1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act . 2. Immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (a) Nonimmigrant status for certain battered spouses and children Section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (H) section 106 as an abused derivative alien. . (b) Relief for abused derivative aliens (1) Amendment Section 106 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1105a ) is amended to read as follows: 106. Relief for abused derivative aliens (a) Abused derivative alien defined In this section, the term abused derivative alien means an alien who— (1) is a spouse or child admitted under section 101(a)(15); (2) is accompanying or following to join a principal alien admitted under such section; and (3) has been subject to battery or extreme cruelty by such principal alien. (b) Relief for abused derivative aliens The Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) shall grant admission to, or extend the period of admission for, an abused derivative alien under the subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) pursuant to which the principal alien was admitted for the period that is the longer of— (A) the same period for which the principal alien was initially admitted; or (B) 3 years; (2) may renew a grant or an extension of status made under paragraph (1); (3) shall grant employment authorization to an abused derivative alien; and (4) may adjust the status of an abused derivative alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if— (A) (i) the abused derivative alien is admissible under section 212(a); or (ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the continued presence in the United States of the abused derivative alien— (I) is justified— (aa) on humanitarian grounds; or (bb) to ensure family unity