[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1099]
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  SA 4402. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory 
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PAROLE FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES OF CURRENT AND FORMER 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B) 
     or'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (iii), the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall parole into the United States an 
     alien who is the spouse, widow or widower, parent, or child 
     of--
       ``(I) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty;
       ``(II) a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
     Reserve; or
       ``(III) an individual, whether living or deceased, who--
       ``(aa) previously served as--
       ``(AA) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; or
       ``(BB) a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
     Reserve; and
       ``(bb) was discharged or released from such service under a 
     condition other than dishonorable.
       ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall parole an 
     alien into the United States under clause (i) in 1-year 
     increments.
       ``(iii)(I) An application for parole under this 
     subparagraph may be denied only if the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs jointly issue a written justification for 
     the denial.
       ``(II) The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
     delegate the responsibility described in subclause (I).
       ``(III)(aa) In the case of a denial under subclause (I), 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on a 
     publicly available internet website of the Department of 
     Homeland Security information about the denial, including a 
     detailed justification for the denial.
       ``(bb) Information published under item (aa) shall not 
     include personally identifiable information.''.
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