; and (2) shall not be subject to paragraphs (6)(A), (6)(C), (7)(A), and (9) of section 212(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ). (b) Alien described An alien is described in subsection (a) if the alien is the beneficiary of an approved petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A) ) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) )) of a citizen of the United States who— (1) served, for a minimum of 2 years, on active duty in the Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and (2) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions. 9. Definitions In this Act: (1) Advisory committee The term Advisory Committee means the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 4. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (G) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (H) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Armed Forces The term Armed Forces has the meaning given the term armed forces in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (4) Covered family member The term covered family member means the noncitizen spouse or noncitizen child of— (A) a member of the Armed Forces