,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to grant lawful  
p]man5t resid5t /atus to c]ta9 eligible 
p]sons :o 7 sep>at$ f imm$iate family   
memb]s by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,families ,belong       
,toge!r ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3  7#a7 ,eligible *ild ,! t]m       
eligible *ild means a p]son :o-- 7,a7   
ent]$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 be=e atta9+ #ah  
ye>s ( age1 at a port ( entry or betwe5 
ports ( entry2  7,b7 0 sep>at$ f 8 or h]
 p>5t or legal gu>dian by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,homel& ,security1 & ! ,dep>tm5t fail$  
to demon/rate 9 a he>+ t ! p>5t or legal
 gu>dian 0 unfit or pres5t$ a dang] to !
 *ild2  7,c7  7i7 0 9 ! cu/ody ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security or !      
,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7ii7 has be5 

releas$ to a sponsor1 includ+ a         
family-memb] sponsor2 or  7iii7 has be5 
repatriat$ to 8 or h] c\ntry ( orig92 & 
7,d7 is n inadmissible "u p>agraph      
7#b77;,c71 7#b77;,e71 7#b77;,g71        
7#b77;,h71 7#b77;,i71 7#c71 7#f77;,e71  
7#f77;,g71 7#h71 7#aj77;,c71 or         
7#aj77;,d7 ( section #bab7;a7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774  7#b7 ,eligible   
p>5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to         
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m eligible p>5t   
means an individual :o-- 7i7 is--  7,i7 
a p>5t ( an eligible *ild2 or  7,,ii7 a 
legal gu>dian ( an eligible *ild2  7ii7 
ent]$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates at a port ( entry1
 or betwe5 ports ( entry1 ) an eligible 
*ild to :om he or %e is a p>5t or legal 
gu>dian2 &  7iii7 0 sep>at$ f 8 or h]   
eligible *ild by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&  
,security1 :i* fail$ to demon/rate 9 a  
he>+ t ! p>5t or legal gu>dian 0 unfit  
or pres5t$ a dang] to ! *ild4  7,b7     
,exclusion ,an individual is n an       
eligible p>5t if ! individual is        

inadmissible "u p>agraph 7#b77;,c71     
7#b77;,e71 7#b77;,g71 7#b77;,h71        
7#b77;,i71 7#c71 7#f77;,e71 7#f77;,g71  
7#h71 7#aj77;,c71 or 7#aj77;,d7 (       
section #bab7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a774  #c4 ,humanit>ian p>ole ,!  
,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &         
,immigration ,s]vices %all grant        
humanit>ian p>ole into ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to all eligible p>5ts & eligible *ildr5 
:o expressly reque/ su* p>ole4 ,!       
,director %all n impose a fee = any su* 
reque/4  #d4 ,adju/m5t ( /atus  7a7     
,eligible p>5ts ,eligible p>5ts 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all be eligible to apply 
to ! ,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &    
,immigration ,s]vices to h _! /atus     
adju/$ to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =
 p]man5t resid5ce4 ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] receiv+ su* an application f an    
eligible p>5t1 ! ,director %all adju/ ! 
/atus ( su* p>5t to t ( an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce4  7b7       
,eligible *ildr5 ,eligible *ildr5 9 !   

,unit$ ,/ates %all be eligible to apply 
to ! ,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &    
,immigration ,s]vices to h _! /atus     
adju/$ to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =
 p]man5t resid5ce4 ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] receiv+ su* an application f an    
eligible *ild1 ! ,director %all adju/ ! 
/atus ( su* *ild to t ( an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce4  7c7       
,application fees prohibit$ ,! ,director
 ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration     
,s]vices %all n impose a fee = any      
application submitt$ "u ?is section4    
#e4 ,exception to gr\nd (               
inadmissibility ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 
assi/ance provid$ by a p]son to a memb] 
( 8 or h] nucle> family unit %all n r5d]
 ! p]son inadmissible "u section        
#bab7;a77#f77;,e7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#f77;,e774  #f4 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,9 addition to any o!r 
am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ = su* purpose1 !re is       
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         

,executive ,(fice = ,immigration ,review
 #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai to c>ry  
out ! ,legal ,ori5tation ,program1      
includ+ educat+ eligible p>5ts &        
eligible *ildr5 ( _! rights "u ?is ,act4