; and (B) the number of aliens described in subsection (a)(1). (c) Order of issuance for previously filed applications The visas made available under this section shall be issued in accordance with section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152 ), as amended by this Act, in the order in which the petitions under section 203 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ) were filed. 4. Keeping American families together (a) Reclassification of spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives and exemption of derivatives The Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 201(b) ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b) )— (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who derive status under section 203(d). ; and (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) (A) Immediate relatives Aliens who are immediate relatives. (B) Definition of immediate relative In this paragraph, the term immediate relative means— (i) a child, spouse, or parent of a citizen of the United States, except that in the case of such a parent such citizen shall be at least 21 years of age; (ii) a child or spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (iii) a child or spouse of an alien described in clause (i), who is accompanying or following to join the alien; (iv) a child or spouse of an alien described in clause (ii), who is accompanying or following to join the alien; (v) an alien admitted under section 211(a) on the basis of a prior issuance of a visa to the alien’s accompanying parent who is an immediate relative