Text of Senate Amendment 4402

Text of Senate Amendment 4402

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1099] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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.''. ______