,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 
,brooks of ,alabama 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,gosar7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,immigration and          
,nationality ,act to modify the         
procedure to designate a foreign state1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,tps ,reform ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,temporary ,protected ,status  7a7      
,power ,to designate a foreign state    
,section #bdd7;b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abed;a7b77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
striking paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7
 and inserting the following3  7#a7     
,initial designation ,for purposes of   
this section1 a foreign state shall be  
designated upon the enactment of an ,act
 that satisfies the following           
requirements3  7,a7 ,the ,act shall     

contain a finding-- 7i7 that there is an
 ongoing armed conflict within the state
 and1 due to such conflict1 requiring   
the return of aliens who are nationals  
of that state 7or to the part of the    
state7 would pose a serious threat to   
their personal safety2  7ii7 that-- 7,i7
 there has been an earthquake1 flood1   
drought1 epidemic1 or other immediately 
life-threatening environmental disaster 
in the state resulting in a substantial1
 but temporary1 disruption of living    
conditions in the area affected2  7,,ii7
 the foreign state is unable1           
temporarily1 to handle adequately the   
return to the state of aliens who are   
nationals of the state2 and  7,,iii7 the
 foreign state officially has requested 
designation under this subparagraph2 or 
7iii7 that there exist extraordinary and
 temporary conditions in the foreign    
state that prevent aliens who are       
nationals of the state from returning to
 the state in safety and that permitting
 the aliens to remain temporarily in the

 ,united ,states is not contrary to the 
national interest of the ,united        
,states4  7,b7 ,the ,act shall include--
 7i7 an estimate of the number of       
nationals of the foreign state who are  
7or within the effective period of the  
designation are likely to become7       
eligible for temporary protected status 
under this section2  7ii7 such          
nationals' immigration status in the    
,united ,states2 and  7iii7 a time      
period for the effectiveness of the     
designation that is not greater than #ah
 months4  7#b7 ,termination  7,a7       
,timely termination ,if an initial      
designation of a foreign state is not   
extended under paragraph 7#c71 the      
initial designation shall terminate at  
the end of the time period described in 
paragraph 7#a77;,b77iii74  7,b7 ,early  
termination ,for purposes of this       
section1 the designation of a foreign   
state shall be terminated upon the      
enactment of an ,act that contains a    
finding that the foreign state 7or part 

of such foreign state7 no longer meets  
the conditions for designation under    
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,extension   
,for purposes of this section1 the time 
period for the effectiveness of the     
designation of a foreign state shall be 
extended upon the enactment of an ,act  
that includes--  7,a7 a finding that the
 conditions for designation under       
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 continue to be met2 
and  7,b7 a time period for the         
effectiveness of the extension that is  
not greater than #ab months4  2 and     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,a71 by striking
 of the ,attorney ,general and inserting
 made in any ,act4  7b7 ,aliens lacking 
lawful immigration status ,section      
#bdd7;c77#b77;,b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abed;a7c77#b77;,b77 is amended--  7#a7 
in clause 7i71 by striking 1 or at the  
end and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in 
clause 7ii71 by striking the period at  
the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7iii7

 the alien lacks a lawful immigration   
status4  4  7c7 ,conforming amendments  
,section #bdd of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a 
et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7d77#c71 by striking ,if the ,attorney 
,general terminates the designation of a
 foreign state 7or part of such foreign 
state7 under subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 and
 inserting ,if the designation of a     
foreign state 7or part of such foreign  
state7 is terminated under section      
#bdd7;b77#b72 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7i77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking the comma at the end and adding
 2 and2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by  
striking 1 and at the end and inserting 
a period2 and  7,c7 by striking         
subparagraph 7,c74  7d7 ,technical      
corrections ,section #bdd of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a71 as amended by       
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of this ,act1 is
 further amended by striking ,attorney  
,general each place it appears and      

inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4