,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjai,mr4
 ,soto 7= himself & ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to designate ,v5ezuela "u section #bdd 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act to 
p]mit nationals ( ,v5ezuela to be       
eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u   
su* section1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,v5ezuela ,,tps ,act ( #bjai4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,v5ezuela is endur+ an unprec$5t$  
economic1 humanit>ian1 security1 &      
refugee crisis1 consi/+ ( extreme food &
 m$ic9e %ortages1 sev]e infant & *ild   
malnutrition1 rampant crime1 &          
gov]nm5t-sponsor$ repression4  7#b7     
,v5ezuela's economic crisis cont9ues    
unabat$ & ! ,int]national ,monet>y ,fund
 projects t inflation 9 ,v5ezuela c\ld  
rea* an annual rate ( #aj1jjj1jjj p]c5t 
9 #bjai4  7#c7 ,9 #bjag1 ! ,(fice ( !   

,high ,commission] = ,human ,rights     
report$ ! dea?s ( #abd p]sons t c\ld be 
attribut$ to violations ( ! "r to fre$om
 ( peaceful assembly4  7#d7 ,f ,septemb]
 #bjag ?r\gh ,april #bjah1 a review (   
ph>macies 9 five major cities %[s a     
%ortage ( ne>ly #he p]c5t ( m$ic9e      
ess5tial to treat f\r ( ! mo/ recurr5t  
causes ( morbidity 9 ! c\ntry1 di>rhea1 
respiratory tract infections1 diabetes1 
& high blood pressure4  7#e7 ,z evid5ce 
( ! significant effect t ,v5ezuela's    
economic crisis has on public heal?1    
,v5ezuela's ,heal? ,m9i/ry report$ t 9  
#bjaf--  7,a7 !re 0 a #cj-p]c5t increase
 9 ! infant mortality rate2 &  7,b7 !re 
0 a #fj-p]c5t increase 9 ! mat]nal      
mortality rate4  7#f7 ,accord+ to !     
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,(fice ( 
! ,high ,commission]1 ,v5ezuelan        
intellig5ce & security =ces h increas+ly
 us$ arbitr>y arre/s & det5tions to     
repress & intimidate civil society1     
political oppon5ts1 & any voices (      
diss5t4  7#g7 ,zeid ,ra'ad ,al ,husse91 

! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =  
,human ,rights1 /at$1 ,! failure to hold
 security =ces acc\ntable = su* s]i\s   
human rights violations sugge/s t ! rule
 ( law is virtually abs5t 9 ,v5ezuela44 
7#h7 ,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high
 ,commission] = ,human ,rights1 s9ce    
#bjad m ?an #a1ejj1jjj ,v5ezuelans h fl$
 ! c\ntry = reasons includ+ viol5ce1    
political oppression1 & ! ongo+         
humanit>ian crisis4  #c4 ,s5se (        
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t--
 7#a7 ,v5ezuela's economic1 humanit>ian1
 security1 & refugee crisis has result$ 
9 extraord9>y & tempor>y conditions t   
curr5tly prev5t ,v5ezuelan nationals f  
safely return+ to ,v5ezuela2 &  7#b7    
,v5ezuela %\ld be designat$ "u          
subsection 7b77#a77;,c7 ( section #bdd (
 ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 = a p]iod ( #ah mon?s
 to p]mit nationals ( ,v5ezuela to be   
eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus 9    
accordance ) su* section4  #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 ,v5ezuela %all be treat$ z if 
x _h be5 designat$ "u subsection        
7b77#a77;,c7 ( 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 ( ,v5ezuela 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