; (C) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (D) is not married to anyone other than the other individual; (E) is a national of or, in the case of a person having no nationality, last habitually resided in a country that prohibits marriage between the individuals; and (F) is not a first-, second-, or third-degree blood relation of the other individual. (55) The term permanent partnership means the relationship that exists between 2 permanent partners. . (c) Counsel (1) Appointment of counsel Section 240(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(4) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in a case in which an indigent alien requests representation, such representation shall be appointed by the court, at the expense of the Government, for such proceedings. . (2) Right to counsel Section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended— (A) by inserting (a) before In any ; (B) by striking he and inserting the person