Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for Families Act of 2015”.
Fairness for Families Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that United States citizens’ sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities be considered immediate relatives for purposes of exemption from numerical limitations on visas issued to such sons and daughters.
Sec. 2 Definition of mental or physical disability
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(53) The term mental or physical disability means, in the case of an individual, a mental or physical impairment, or physical disability that—
“(A) a licensed physician designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 40.11 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations for purposes of making examinations pursuant to section 212(a)(1) has determined, by examining the individual, renders the individual unable to care for himself or herself as an adult; and
“(B) due to such impairment or disability, the individual’s parent or sibling is solely responsible for the care of the individual.”
Sec. 3 United States citizens’ sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities to be considered immediate relatives
Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting after “children, spouses,” the following: “sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities,”.