,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjai,mr4
 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4  
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 & ,mr4 ,book]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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* section4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,v5ezuela ,tempor>y     
,protect$ ,/atus ,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 ,z evid5ce ( !           
humanit>ian crisis creat$ by ,v5ezuela's
 sy/emic economic turmoil-- 7,a7 m ?an  
#i1jjj1jjj p 9 ,v5ezuela are eat+ #b or 
few] meals a day2 &  7,b7 approximately 
#ge p]c5t ( ! population h report$ los+ 
an av]age (--  7i7 #ai p\nds 9 #bjaf2 & 
7ii7 #bd p\nds 9 #bjag4  7#d7 ,mod]ate  
to sev]e malnutrition among ,v5ezuelan  
*ildr5 "u #e ye>s ( age increas$ by m   
?an #ej p]c5t 9 #bjag1 & approximately  
#cjj1jjj ,v5ezuelan *ildr5 are at risk (
 dy+ f malnutrition1 accord+ to ,critas 
de ,v5ezuela1 a ,ca?olic humanit>ian    
organization4  7#e7 ,ph>macies 9        
,v5ezuela h %ortages ( approximately #he
 p]c5t ( ne$$ m$ic9es & #gf p]c5t (     
public hospitals lack ! basic m$ic9es t 
%\ld be available 9 any functional      
public hospital1 includ+ ^? t are on !  
,_w ,heal? ,organization's ,li/ (       
,ess5tial ,m$ic9es4  7#f7 ,z evid5ce ( !
 significant effect t ,v5ezuela's       
economic crisis 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 #fe-p]c5t increase 9 ! mat]nal      
mortality rate4  7#g7 ,viol5t crime 9   
,v5ezuela has ris5 %>ply & ! ,v5ezuelan 
,viol5ce ,obs]vatory1 an indep5d5t      
nongov]nm5tal organization1 calculat$ ! 
national p] capita murd] rate to be #hi 
p] #ajj1jjj p 9 #bjag4  7#h7 ,accord+ to
 ,citiz5s ,c\ncil = ,public ,safety &   
,crim9al ,ju/ice1 ,c>acas 0 ! mo/       
dang]\s capital city 9 ! _w 9 #bjag1 )  
#aaa murd]s p] #ajj1jjj resid5ts4  7#i7 
,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human    
,rights ,(fice ( ! ,high ,commission]-- 
7,a7 ,v5ezuelan intellig5ce & security  
=ces h increas+ly us$ arbitr>y arre/s & 
det5tions to repress & intimidate civil 
society1 political oppon5ts1 & any      
voices ( diss5t2 &  7,b7 betwe5 #bjae & 
#bjag1 at lea/ #eje p includ+ #bd       
*ildr51 7 execut$ by ,v5ezuelan security
 =ces1 lead+ ! ,int]national ,crim9al   
,c\rt prosecutor to ann\nce a prelim9>y 

inve/igation into ! use ( excessive =ce 
9 ,v5ezuela4  7#aj7 ,zeid ,ra'ad ,al    
,husse91 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high        
,commission] = ,human ,rights1 /at$1 ,! 
failure to hold security =ces acc\ntable
 = su* s]i\s human rights violations    
sugge/s t ! rule ( law is virtually     
abs5t 9 ,v5ezuela44  7#aa7 ,accord+ to !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =   
,human ,rights1 m ?an #c1djj1jjj        
,v5ezuelans h left _! c\ntry = reasons  
su* z viol5ce1 political oppression1    
economic h>d%ip1 & ! 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  #e4 ,improv+ int]nal         
migration sy/ems 9 c\ntries surr\nd+    
,v5ezuela  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,/ate1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security1 %all "w )            
int]national p>tn]s1 includ+ ! ,unit$   
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees1
 to support & provide te*nical assi/ance
 to improve ! dome/ic capacity (        
c\ntries surr\nd+ ,v5ezuela & 9 ! region
 to provide migration s]vices & asylum  
to eligible ,v5ezuelan citiz5s--  7#a7  
by e/abli%+ & exp&+ tempor>y & long-t]m1
 9-c\ntry reception c5t]s & %elt]       
capacity 9 ^? surr\nd+ c\ntries to meet 
! humanit>ian ne$s ( ,v5ezuelan migrants
 or ,v5ezuelans seek+ asylum or o!r =ms 
( int]national protection2  7#b7 by     
improv+ migration & asylum regi/ration  
sy/ems 9 ^? surr\nd+ c\ntries to ensure 
t ,v5ezuelan migrants & ,v5ezuelans     
seek+ asylum or o!r humanit>ian         

protection--  7,a7 receive due process &
 mean+ful access to legal protections2 &
  7,b7 receive prop] docum5ts 9 ord] to 
prev5t fraud & facilitate fre$om (      
movem5t & access to basic social        
s]vices2  7#c7 by support+ ! creation or
 expansion ( a corps ( tra9$ migration &
 asylum (fic]s f ^? c\ntries :o are     
capable (--  7,a7 provid+ migration     
s]vices2 &  7,b7 evaluat+ & decid+      
individual asylum claims consi/5t )     
int]national law & obligations2 &  7#d7 
by develop+ ! capacity to conduct be/   
int]e/ det]m9ations = ,v5ezuelan        
migrants to ensure t _! ne$s are prop]ly
 met4  7b7 ,/rategy ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 %all     
submit a /rategy describ+ plans = assi/+
 ! developm5t ( ! int]national asylum   
process+ capabilities describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 to--  7#a7 ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  

7#c7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,s5ate2  7#d7 ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7#e7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#f7 !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal  
ye> #bjai to c>ry out ! activities set  
=? 9 subsection 7b71 9 accordance ) ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,notification requirem5t 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,b71 am\nts appropriat$ or 
o!rwise made available pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7 may n be obligat$ until   
#ae days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t 
provides notice to ! committees li/$ 9  
subsection 7b7 ( ! int5t to obligate su*
 funds4  7,b7 ,waiv]  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive ! requirem5t
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate det]m9es t su* waiv] is 9 !       
national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7ii7

 ,notification requirem5t ,if a waiv] is
 invok$ "u clause 7i71 ! ,presid5t %all 
notify ! committees li/$ 9 subsection   
7b7 ( ! int5tion to obligate funds "u   
?is section z e>ly z practicable1 b n   
lat] ?an #c days aft] tak+ ! action to  
:i* su* notification requirem5t 0       
applicable 9 ! context ( ! circum/ances 
necessitat+ su* waiv]4