,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjai,mr4 ,booker 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   
limit the grounds of deportability for  
certain relatives of members of the     
,armed ,forces and veterans1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,immigrant ,gold ,star and ,military    
,families ,act4  #b4 ,limiting grounds  
of deportability for relatives of       
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
veterans ,section #bcg of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7e7 ,alien     
relatives of members of the ,armed      
,forces and veterans ,the provisions of 
this section shall not apply to an alien
 who-- 7#a7 is--  7,a7 the spouse1 widow

 or widower1 parent1 son or daughter1 or
 sibling of-- 7i7 a member of the ,armed
 ,forces of the ,united ,states2 or     
7ii7 a veteran 7as that term is defined 
in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code72 or  7,b7 eligible for   
the ,gold ,star lapel button under      
section #aabf of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 has not been   
convicted of-- 7,a7 a felony2  7,b7 a   
significant misdemeanor 7as such term is
 defined in section #b of the ,restoring
 ,respect for ,immigrant ,service in    
,uniform ,act72 or  7,c7 three or more  
misdemeanors that are not significant   
misdemeanors1 each of which occurred on 
a different date1 and arose out of      
separate conduct2 and  7#c7 is not      
otherwise a threat to national security 
or public safety4  4