,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rooney of ,florida7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish a new nonimmigrant
 category for alien family members of   
,united ,states citizens and permanent  
residents seeking to enter the ,united  
,states temporarily to visit their      
relatives1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,temporary ,family ,visitation ,act4
  #b4 ,new nonimmigrant category for    
family members of ,united ,states       
citizens and permanent residents seeking
 to enter the ,united ,states           
temporarily ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,b77 
is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and who is
 visiting the ,united ,states           
temporarily for business or temporarily 

for pleasure2 at the end2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following3 and who
 is visiting the ,united ,states        
temporarily for-- 7i7 business2  7ii7   
pleasure2 or  7iii7 family purposes4  4 
#c4 ,requirements applicable to section 
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 visas  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #bad of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7s7            
,requirements applicable to section     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 visas  7#a7     
,definition ,for the purpose of this    
subsection and section                  
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7-- 7,a7 the term 
family purposes means any visits to     
relatives for social1 occasional1 or    
other purposes2 and  7,b7 the term      
relative means the spouse1 children1    
sons1 daughters1 grandchildren1 parents1
 grandparents1 siblings1 uncles1 aunts1 
nieces1 and nephews of a citizen or     
permanent resident of the ,united       
,states4  7#b7 ,requirement ,any alien  

who seeks admission under a visa issued 
under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 is
 inadmissible under this paragraph      
unless-- 7,a7 the person petitioning for
 the alien relative's admission or any  
additional sponsor has executed an      
affidavit of support described in       
section #bac with respect to such alien2
 and  7,b7 the alien has obtained a     
travel medical insurance policy for the 
duration of stay with minimum policy    
requirements determined by the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  7#c7
 ,period of authorized admission ,the   
period of authorized admission under    
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 shall   
not exceed #abj days4  4  7b7           
,attestation ,section                   
#bac;,a7f77#a77;,d7 of such ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahc;,a7f77#a77;,d77 is      
amended by striking section #bjd and    
inserting section #bjd and              
#aja7ae77;,b77iii74  #d4 ,restriction   
applicable to section                   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 visas ,section  

#bdh7;a77#a7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abeh7;a77#a77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#a7 an alien classified as a 
nonimmigrant under subparagraph         
7,b77iii71 7,c71 7,d71 7,k71 or 7,s7 of 
section #aja7;a77#ae74  4  #e4 ,waivers 
applicable to section                   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 visas ,the      
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 may waive any requirement    
applicable to section                   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b77iii7 visas for       
humanitarian purposes1 to assure family 
unity1 or when it is otherwise in the   
public interest4 ,the ,secretary of     
,state shall provide for the annual     
reporting to ,congress of the number of 
waivers granted under this paragraph in 
the previous fiscal year and a summary  
of the reasons for granting such        
waivers4