ASSIMILATION Act

(a) Immediate relative redefined. Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking children, spouses, and parents and all that follows through 21 years of age and inserting spouses and unmarried children under 18 years of age of a citizen of the United States.

(b) Modification of family-Sponsored preference classification

(1) In general. Subsection (a) of section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended to read as follows:

(2) Worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants. Section 201(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended—

(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

(B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (5); and

(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).

(c) Nonimmigrant classification for parents of United States citizens

(1) In general. Section 101(a)(15) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended—

(A) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(III), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;

(B) in subparagraph (U)(iii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon;

(C) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

(2) Conditions for admission. Section 214 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d) Technical and conforming amendments. The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 101(a)(15)(V) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)), by striking section 203(a)(2)(A) each place such term appears and inserting section 203(a);

(2) in section 201(f) (8 U.S.C. 1151(f))—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the age requirement in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(1) and inserting the age requirement applicable to classification under such subsection;

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking section 203(a)(2)(A) and inserting section 203(a);

(C) by striking paragraph (3);

(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and

(E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking (1) through (3) and inserting (1) and (2);

(3) in section 203(h), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

(4) in section 204 (8 U.S.C. 1154)—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(I) in subparagraph (A)—

(aa) in clause (i), by striking paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of; and

(bb) by striking clause (vii);

(II) in subparagraph (B)—

(aa) in clause (i)—

(AA) by redesignating the second subclause (I) as subclause (II) and moving such subclause 4 ems to the left; and

(BB) in subclause (I), by striking 203(a)(2) and inserting 203(a); and

(bb) by striking 203(a)(2)(A) each place such term appears and inserting 203(a); and

(III) in subparagraph (D)(i)(I)—

(aa) by striking 21 years of age each place such term appears and inserting 18 years of age; and

(bb) by striking a petitioner for preference status under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(a) and inserting an individual younger than 18 years of age for purposes of adjudicating such petition and for purposes of admission as an immediate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a), as applicable.; and

(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)—

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking second preference; and

(II) in the matter at the end, by striking the term and all that follows through section 203(a)(2), and inserting the term spousal petition refers to a petition seeking classification under section 203(a);

(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking , 203(a)(1), or 203(a)(3), as appropriate;

(C) by striking subsection (k); and

(D) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k);

(5) in section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182)—

(A) in subsection (a)(6)(E)(ii), by striking section 203(a)(2) and inserting section 203(a); and

(B) in subsection (d)(11), by striking (other than paragraph (4) thereof);

(6) in section 213A(f)(5)(B)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1183a(f)(5)(B)(ii)), by striking section 204(l) and inserting 204(k);

(7) in section 214(q)(1)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1184(q)(1)(B)(i)), by striking section 203(a)(2)(A) each place such term appears and inserting section 203(a);

(8) in section 216(h)(1)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(h)(1)(C)), by striking section 203(a)(2) and inserting section 203(a); and

(9) in section 237(a)(1)(E)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(E)(ii)), by striking section 203(a)(2) and inserting section 203(a).