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This section amends the parole authority under INA §212(d)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) by (1) expanding the exceptions to discretionary case-by-case parole to include a new mandatory parole provision; (2) transferring authority from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (3) requiring the Secretary to grant parole, in one-year increments, to the spouse, widow or widower, parent, or child of an active-duty Armed Forces member, Selected Reserve member, or individual previously serving in such capacity who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. (Parole permits otherwise inadmissible aliens temporary U.S. entry for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.) Parole under this new provision may be denied only by joint written justification from the Secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, and Veterans Affairs (non-delegable), with the justification published publicly (excluding personally identifiable information).