,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjah,mr4 ,coffman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to terminate the granting of   
temporary protected status to aliens1 to
 provide for adjustment of status for   
former temporary protected status       
holders1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,tps ,act4  #b4 ,termination of    
grants of temporary protected status    
,section #bdd of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7j7 ,termination  7#a7 ,in  
general ,beginning on the date of the   
enactment of this subsection1 no alien  
shall be eligible for a new grant of    
temporary protected status under this   
section1 except for an alien with an    
application under subsection 7a7 pending
 on such date pursuant to a designation 

of a foreign state made under subsection
 7b7 before such date4  7#b7 ,extension 
of period ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of this section1 in the case  
of an alien having temporary protected  
status on the date of the enactment of  
this subsection1 or obtaining a grant of
 temporary protected status pursuant to 
an application described in paragraph   
7#a71 the period in which the alien is  
granted temporary protected status under
 this section is deemed to be the       
#c-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this subsection1 and   
the documentation described in          
subsection 7d7 shall be valid during    
such period4 ,the provisions of         
subsections 7c7 through 7h7 shall       
continue to apply during such period4  4
  #c4 ,permanent resident status for    
former ,,tps holders  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall adjust the status of an alien to  
that of an alien lawfully admitted for  
permanent residence if the alien--  7#a7

 had temporary protected status on the  
day before the end of the #c-year period
 beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act2  7#b7 makes application   
for such adjustment during period       
beginning #f months before the end of   
the #c-year period beginning on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act2  7#c7 is
 admissible as an immigrant under the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 at the time of 
examination for adjustment of such      
alien1 except that in the determination 
of the alien's admissibility for        
purposes of this section1 the ,secretary
 shall apply the terms of section       
#bdd7;c77#b77;,a7 of such ,act 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7c77#b77;,a772 and     
7#d7 otherwise satisfies the            
requirements of this section4  7b7      
,procedures ,the ,secretary shall by    
rule establish a procedure allowing     
eligible individuals to apply for the   
relief available under this section     
without requiring placement in removal  

proceedings and without requiring the   
immediate availability of an immigrant  
visa pursuant to the provisions of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 ,such         
procedure shall provide for the ability 
of a minor to apply for such relief1    
including through a legal guardian or   
counsel4 ,except as provided in         
subsection 7g71 aliens provided status  
under this section shall not be subject 
to1 or counted against1 any numerical   
limitation under sections #bja through  
#bjc of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea-aaec74  7c7 ,application fee ,the 
,secretary may require an alien applying
 for permanent resident status under    
this section to pay a reasonable fee    
that is commensurate with the cost of   
processing the application4  7d7        
,submission of biometric and biographic 
data ,the ,secretary may not grant an   
alien permanent resident status under   
this section unless the alien submits   

biometric and biographic data1 in       
accordance with procedures established  
by the ,secretary4 ,the ,secretary shall
 provide an alternative procedure for   
aliens who are unable to provide such   
biometric or biographic data because of 
a physical impairment4  7e7 ,background 
checks  7#a7 ,requirement for background
 checks ,the ,secretary shall utilize   
biometric1 biographic1 and other data   
that the ,secretary determines          
appropriate--  7,a7 to conduct security 
and law enforcement background checks of
 an alien seeking permanent resident    
status under this section2 and  7,b7 to 
determine whether there is any criminal1
 national security1 or other factor that
 would render the alien ineligible for  
such status4  7#b7 ,completion of       
background checks ,the security and law 
enforcement background checks of an     
alien required under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be completed1 to the satisfaction 
of the ,secretary1 before the date on   
which the ,secretary grants such alien  

permanent resident status under this    
section4  7f7 ,treatment of aliens      
pending grant of permanent residence    
7#a7 ,limitation on removal ,the        
,secretary or the ,attorney ,general may
 not remove an alien who has pending an 
application for relief under this       
section and appears prima facie eligible
 for such relief4  7#b7 ,provisional    
protected status  7,a7 ,in general ,in  
the case of an alien described in       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
grant provisional protected presence to 
the alien and shall provide the alien   
with employment authorization effective 
until the date on which--  7i7 the      
alien's application for relief under    
this section is finally denied2 or  7ii7
 the ,secretary adjusts the status of   
the alien to that of an alien lawfully  
admitted for permanent residence4  7,b7 
,status during period of provisional    
protected presence ,an alien granted    
provisional protected presence is not   
considered to be unlawfully present in  

the ,united ,states during the period   
beginning on the date such status is    
granted and ending on a date described  
in subparagraph 7,a71 except that the   
,secretary may rescind an alien's       
provisional protected presence and      
employment authorization under this     
paragraph if the ,secretary determines  
that the alien--  7i7 poses a threat to 
national security or a threat to public 
safety2 or  7ii7 has traveled outside of
 the ,united ,states without            
authorization from the ,secretary4  7g7 
,temporary reduction in immigrant visas 
7#a7 ,in general ,beginning in fiscal   
year #bjbb1 subject to paragraph 7#b71  
the total number of immigrant visas     
available for a fiscal year under       
subsections 7c7 through 7e7 of section  
#bja of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 
as modified by subsections 7d7 and 7e7  
of section #bjc of the ,nicaraguan      
,adjustment and ,central ,american      
,relief ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note2  

#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec note71 shall be      
reduced by #ej1jjj from the number of   
visas otherwise available under such    
subsections for such fiscal year4 ,in   
carrying out the preceding sentence1    
each category of family-sponsored1      
employment-based1 and diversity         
immigrant visas described in section    
#bjc of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7  
shall be reduced in the same proportion 
as the number of visas otherwise        
allocable to the category bears to the  
total number of immigrant visas that    
otherwise would be available for the    
fiscal year absent the enactment of this
 subsection4  7#b7 ,limitation ,in no   
case shall the reduction under paragraph
 7#a7 for a fiscal year exceed the      
amount by which-- 7,a7 the total number 
of individuals who have adjusted their  
status to that of aliens lawfully       
admitted for permanent residence under  
subsection 7a7 as of the end of the     
previous fiscal year2 exceeds  7,b7 the 
total of the reductions in available    

visas under this subsection for all     
previous fiscal years4  7h7 ,definition 
,in this section1 the term ,secretary   
means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4