,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mr4  
,carbajal 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,salazar1  
and ,mr4 ,soto7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to render certain military parents     
eligible for adjustment of status1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,patriot ,parents ,act4  #b4 ,adjustment
 of status for certain military parents 
,section #bde of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7o7  7#a7 ,in applying this 
section to an alien described in        
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 such alien shall  
be deemed1 for purposes of subsection   
7a71 to have been inspected and admitted
 into the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 in 
determining the alien's admissibility as
 an immigrant-- 7i7 paragraphs          
7#f77;,a71 7#g77;,a71 and 7#i77;,b7 of  

section #bab7;a7 shall not apply2 and   
7ii7 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 in the discretion of the     
,secretary1 may waive the application of
 paragraphs 7#f77;,c71 7#i77;,a71 and   
7#i77;,c7 of section #bab7;a7 if the    
alien establishes to the satisfaction of
 the ,secretary that the alien does not 
pose a threat to the public and has not 
committed any criminal offenses in      
violation of ,federal or ,state law     
unrelated to the alien's status4  7#b7  
,an alien is described in this paragraph
 if the alien--  7,a7 is a parent of a  
,united ,states citizen who-- 7i7 is or 
was serving on active duty in the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces or in a  
reserve component of the ,united ,states
 ,armed ,forces2 and  7ii7 if discharged
 or released from service in the ,armed 
,forces1 was discharged or released     
under honorable conditions2 and  7,b7 is
 the beneficiary of a petition for      
classification under section            
#bjd7;a77#a77;,a7 as an immediate       

relative 7as defined in section         
#bja7;b77 by reason of the parental     
relationship to such citizen4  4  #c4   
,treatment of certain grounds for       
inadmissibility for certain military    
parents ,section #bab of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 is amended by inserting
 after subsection 7b7 the following3    
7c7 7#a7 ,in determining the            
admissibility as an immigrant of an     
alien described in paragraph 7#b7--     
7,a7 subsection 7a77#i77;,b7 shall not  
apply2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 in the discretion  
of the ,secretary1 may waive the        
application of paragraphs 7#f77;,c71    
7#i77;,a71 and 7#i77;,c7 of subsection  
7a7 if the alien establishes to the     
satisfaction of the ,secretary that the 
alien does not pose a threat to the     
public and has not committed any        
criminal offenses in violation of       
,federal or ,state law unrelated to the 
alien's status4  7#b7 ,an alien is      

described in this paragraph if the      
alien-- 7,a7 is a parent of a ,united   
,states citizen who--  7i7 is or was    
serving on active duty in the ,united   
,states ,armed ,forces or in a reserve  
component of the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces2 and  7ii7 if discharged or     
released from service in the ,armed     
,forces1 was discharged or released     
under honorable conditions2 and  7,b7 is
 the beneficiary of a petition for      
classification under section            
#bjd7;a77#a77;,a7 as an immediate       
relative 7as defined in section         
#bja7;b77 by reason of the marriage to  
such citizen4  4  #d4 ,eligibility of   
removed or voluntarily departed aliens  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,state shall take such steps as may  
be necessary to ensure that eligible    
aliens who were removed or permitted to 
depart voluntarily from the ,united     
,states before the date of the enactment
 of this ,act may apply from abroad for 

an immigrant visa pursuant to the       
amendment made by section #c4  7b7      
,nonimmigrant admission pending         
adjudication ,the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,state shall establish a program     
under which an eligible alien with a    
pending application made under          
subsection 7a7 may be authorized to     
enter the ,united ,states as a          
nonimmigrant to reunite with their      
,united ,states citizen son or daughter 
during the period in which such         
application1 and an associated          
application for adjustment of status1   
remain pending4 ,in determining whether 
an alien is eligible to be admitted to  
the ,united ,states as a nonimmigrant   
under this subsection1 the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security and the ,secretary 
of ,state shall require the alien to    
establish to the satisfaction of each   
,secretary that the alien does not pose 
a threat to the public or to national   
security4 ,in determining the           

admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an   
alien described in this subsection1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
the discretion of the ,secretary1 may   
waive the application of paragraphs     
7#f77;,c7 and 7#i7 of section #bab7;a7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774