[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6047 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6047

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility 
based on a misrepresentation in the case of an immediate relative of an 
 active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extent the V 
  nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a member.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2006

  Mr. Ortiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility 
based on a misrepresentation in the case of an immediate relative of an 
 active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extent the V 
  nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a member.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uniting America's Military Families 
Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY BASED ON A MISREPRESENTATION IN THE 
              CASE OF AN IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY OR 
              RESERVE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a)(6)(C) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(iii) Exception for immediate relatives 
                        of members of the armed forces.--Clauses (i) 
                        and (ii) shall not apply to an alien who is an 
                        immediate relative (as defined in section 
                        201(b)(2)(A)(i)) of an active duty or reserve 
                        member of the Armed Forces.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
misrepresentations made before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF V NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

    Section 101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``(or 
        that was so filed after such date, in the case of a petition 
        filed by an active duty or reserve member of the Armed 
        Forces)'' after ``Family Equity Act'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``more;'' and inserting 
        ``more (or for any length of time, in the case of a petition 
        filed by an active duty or reserve member of the Armed 
        Forces);''; and
            (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``(or any length of time 
        has elapsed, in the case of a petition filed by an active duty 
        or reserve member of the Armed Forces)'' after ``have 
        elapsed''.
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