,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,ms4 
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coons1 & ,ms4 
,h>ris7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
immigration /atus = c]ta9 batt]$ sp\ses 
& *ildr54  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,immigrant       
,victims ( ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,act4  #b4 
,immigration /atus = c]ta9 batt]$ sp\ses
 & *ildr5  7a7 ,nonimmigrant /atus =    
c]ta9 batt]$ sp\ses & *ildr5 ,section   
#aja7;a77#ea7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ea77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,g71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,h7 section  
#ajf z an abus$ d]ivative ali54  4  7b7 
,relief = abus$ d]ivative ali5s  7#a7   
,am5dm5t ,section #ajf ( ! ,immigration 
& ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       

#aaje;a7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3     
#ajf4 ,relief = abus$ d]ivative ali5s   
7a7 ,abus$ d]ivative ali5 def9$ ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m abus$ d]ivative ali5     
means an ali5 :o--  7#a7 is a sp\se or  
*ild admitt$ "u section #aja7;a77#ae72  
7#b7 is accompany+ or foll[+ to jo9 a   
pr9cipal ali5 admitt$ "u su* section2 & 
7#c7 has be5 subject to batt]y or       
extreme cruelty by su* pr9cipal ali54   
7b7 ,relief = abus$ d]ivative ali5s ,!  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security--  7#a7   
%all grant admission to1 or ext5d !     
p]iod ( admission =1 an abus$ d]ivative 
ali5 "u ! subp>agraph ( section         
#aja7;a77#ae7 pursuant to :i* ! pr9cipal
 ali5 0 admitt$ = ! p]iod t is ! long]  
(--  7,a7 ! same p]iod = :i* ! pr9cipal 
ali5 0 initially admitt$2 or  7,b7 #c   
ye>s2  7#b7 may r5ew a grant or an      
ext5sion ( /atus made "u p>agraph 7#a72 
7#c7 %all grant employm5t au?orization  
to an abus$ d]ivative ali52 &  7#d7 may 
adju/ ! /atus ( an abus$ d]ivative ali5 
to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =       

p]man5t resid5ce if--  7,a7 7i7 ! abus$ 
d]ivative ali5 is admissible "u section 
#bab7;a72 or  7ii7 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security det]m9es t ! cont9u$ pres5ce 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ! abus$ d]ivative   
ali5 is ju/ifi$--  7,i7 on humanit>ian  
gr\nds2  7,,ii7 to ensure family unity2 
or  7,,iii7 is o!rwise 9 ! public       
int]e/2 &  7,b7 ! /atus "u :i* !        
pr9cipal ali5 0 admitt$ to ! ,unit$     
,/ates w\ld h pot5tially all[$ = ev5tual
 adju/m5t ( /atus4  7c7 ,effect (       
t]m9ation ( relation%ip ,t]m9ation ( !  
relation%ip ) pr9cipal ali5 %all n      
affect ! /atus ( an abus$ d]ivative ali5
 "u ?is section if batt]y or extreme    
cruelty by ! pr9cipal ali5 0 "o c5tral  
reason = t]m9ation ( ! relation%ip4  7d7
 ,proc$ures ,a reque/ = relief "u ?is   
section %all be h&l$ "u ! proc$ures t   
apply to an ali5 seek+ relief "u section
 #bjd7;a77#a77;,b74  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts prec$+       
section #aja ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7  

is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to      
section #ajf & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,sec4  
#ajf4 ,relief = abus$ d]ivative ali5s4  
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