,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gbf #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ichb
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hbh ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#bb1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,september #ae1             
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,mannion1 and ,ms4       
,tenney  ,september #ae1                
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 to link together applications of family
 members throughout the ,,nexus         
application process1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,linking family members  
throughout the ,,nexus application      
process  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    

,border ,protection shall link together 
applications of family members          
throughout the ,,nexus application      
process4  7b7 ,options ,the             
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection-- 7#a7 shall permit 
an individual family member to schedule 
interviews during the ,,nexus           
application process under subsection 7a7
 for all family members who are linked  
together in accordance with such        
subsection2 and  7#b7 may offer such    
families the option to conduct joint    
interviews4  7c7 ,exception ,the        
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may exempt from an  
interview during the ,,nexus application
 process a child under #ad years of age 
who is linked to the application of an  
eligible family member4  7d7 ,definition
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,family members 
,the term family members means parents1 
legal guardians1 children1 grandparents1
 grandchildren and siblings residing    
within a single household4  7#b7 ,,nexus

 ,the term ,,nexus means the program    
under section #djd of the ,enhanced     
,border ,security and ,visa ,entry      
,reform ,act of #bjjb 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#agec2 relating to joint ,united        
,states-,canada projects for alternative
 inspections services74  ,september #ae1
 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of  
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed