H.R. 4884 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4884 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2019Ms. Mucarsel-Powell (for herself, Mr. Crist, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Shalala) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cuban Family Reunification Act. 2. Reinstatement of the Cuban Family Reunification Program (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall— (1) reinstate processing of applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Program at the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba; and (2) prioritize and process applications described in paragraph (1) that were filed before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Additional personnel To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall assign to the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, appropriate temporary duty personnel. The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure the safety of such personnel to ensure that such personnel are available a minimum of one business day each week. (c) Accessibility The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall, to the extent practicable, make available to applicants for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Program video teleconference capabilities. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure appropriate privacy and security requirements are satisfied. (d) Duration Parole granted under the Cuban Family Reunification Program shall be valid for an initial period of two years. (e) Expeditious processing The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Program that were filed before the date of the enactment of this Act are processed not later than 60 days after such date of enactment.