide for the    
admission of certain sons and daughters 
of citizens of the ,united ,states1     
which citizens served on active duty in 
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states abroad1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,uniting ,families ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,admission of certain sons  
and daughters of citizens of the ,united
 ,states who served in the ,armed       
,forces  7a7 ,classification as a       
nonimmigrant ,section #aja7;a77#ae7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,u71 by
 striking or at the end2  7#b7 in       

subparagraph 7,v71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,v7 the following3  7,w7  
subject to section #bad7s71 an alien    
who--  7i7 is #ah years of age or older 
and is the genetic son or daughter of a 
citizen of the ,united ,states1 which   
citizen served on active duty in the    
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states   
abroad2 or  7ii7 is the spouse or child 
of an alien described in clause 7i7 and 
is accompanying1 or following to join1  
the alien4  4  7b7 ,requirements for    
admission ,section #bad of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7s7  7#a7 ,a   
visa shall not be issued under section  
#aja7;a77#ae77,w7 until a petition has  
been filed in the ,united ,states by the
 citizen parent of the visa applicant   
and approved by the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security4  7#b7 ,the petition
 shall be in such form and contain such 

information as the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security shall prescribe1 and
 shall include the following            
information3  7,a7 ,,dna evidence that  
establishes that the beneficiary is the 
genetic child of the petitioner4  7,b7  
,an agreement in writing that the parent
 will provide financial support for the 
beneficiary until the beneficiary's     
status is adjusted to the status of an  
alien lawfully admitted for permanent   
residence4  7,c7 ,information that      
establishes that the petitioner-- 7i7 is
 a citizen of the ,united ,states2 and  
7ii7 served on active duty in the ,armed
 ,forces of the ,united ,states abroad4 
7#c7 ,the period of authorized admission
 for an alien admitted to the ,united   
,states as a nonimmigrant under section 
#aja7;a77#ae77,w7 shall be #e years1    
which may be extended for one additional
 #b-year period4  7#d7 ,the total number
 of principal aliens who may be admitted
 under section #aja7;a77#ae77,w7 during 
any fiscal year may not exceed #e1jjj4  

4  7c7 ,adjustment of status ,section   
#bde of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7n7  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security may adjust the     
status of an alien admitted to the      
,united ,states as a nonimmigrant under 
section #aja7;a77#ae77,w7 to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent   
residence if the alien--  7,a7 is       
admissible to the ,united ,states as an 
immigrant2 and  7,b7 satisfies the      
requirements under section #cab1 unless 
the alien is a child described in       
section #aja7;a77#ae77,w77ii7 who is    
under the age of #ah4  7#b7 ,the        
numerical limitations of sections #bja  
and #bjb shall not apply to the         
adjustment of aliens to lawful permanent
 resident status under this subsection4 
4  7d7 ,naturalization ,section #cab7;b7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adbc7;b77 is amended
 by inserting at the end the following3 

7#d7 ,the requirements of subsection 7a7
 shall not apply to any person who has  
satisfied such requirements under       
section #bde7n77#a77;,b74  4