,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,markey1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 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  
require the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to parole into the ,united    
,states certain relatives of current and
 former members of the ,armed ,forces1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,military ,family ,parole in ,place     
,act4  #b4 ,parole for certain relatives
 of current and former members of the   
,armed ,forces ,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 at the   
end the following3  7,c7 7i7 ,except as 
provided in clause 7iii71 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall parole    
into the ,united ,states an alien who is
 the spouse1 widow or widower1 parent1  
or child of--  7,i7 a member of the     
,armed ,forces on active duty2  7,,ii7 a
 member of the ,selected ,reserve of the
 ,ready ,reserve2 or  7,,iii7 an        
individual1 whether living or deceased1 
who-- 7aa7 previously served as-- 7,,aa7
 a member of the ,armed ,forces on      
active duty2 or 7,,bb7 a member of the  
,selected ,reserve of the ,ready        
,reserve2 and  7bb7 was discharged or   
released from such service under a      
condition other than dishonorable4  7ii7
 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 
shall parole an alien into the ,united  

,states under clause 7i7 in #a-year     
increments4  7iii7 7,i7 ,an application 
for parole under this subparagraph may  
be denied only if the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,defense1 and the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs jointly issue a      
written justification for the denial4   
7,,ii7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
and the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 may not delegate the responsibility    
described in subclause 7,i74  7,,iii7   
7aa7 ,in the case of a denial under     
subclause 7,i71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall publish on a  
publicly available internet website of  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
information about the denial1 including 
a detailed justification for the denial4
  7bb7 ,information published under item
 7aa7 shall not include personally      
identifiable information4  4