,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjba,ms4 
,escob> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,valadao7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to promote family unity1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,families ,unit$  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! rights & int]e/s (      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s %\ld be protect$  
by our ,nation's immigration laws4  7#b7
 ,x is ! int5t ( ,congress to provide ! 
,attorney ,g5]al & ,secret>y ( ,homel&  
,security ) ! ability to ex]cise _!     
discretion 9 favor ( prev5t+ h>d%ip to !
 sp\ses1 *ildr51 & p>5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 citiz5s 9 immigration proce$+s1 on a   
case-by-case basis1 to ensure fairness &
 prev5t h>d%ips associat$ ) family      
sep>ation4  #c4 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
provide ! ,attorney ,g5]al or !         

,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security ) !       
ability to ex]cise ! discretion>y       
au?ority provid$ 9 ?is ,act1 except on a
 case-by-case basis4  #d4 ,discretion>y 
au?ority ) respect to removal1          
deportation1 ineligibility or           
inadmissibility ( citiz5 family memb]s  
7a7 ,applications = relief f removal    
,section #bdj7;c77#d7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#abbi;a7c77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,judicial discretion
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an ali5 9    
removal proce$+s1 :o is ! sp\se or *ild 
( a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz51 ! ,attorney   
,g5]al may1 = reasons describ$ 9 clause 
7ii7-- 7,i7 decl9e to ord] su* ali5     
remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,,ii7       
t]m9ate su* removal proce$+s2 or        
7,,iii7 grant su* ali5 p]mission to     
reapply = admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
or any o!r application = relief f       
removal4  7ii7 ,limitation on discretion
  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may 
ex]cise discretion describ$ 9 clause 7i7

 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t       
removal ( ! ali5 or ! d5ial ( a reque/$ 
b5efit w\ld result 9 h>d%ip to ! ali5's 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 sp\se1 p>5t1 or    
*ild4  7,,ii7 ,h>d%ip ,= purposes (     
subclause 7,i71 !re is a presumption t  
family sep>ation %all result 9 h>d%ip4  
7iii7 ,exclusions ,?is subp>agraph %all 
n apply to an ali5 :om ! ,attorney      
,g5]al det]m9es is inadmissible or      
deportable "u-- 7,i7 subp>agraph 7,b71  
7,c71 7,d77ii71 7,e71 7,h71 or 7,i7 (   
section #bab7;a77#b72  7,,ii7 section   
#bab7;a77#c72  7,,iii7 subp>agraph 7,a71
 7,c71 or 7,d7 ( section #bab7;a77#aj72 
or  7,,iv7 p>agraph 7#b77;,a77iii71     
7#b77;,a77v71 7#b77;,f71 7#d71 or 7#f7 (
 section #bcg7;a74  4  7b7 ,secret>y's  
discretion ,section #bab ( !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ ! second subsection 7t7 z    
subsection 7u72 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7v7 ,secret>y's discretion  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an ali5 :o is 

! sp\se or *ild ( a ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz51 & :o is inadmissible "u         
subsection 7a71 deportable "u section   
#bcg1 or ineligible = any immigration   
b5efit or relief "u ! immigration laws z
 a result ( su* inadmissibility or      
deportability1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security may1 = reasons describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 waive "o or m      
gr\nds ( inadmissibility or             
deportability2  7,b7 decl9e to issue a  
notice to appe> requir+ su* an ali5 to  
appe> = removal proce$+s2  7,c7 decl9e  
to re9/ate an ord] ( removal "u section 
#bda7;a77#e72 &  7,d7 grant su* ali5    
p]mission to reapply = admission to !   
,unit$ ,/ates or any o!r application =  
an immigration b5efit4  7#b7 ,limitation
 on discretion  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may       
ex]cise discretion describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t removal (
 ! ali5 or ! d5ial ( a reque/$ b5efit   
w\ld result 9 h>d%ip to ! ali5's ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5 sp\se1 p>5t1 or *ild4     

7,b7 ,h>d%ip ,= purposes ( subp>agraph  
7,a71 !re is a presumption t family     
sep>ation %all result 9 h>d%ip4  7#c7   
,exclusions ,?is subsection %all n apply
 to an ali5 :om ! ,secret>y det]m9es is 
inadmissible or deportable "u-- 7,a7    
subp>agraph 7,b71 7,c71 7,d77ii71 7,e71 
7,h71 or 7,i7 ( subsection 7a77#b72     
7,b7 subsection 7a77#c72  7,c7          
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,c71 or 7,d7 (       
subsection 7a77#aj72 or  7,d7 p>agraph  
7#b77;,a77iii71 7#b77;,a77v71 7#b77;,f71
 or 7#f7 ( section #bcg7;a74  4  7c7    
,nationality at bir? & collective       
naturalization ,section #cja7;g7 ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #adja7;g77 is am5d$ by /rik+ =
 a p]iod or p]iods total+ n less ?an    
five ye>s1 at lea/ two ( :i* 7 aft]     
atta9+ ! age ( f\rte5 ye>s4