,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,honda1 and ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,virginia7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to designate the ,philippines under    
section #bdd of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act to permit nationals of
 the ,philippines to be eligible for    
temporary protected status under such   
section4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,filipino ,temporary
 ,protected ,status ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
the ,congress that the extraordinary and
 temporary conditions caused by flooding
 and other catastrophic damage wrought  
by ,typhoon ,haiyan in the ,philippines 
qualifies the ,philippines for          
designation under subparagraph 7,b7 or  
7,c7 of section #bdd7;b77#a7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  

,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7b77#a771 pursuant to  
which nationals of the ,philippines     
would be eligible for temporary         
protected status in the ,united ,states4
  #c4 ,designation for purposes of      
granting temporary protected status  7a7
 ,designation  7#a7 ,in general ,for    
purposes of section #bdd of the         
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a71 the ,philippines    
shall be treated as if it had been      
designated under subsection 7b7 of such 
section1 subject to the provisions of   
this section4  7#b7 ,period of          
designation ,the initial period of such 
designation shall begin on the date of  
the enactment of this ,act and shall    
remain in effect for #ah months4  7b7   
,aliens eligible ,in applying section   
#bdd of such ,act pursuant to the       
designation made under this section1    
subject to section #bdd7;c77#c7 of such 
,act1 an alien who is a national of the 
,philippines deemed to satisfy the      
requirements of section #bdd7;c77#a7 of 

such ,act only if the alien-- 7#a7 has  
been continuously physically present in 
the ,united ,states since ,november #h1 
#bjac2  7#b7 is admissible as an        
immigrant1 except as otherwise provided 
under section #bdd7;c77#b77;,a7 of such 
,act1 and is not ineligible for         
temporary protected status under section
 #bdd7;c77#b77;,b7 of such ,act2 and    
7#c7 registers for temporary protected  
status in a manner that the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall establish4 
7c7 ,consent ,to travel abroad ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
give the prior consent to travel abroad 
described in section #bdd7;f77#c7 of    
such ,act to an alien who is granted    
temporary protected status pursuant to  
the designation made under this section1
 if the alien establishes to the        
satisfaction of the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security that emergency and  
extenuating circumstances beyond the    
control of the alien require the alien  
to depart for a brief1 temporary trip   

abroad4 ,an alien returning to the      
,united ,states in accordance with such 
an authorization shall be treated the   
same as any other returning alien       
provided temporary protected status     
under section #bdd of such ,act4