,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to designate residents of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region as ,priority #b refugees of special humanitarian concern1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hong ,kong ,safe ,harbor ,act4 #b4 ,designation of certain residents of ,hong ,kong as ,priority #b refugees 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall designate as ,priority #b refugees of special humanitarian concern the following categories of aliens3 7#a7 ,individuals who are residents of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region who suffered persecution1 or have a well-founded fear of persecution1 on account of their peaceful expression of political opinions or peaceful participation in political activities or associations4 7#b7 ,individuals who have been formally charged1 detained1 or convicted on account of their peaceful actions as described in section #bjf7;b77#b7 the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egbf74 7#c7 ,the spouses1 children1 and parents 7as such terms are defined in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja77 of individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 except such parents who are citizens of a country other than the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,processing of ,hong ,kong refugees ,the processing of individuals described in subsection 7a7 for classification as refugees may occur in ,hong ,kong or in a third country4 7c7 ,eligibility for admission as refugees ,an alien may not be denied the opportunity to apply for admission as a refugee under this section primarily because such alien-- 7#a7 qualifies as an immediate relative of a citizen of the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 is eligible for admission to the ,united ,states under any other immigrant classification4 7d7 ,facilitation of admissions ,an applicant for admission to the ,united ,states from the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region may not be denied primarily on the basis of a politically motivated arrest1 detention1 or other adverse government action taken against such applicant as a result of the participation by such applicant in protest activities4 7e7 ,exclusion from numerical limitations ,aliens provided refugee status under this section shall not be counted against any numerical limitation under section #bja1 #bjb1 #bjc1 or #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea1 #aaeb1 #aaec1 or #aaeg74 7f7 ,reporting requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report on the matters described in paragraph 7#b7 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,matters to be included ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 the total number of applications that are pending at the end of the reporting period2 7,b7 the average wait-times for all applicants who are currently pending-- 7i7 employment verification2 7ii7 a prescreening interview with a resettlement support center2 7iii7 an interview with ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services2 and 7iv7 the completion of security checks2 and 7,c7 the number of denials of applications for refugee status1 disaggregated by the reason for each such denial4 7#c7 ,form ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7#d7 ,public reports ,the ,secretary of ,state shall make each report submitted under this subsection available to the public on the internet website of the ,department of ,state4 7g7 ,satisfaction of other requirements ,aliens granted status under this section as ,priority #b refugees of special humanitarian concern under the refugee resettlement priority system shall be considered to satisfy the requirements under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 for admission to the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,waiver of immigrant status presumption 7a7 ,in general ,the presumption under the first sentence of section #bad7;b7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;b77 that every alien is an immigrant until the alien establishes that the alien is entitled to nonimmigrant status shall not apply to an alien described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,alien described 7#a7 ,in general ,an alien described in this paragraph is an alien who-- 7,a7 on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 is a resident of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region2 7,b7 is seeking entry to the ,united ,states to apply for asylum under section #bjh of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh72 and 7,c7 7i7 had a leadership role in civil society organizations supportive of the protests in #bjai and #bjbj relating to the ,hong ,kong extradition bill and the encroachment on the autonomy of ,hong ,kong by the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7ii7 had an organizing role for such protests2 7iii7 acted as a first aid responder for such protests2 7iv7 suffered harm while covering such protests as a journalist2 7v7 provided paid or pro-bono legal services to #a or more individuals arrested for participating in such protests2 or 7vi7 during the period beginning on ,june #i1 #bjai1 and ending on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 was formally charged1 detained1 or convicted for his or her participation in such protests4 7#b7 ,exclusion ,an alien described in this paragraph does not include any alien who is a citizen of a country other than the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 #d4 ,refugee and asylum determinations under the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7a7 ,persecution on account of political opinion 7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of refugee determinations under this ,act in accordance with section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 an individual whose citizenship1 nationality1 or residency is revoked for having submitted to any ,united ,states ,government agency a nonfrivolous application for refugee status1 asylum1 or any other immigration benefit under the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of that ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77 shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion4 7#b7 ,nationals of the ,people's ,republic of ,china ,for purposes of refugee determinations under this ,act in accordance with section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 a national of the ,people's ,republic of ,china whose residency in the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative region1 or any other area within the jurisdiction of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,state1 is revoked for having submitted to any ,united ,states ,government agency a nonfrivolous application for refugee status1 asylum1 or any other immigration benefit under the immigration laws shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion4 7b7 ,changed circumstances ,for purposes of asylum determinations under this ,act in accordance with section #bjh of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh71 the revocation of the citizenship1 nationality1 or residency of an individual for having submitted to any ,united ,states ,government agency a nonfrivolous application for refugee status1 asylum1 or any other immigration benefit under the immigration laws shall be considered to be a changed circumstance under subsection 7a77#b77;,d7 of that section4 #e4 ,statement of policy on encouraging allies and partners to make similar accommodations ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to encourage allies and partners of the ,united ,states to make accommodations similar to the accommodations made in this ,act for residents of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region who are fleeing oppression by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 #f4 ,termination ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall cease to have effect on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4