,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjah,mr4
 ,c(fman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to t]m9ate ! grant+ (       
tempor>y protect$ /atus to ali5s1 to    
provide = adju/m5t ( /atus = =m]        
tempor>y protect$ /atus hold]s1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,tps ,act4  #b4 ,t]m9ation
 ( grants ( tempor>y protect$ /atus     
,section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7j7 ,t]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection1  
no ali5 %all be eligible = a new grant (
 tempor>y protect$ /atus "u ?is section1
 except = an ali5 ) an application "u   
subsection 7a7 p5d+ on su* date pursuant
 to a designation ( a =eign /ate made "u
 subsection 7b7 be=e su* date4  7#b7    
,ext5sion ( p]iod ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( ?is section1 9 ! case ( an  

ali5 hav+ tempor>y protect$ /atus on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 or  
obta9+ a grant ( tempor>y protect$ /atus
 pursuant to an application describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! p]iod 9 :i* ! ali5 is  
grant$ tempor>y protect$ /atus "u ?is   
section is deem$ to be ! #c-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 & ! docum5tation describ$ 9 
subsection 7d7 %all be valid dur+ su*   
p]iod4 ,! provisions ( subsections 7c7  
?r\gh 7h7 %all cont9ue to apply dur+ su*
 p]iod4  4  #c4 ,p]man5t resid5t /atus =
 =m] ,,tps hold]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all adju/
 ! /atus ( an ali5 to t ( an ali5       
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce if !
 ali5--  7#a7 _h tempor>y protect$ /atus
 on ! day be=e ! end ( ! #c-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act2  7#b7 makes application = su*     
adju/m5t dur+ p]iod beg9n+ #f mon?s be=e
 ! end ( ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#c7 is      
admissible z an immigrant "u !          

,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 at ! "t (      
exam9ation = adju/m5t ( su* ali51 except
 t 9 ! det]m9ation ( ! ali5's           
admissibility = purposes ( ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all apply ! t]ms ( section 
#bdd7;c77#b77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#h        
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7c77#b77;,a772 &  7#d7 
o!rwise satisfies ! requirem5ts ( ?is   
section4  7b7 ,proc$ures ,! ,secret>y   
%all by rule e/abli% a proc$ure all[+   
eligible individuals to apply = ! relief
 available "u ?is section )\t requir+   
placem5t 9 removal proce$+s & )\t       
requir+ ! imm$iate availability ( an    
immigrant visa pursuant to ! provisions 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 ,su* proc$ure
 %all provide = ! ability ( a m9or to   
apply = su* relief1 includ+ ?r\gh a     
legal gu>dian or c\nsel4 ,except z      
provid$ 9 subsection 7g71 ali5s provid$ 
/atus "u ?is section %all n be subject  
to1 or c\nt$ aga9/1 any num]ical        
limitation "u sections #bja ?r\gh #bjc (

 ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea-aaec74  7c7 ,application
 fee ,! ,secret>y may require an ali5   
apply+ = p]man5t resid5t /atus "u ?is   
section to pay a reasonable fee t is    
comm5surate ) ! co/ ( process+ !        
application4  7d7 ,submission (         
biometric & biographic data ,! ,secret>y
 may n grant an ali5 p]man5t resid5t    
/atus "u ?is section unless ! ali5      
submits biometric & biographic data1 9  
accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ by !    
,secret>y4 ,! ,secret>y %all provide an 
alt]native proc$ure = ali5s :o are      
unable to provide su* biometric or      
biographic data because ( a physical    
impairm5t4  7e7 ,backgr\nd *ecks  7#a7  
,requirem5t = backgr\nd *ecks ,!        
,secret>y %all utilize biometric1       
biographic1 & o!r data t ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es appropriate--  7,a7 to conduct 
security & law en=cem5t backgr\nd *ecks 
( an ali5 seek+ p]man5t resid5t /atus "u
 ?is section2 &  7,b7 to det]m9e :e!r   
!re is any crim9al1 national security1  

or o!r factor t w\ld r5d] ! ali5        
ineligible = su* /atus4  7#b7           
,completion ( backgr\nd *ecks ,!        
security & law en=cem5t backgr\nd *ecks 
( an ali5 requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be complet$1 to ! satisfaction ( !      
,secret>y1 be=e ! date on :i* !         
,secret>y grants su* ali5 p]man5t       
resid5t /atus "u ?is section4  7f7      
,treatm5t ( ali5s p5d+ grant ( p]man5t  
resid5ce  7#a7 ,limitation on removal ,!
 ,secret>y or ! ,attorney ,g5]al may n  
remove an ali5 :o has p5d+ an           
application = relief "u ?is section &   
appe>s prima facie eligible = su*       
relief4  7#b7 ,provisional protect$     
/atus  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an ali5
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all grant provisional protect$ pres5ce 
to ! ali5 & %all provide ! ali5 )       
employm5t au?orization effective until !
 date on :i*--  7i7 ! ali5's application
 = relief "u ?is section is f9ally d5i$2
 or  7ii7 ! ,secret>y adju/s ! /atus ( !
 ali5 to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = 

p]man5t resid5ce4  7,b7 ,/atus dur+     
p]iod ( provisional protect$ pres5ce ,an
 ali5 grant$ provisional protect$       
pres5ce is n consid]$ to be unlawfully  
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date su* /atus is grant$ &  
end+ on a date describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a71 except t ! ,secret>y may resc9d an
 ali5's provisional protect$ pres5ce &  
employm5t au?orization "u ?is p>agraph  
if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! ali5--  7i7 
poses a ?reat to national security or a 
?reat to public safety2 or  7ii7 has    
travel$ outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )\t   
au?orization f ! ,secret>y4  7g7        
,tempor>y r$uction 9 immigrant visas    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye>      
#bjbb1 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! total
 numb] ( immigrant visas available = a  
fiscal ye> "u subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7e7 
( section #bja ( ! ,immigration &       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 
z modifi$ by subsections 7d7 & 7e7 (    
section #bjc ( ! ,nic>aguan ,adju/m5t & 
,c5tral ,am]ican ,relief ,act 7#h       

,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note2 #h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec
 note71 %all be r$uc$ by #ej1jjj f !    
numb] ( visas o!rwise available "u su*  
subsections = su* fiscal ye>4 ,9 c>ry+  
out ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 ea* category (     
family-sponsor$1 employm5t-bas$1 &      
div]sity immigrant visas describ$ 9     
section #bjc ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4   
#aaec7 %all be r$uc$ 9 ! same proportion
 z ! numb] ( visas o!rwise allocable to 
! category be>s to ! total numb] (      
immigrant visas t o!rwise w\ld be       
available = ! fiscal ye> abs5t !        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7#b7        
,limitation ,9 no case %all ! r$uction  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye> exce$ ! 
am\nt by :i*-- 7,a7 ! total numb] (     
individuals :o h adju/$ _! /atus to t ( 
ali5s lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t        
resid5ce "u subsection 7a7 z ( ! end ( !
 previ\s fiscal ye>2 exce$s  7,b7 !     
total ( ! r$uctions 9 available visas "u
 ?is subsection = all previ\s fiscal    
ye>s4  7h7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       

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