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,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjah,ms4  
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1
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,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s (          
,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,cr[ley7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to ext5d ! p]iod ( designation = c]ta9 
c\ntries = purposes ( provid+ tempor>y  
protect$ /atus to nationals ( ^?        
c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cont9ue
 ,am]ican ,safety ,act 7,,casa74  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,aft] a magnitude #g4j e>?quake /ruck  
,haiti 9 ,janu>y #bjaj t kill$ m ?an    
#afj1jjj p & displac$ #a4e million1 !re 
are /ill ov] #ej1jjj p liv+ 9 det]iorat+
 & dang]\s conditions 9 displacem5t     
camps because ! c\ntry _c h&le !        
situation adequately4  7#b7 ,tempor>y   
protect$ /atus 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z  
,,tps7 provides a tempor>y safe hav5 =  

refugees :o _c safely return to _! home 
c\ntry1 or ^: home c\ntry _c reabsorb !m
 due to c]ta9 circum/ances4  7#c7 ,,tps 
enables law-abid+ refugees seek+ saf] & 
happi] lives 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,!
 ,,tps program does n endorse unlawful  
behavior & ?us en=ces ineligibility =   
individuals convict$ ( felony & viol5t  
crimes4  7#e7 ,haiti1 ,el ,salvador1    
,syria1 ,nepal1 ,honduras1 ,yem51       
,somalia1 ,sudan1 ,nic>agua1 & ,s\?     
,sudan all meet ! /atutory crit]ia      
requirem5ts = ,,tps4  #c4 ,ext5sion (   
designation = ,,tps  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
designation "u section #bdd7;b7 ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act ( a    
c\ntry describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may n  
end be=e ,janu>y #ba1 #bjba4  7b7       
,c\ntries describ$ ,! c\ntries describ$ 
9 ?is subsection are-- 7#a7 ,el         
,salvador2  7#b7 ,haiti2  7#c7          
,honduras2  7#d7 ,nepal2  7#e7          
,nic>agua2  7#f7 ,somalia2  7#g7 ,sudan2
  7#h7 ,s\? ,sudan2  7#i7 ,syria2 &     

7#aj7 ,yem54  #d4 ,designation =        
purposes ( grant+ tempor>y protect$     
/atus  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,= purposes ( section #bdd ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a71 ,guatemala %all be  
treat$ z if x _h be5 designat$ "u       
subsection 7b7 ( su* section1 subject to
 ! provisions ( ?is section4  7#b7      
,p]iod ( designation ,! initial p]iod ( 
su* designation %all beg9 on ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all rema9 9      
effect = #ah mon?s4  7b7 ,ali5s eligible
 ,9 apply+ section #bdd ( su* ,act      
pursuant to ! designation made "u ?is   
section1 subject to section #bdd7;c77#c7
 ( su* ,act1 an ali5 :o is a national ( 
,guatemala %all be deem$ to satisfy !   
requirem5ts ( section #bdd7;c77#a7 ( su*
 ,act only if ! ali5--  7#a7 has be5    
cont9u\sly physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates s9ce ,june #b1 #bjah2  7#b7 is   
admissible z an immigrant1 except z     
o!rwise provid$ "u section              
#bdd7;c77#b77;,a7 ( su* ,act1 & is n    

ineligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u 
section #bdd7;c77#b77;,b7 ( su* ,act2 & 
7#c7 regi/]s = tempor>y protect$ /atus 9
 a mann] t ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security %all e/abli%4  7c7 ,cons5t ,to
 travel abroad ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security %all give ! prior cons5t to   
travel abroad describ$ 9 section        
#bdd7;f77#c7 ( su* ,act to an ali5 :o is
 grant$ tempor>y protect$ /atus pursuant
 to ! designation made "u ?is section1  
if ! ali5 e/abli%es to ! satisfaction ( 
! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security t       
em]g5cy & ext5uat+ circum/ances beyond !
 control ( ! ali5 require ! ali5 to     
dep>t = a brief1 tempor>y trip abroad4  
,an ali5 return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9   
accordance ) su* an au?orization %all be
 treat$ ! same z any o!r return+ ali5   
provid$ tempor>y protect$ /atus "u      
section #bdd ( su* ,act4