,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjai,mr4    
,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to provide = ! admission ( c]ta9   
sons & daught]s ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 :i* citiz5s s]v$ on active duty 
9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
abroad1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit+  
,families ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,admission 
( c]ta9 sons & daught]s ( citiz5s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces   
7a7 ,classification z a nonimmigrant    
,section #aja7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,immigration 
& ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaja7;a77#ae77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,u71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,v71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,v7 ! foll[+3 
7,w7 subject to section #bad7s71 an ali5

 :o--  7i7 is #ah ye>s ( age or old] &  
is ! g5etic son or daught] ( a citiz5 ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* citiz5 s]v$ on     
active duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates abroad2 or  7ii7 is ! sp\se or   
*ild ( an ali5 describ$ 9 clause 7i7 &  
is accompany+1 or foll[+ to jo91 ! ali54
  4  7b7 ,requirem5ts = admission       
,section #bad ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7s7
  7#a7 ,a visa %all n be issu$ "u       
section #aja7;a77#ae77,w7 until a       
petition has be5 fil$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
by ! citiz5 p>5t ( ! visa applicant &   
approv$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security4  7#b7 ,! petition %all be 9  
su* =m & conta9 su* in=mation z !       
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
prescribe1 & %all include ! foll[+      
in=mation3  7,a7 ,,dna evid5ce t        
e/abli%es t ! b5efici>y is ! g5etic *ild
 ( ! petition]4  7,b7 ,an agreem5t 9    
writ+ t ! p>5t w provide f9ancial       
support = ! b5efici>y until !           

b5efici>y's /atus is adju/$ to ! /atus (
 an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t     
resid5ce4  7,c7 ,in=mation t e/abli%es t
 ! petition]-- 7i7 is a citiz5 ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 s]v$ on active   
duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
abroad4  7#c7 ,! p]iod ( au?oriz$       
admission = an ali5 admitt$ to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates z a nonimmigrant "u section      
#aja7;a77#ae77,w7 %all be #e ye>s1 :i*  
may be ext5d$ = "o additional #b-ye>    
p]iod4  7#d7 ,! total numb] ( pr9cipal  
ali5s :o may be admitt$ "u section      
#aja7;a77#ae77,w7 dur+ any fiscal ye>   
may n exce$ #e1jjj4  4  7c7 ,adju/m5t ( 
/atus ,section #bde ( ! ,immigration &  
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7n7
  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
may adju/ ! /atus ( an ali5 admitt$ to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates z a nonimmigrant "u      
section #aja7;a77#ae77,w7 to t ( an ali5
 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce if 
! ali5--  7,a7 is admissible to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates z an immigrant2 &  7,b7         

satisfies ! requirem5ts "u section #cab1
 unless ! ali5 is a *ild describ$ 9     
section #aja7;a77#ae77,w77ii7 :o is "u !
 age ( #ah4  7#b7 ,! num]ical           
limitations ( sections #bja & #bjb %all 
n apply to ! adju/m5t ( ali5s to lawful 
p]man5t resid5t /atus "u ?is subsection4
  4  7d7 ,naturalization ,section       
#cab7;b7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adbc7;b77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,!   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 %all n     
apply to any p]son :o has satisfi$ su*  
requirem5ts "u section #bde7n77#a77;,b74
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