Sec. 3109. Inclusion of permanent partners
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ), as amended by section 1102, is further amended by adding at the end: The term permanent partner means an individual 18 years of age or older who— is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 years of age or older in which both parties intend a lifelong commitment; is financially interdependent with such other individual, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State shall have the discretion to waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis for good cause; is not married to or in a permanent partnership with anyone other than such other individual; is unable, in the jurisdiction of his or her domicile or the domicile of such other individual, to contract with such other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and is not a first-degree, second-degree, or third-degree blood relation of such other individual.
Any reference to spouse , husband , or wife , or to the plurals of such terms, shall be equally applicable to a permanent partner. Any reference to marriage , marital union , married , unmarried , wedlock , or any similar term shall be equally applicable to the union of permanent partners. . The definition of permanent partner under section 101(a)(55) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(55) ), as added by subsection (a), and the meanings of the references described in that section shall apply to— the LIFE Act (division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 ); the Cuban Adjustment Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note); and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386 ; 114 Stat. 1491).
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(35)of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) is amended by striking The term and inserting Subject to paragraph (55), the term .
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- Pub. L. 106-554
- Pub. L. 106-386
- 114 Stat. 1491
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Sec. 3109
Inclusion of permanent partners
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-554
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-386
Stat.114 Stat. 1491
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