,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida 7= h]self1 
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4    
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1     
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4       
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,spei]1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4
 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4      
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4 ,watson   
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 
,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4     
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (        
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1
 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4           
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,david
 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4  
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4    
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,ms4  
,fudge1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,br[n (     

,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,scott
 ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4        
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 & ,mr4 ,suozzi7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate ! ,commonweal? ( ,! ,bahamas  
"u section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &      
,nationality ,act to p]mit nationals ( !
 ,commonweal? ( ,! ,bahamas to be       
eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u   
su* section1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bahamas ,,tps ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,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 ! ,commonweal? ( ,! ,bahamas  
%all be treat$ z if x _h be5 designat$  
"u subsection 7b7 ( t section1 subject  
to ! provisions ( ?is section4  7#b7    
,p]iod ( designation ,! initial p]iod ( 
! designation ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be = ! #ah-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7      
,ali5s eligible ,z a result ( !         
designation made "u subsection 7a71 an  
ali5 :o is a national ( ! ,commonweal? (
 ,! ,bahamas is deem$ to satisfy !      
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( section  
#bdd7;c7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7c771 subject
 to p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* section1 if !   
ali5--  7#a7 has be5 cont9u\sly         
physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#b7  
is admissible z an immigrant1 except z  
o!rwise provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 (  
su* section1 & is n ineligible =        

tempor>y protect$ /atus "u p>agraph     
7#b77;,b7 ( su* section2 &  7#c7 regi/]s
 = tempor>y protect$ /atus 9 a mann]    
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security4  7c7 ,cons5t ,to travel      
abroad  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,homel& ,security %all give prior cons5t
 to travel abroad1 9 accordance )       
section #bdd7;f77#c7 ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a7f77#c771 to an ali5 :o is grant$
 tempor>y protect$ /atus pursuant to !  
designation made "u subsection 7a7 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  7#b7      
,treatm5t ^u return ,an ali5 return+ to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 accordance ) an       
au?orization describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7   
%all be treat$ z any o!r return+ ali5   
provid$ tempor>y protect$ /atus "u      
section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#abed;a74  #c4 ,det]m9ation ( budget>y  
effects ,! budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 
= ! purpose ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory     
,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj1 %all be     
det]m9$ by ref]5ce to ! late/ /atem5t   
titl$ ,budget>y ,effects ( ,,paygo      
,legislation = ?is ,act1 submitt$ =     
pr9t+ 9 ! ,congressional ,record by !   
,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,budget ,committee1  
provid$ t su* /atem5t has be5 submitt$  
prior to ! vote on passage4