,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1   
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,m>key1  
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,b5net1
 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4      
,h>ris1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51
 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a     
,,bill  ,to designate ! ,bahamas "u     
section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act to provide tempor>y   
protect$ /atus "u su* section to        
eligible nationals ( ! ,bahamas4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,bahamas ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus ,act
 ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! 
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,septemb] #a1    
#bjai1 ,hurricane ,dorian made l&fall 9 
! ,bahamas z a category #e hurricane )  
su/a9$ w9ds ov] #ahj miles p] h\r4  7#b7
 ,betwe5 ,septemb] #a1 #bjai1 &         

,septemb] #c1 #bjai1 ! isl&s ( !        
,bahamas & ! ,bahamian p 7 subject$ to  
hurricane-=ce w9ds1 heavy ra9s1 &       
ext5sive flood+ t de/roy$ critical      
infra/ructure1 decimat$ h\ses & prop]ty1
 & claim$ ! lives ( at lea/ #ej         
individuals4  7#c7 ,! ,int]national     
,f$]ation ( ! ,r$ ,cross & ,r$ ,cresc5t 
,societies /at$ t m ?an #fj1jjj         
individuals 9 ! ,bahamas lack access to 
clean dr9k+ wat] z a result ( !         
deva/ation caus$ by ,hurricane ,dorian4 
7#d7 ,! ,_w ,food ,programme indicates t
 m ?an #fj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,bahamas 
w require food relief z a result ( !    
de/ruction caus$ by ,hurricane ,dorian4 
7#e7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security   
may1 "u section #bdd ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a71 designate a =eign /ate t has  
exp]i5c$ an environm5tal disa/] s z to  
provide tempor>y protect$ /atus 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates to eligible nationals (   
su* =eign /ate :o _c return safely to _!
 homel&4  #c4 ,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 ! ,bahamas %all be treat$ z if
 x _h be5 designat$ "u subsection       
7b77#a77;,b7 ( 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 ( ! ,bahamas is   
consid]$ 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