,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4     
,wyden7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act to allow certain alien
 veterans to be paroled into the ,united
 ,states to receive health care         
furnished by the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,healthcare         
,opportunities for ,patriots in ,exile  
,act or the ,,hope ,act4  #b4 ,parole   
for certain veterans ,section           
#bab7;d77#e7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;d77#e77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
subparagraph 7,b7 or and inserting      
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 and2  7#b7  
by striking ,attorney ,general each     

place such term appears and inserting   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7#c7 by adding the following3  7,c7 7i7 
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
may parole any alien qualified under    
clause 7ii7 into the ,united ,states--  
7,i7 at the discretion of the           
,secretary2  7,,ii7 on a case-by-case   
basis2 and  7,,iii7 temporarily under   
such conditions as the ,secretary may   
prescribe4  7ii7 ,to qualify for parole 
under clause 7i7 an alien applying for  
admission to the ,united ,states shall--
  7,i7 be a veteran 7as defined in      
section #aja of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code72  7,,ii7 seek parole to  
receive health care furnished by the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs under  
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7,,iii7 be outside  
of the ,united ,states pursuant to      
having been ordered removed or          
voluntarily departed from the ,united   
,states under section #bdj;,b4  7iii7   
,parole of an alien under clause 7i7    

shall not be regarded as an admission of
 the alien4  7iv7 ,if the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security determines that the 
purposes of such parole have been served
 the alien shall forthwith return or be 
returned to the custody from which the  
alien was paroled4  7v7 ,parole shall   
not be available under clause 7i7 for an
 alien who is inadmissible due to a     
criminal conviction--  7,i7 7aa7 for a  
crime of violence 7as defined in section
 #af7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code71 excluding a purely political    
offense2 or  7bb7 for a crime that      
endangers the national security of the  
,united ,states2 and  7,,ii7 for which  
the alien has served a term of          
imprisonment of at least #e years4  4