[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3687 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3687

  To provide lawful permanent resident status to the immediate family 
 members of military service personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2007

 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
  Gonzalez, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide lawful permanent resident status to the immediate family 
 members of military service personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

    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 ``Safeguarding Families of Soldiers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF 
              MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL SERVING IN IRAQ OR 
              AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall adjust 
the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
            (1) was born before the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) applies for such adjustment, and is physically present 
        in the United States on the date the application is filed;
            (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, 
        except as provided in subsection (c); and
            (4) pays a fee (determined by the Secretary) for the 
        processing of such application.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided in subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who is--
            (1) a parent or spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
        deployed, on the date on which the application under subsection 
        (a) is filed, in Iraq in connection with Operation Freedom or 
        Afghanistan in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom; or
            (2) a son or daughter of a member of the Armed Forces 
        described in subsection (a), but only if the son or daughter is 
        under the age of 21 on the date on which the application under 
        subsection (a) is filed.
    (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds of Inadmissiblity.--The provisions of 
paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this 
Act and the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any other 
provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) and 
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3)) with respect 
to such an adjustment for humanitarian purposes, to assure family 
unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest.
    (d) Date of Approval.--Upon the approval of such an application for 
adjustment of status, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall create a 
record of the alien's admission as a lawful permanent resident.
    (e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is 
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under this section, the Secretary of State shall not be 
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be 
issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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