U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply for or "sponsor" permanent residence for certain relatives. But what happens if the sponsors dies before the relative becomes a permanent resident? To address this issue, on March 13 President Bush signed the Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2001 (H.R. 1892) into law. The new law, Public Law 107-150, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died and the Attorney General (INS)has determined for humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's classification petition should not be revoked. Under the new law eligible sponsors are: the spouse, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, child (if at least 18 years of age), son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild of a sponsored alien or a legal guardian of a sponsored alien.