,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjai,mr4 ,soto 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,sablan1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1  
,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,espaillat7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to render       
certain military spouses eligible for   
adjustment of status4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,patriot ,spouses ,act4  #b4 ,adjustment
 of status for certain military spouses 
,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 ,in applying this 
section to an alien described in        
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 such alien shall  
be deemed1 for purposes of subsection   
7a71 to have been inspected and admitted
 into the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 in 
determining the alien's admissibility as
 an immigrant-- 7i7 paragraphs          

7#f77;,a71 7#g77;,a71 and 7#i77;,b7 of  
section #bab7;a7 shall not apply2 and   
7ii7 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 in the discretion of the     
,secretary1 may waive the application of
 paragraphs 7#f77;,c71 7#i77;,a71 and   
7#i77;,c7 of section #bab7;a7 if the    
alien establishes to the satisfaction of
 the ,secretary that the alien does not 
pose a threat to the public and has not 
committed any criminal offenses in      
violation of ,federal or ,state law     
unrelated to the alien's status4  7#b7  
,an alien is described in this paragraph
 if the alien--  7,a7 is or was the     
spouse of a ,united ,states citizen     
who-- 7i7 is or was serving on active   
duty in the ,united ,states ,armed      
,forces or in a reserve component of the
 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 and    
7ii7 if discharged or released from     
service in the ,armed ,forces1 was      
discharged or released under honorable  
conditions2 and  7,b7 is the beneficiary
 of a petition for classification under 

section #bjd7;a77#a77;,a7 as an         
immediate relative 7as defined in       
section #bja7;b77 by reason of the      
marriage to such citizen4  4