,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjbb ,mr4   
,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4  
,h>ris1 & ,ms4 ,kaptur7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to designate ,ukra9e "u section #bdd ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act to   
p]mit nationals ( ,ukra9e to be eligible
 = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u su*       
section1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ukra9ian ,protection ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 ,vladimir ,put9
 laun*$ a special milit>y op]ation 9    
,ukra9e1 & has s9ce au?oriz$ hundr$s (  
missile & artill]y attacks aga9/ ,ukra9e
 & s5t t5s ( ?\s&s ( ,russian troops    
into ,ukra9e 9 an unlawful & unprovok$  
act ( w>4  7#b7 ,on ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbb1
 ,vladimir ,put9 ord]$ 8 nucle> =ces to 
be on high al]t4  7#c7 ,cons]vative     

approximations e/imate t hundr$s (      
,ukra9ians h be5 kill$ & ?\s&s w\nd$ z a
 result ( ,russian attacks1 & t m       
,ukra9ians w die or be sev]ely w\nd$ if 
,russia does n end its attack on        
,ukra9e4  7#d7 ,dur+ ongo+ ,russian     
attacks on ,ukra9ian soil1 millions (   
,ukra9ian citiz5s h _h to seek %elt] 9  
_! homes1 bomb %elt]s1 & subway /ations4
  7#e7 ,due to ! ,russian invasion (    
,ukra9e1 almo/ #ijj1jjj ,ukra9ian       
refugees h already fl$ ! c\ntry to      
neighbor+ c\ntries1 su* z ,pol&1        
,hung>y1 & ,slovakia4  7#f7 ,x is       
e/imat$ t !re w be up to #d million     
refugees z a result ( ,russian attacks  
on ,ukra9e if ! conflict cont9ues to    
escalate4  7#g7 ,russian air/rikes aga9/
 ,ukra9e h sev]ely damag$ resid5tial    
build+s & key resid5tial infra/ructure 9
 ,ukra9e1 includ+ major airports1 a     
public squ>e & op]a h\se 9 ,kh>kiv1 a   
hospital area 9 ,vuhl$>1 & ,kyiv's ma9  
television t[]1 caus+ television        
broadca/s 9 ,ukra9e's capital to        

tempor>ily cease4  7#h7 ,on ,febru>y    
#bd1 #bjbb1 ! ,u4,n4 ,secret>y ,g5]al   
/at$ ( ! ,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e3 ,!
 use ( =ce by "o c\ntry aga9/ ano!r is !
 repudiation ( ! pr9ciples t e c\ntry   
has committ$ to uphold4 ''' ,we "k !    
toll ( w>4 ,) dea?s ris+1 we are see+   
images ( fe>1 angui% & t]ror 9 e corn] (
 ,ukra9e44  7#i7 ,on ,febru>y #bd1      
#bjbb1 ! ,u4,n4 ,high ,commission] on   
,refugees /at$ ( ! ,russian invasion (  
,ukra9e3 ,! humanit>ian consequ5ces on  
civilian populations w be deva/at+4 ,!re
 are no w9n]s 9 w>1 b c\ntless lives w  
be torn ap>t44  7#aj7 ,on ,febru>y #bd1 
#bjbb1 ! ,,unicef ,executive ,director  
/at$ ( ! ,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e3   
,,unicef is deeply conc]n$ t int5sify+  
ho/ilities 9 ,ukra9e pose an imm$iate   
?reat to ! lives & wellbe+ ( ! c\ntry's 
#g4e million *ildr54 ,heavy weapons fire
 along ! l9e ( contact has already      
damag$ critical wat] infra/ructure &    
education facilities 9 rec5t days4      
,unless ! fight+ subsides1 t5s ( ?\s&s (

 families c\ld be displac$1 dramatically
 escalat+ humanit>ian ne$s44  7#aa7 ,on 
,febru>y #bf1 #bjbb1 ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,(fice = ! ,coord9ation ( ,humanit>ian  
,affairs releas$ _! fir/ report on !    
impact ( ,russia's invasion ( ,ukra9e1  
not+ t3 ,significant infra/ructural     
damage has left hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( p )\t 
electricity or wat]1 :ile bridges &     
roads damag$ by %ell+ h left communities
 cut (f f m>kets = food & o!r basic     
supplies44  7#ab7 ,on ,febru>y #bd1     
#bjbb1 ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t issu$ a ,travel
 ,advisory ,level #d3 ,d ,n ,travel4    
,?is advisory read1 9 "p3 ,d n travel to
 ,ukra9e due to arm$ conflict &         
,,covid-#ai4 ''' ,on ,febru>y #bd1      
,russia's =ces attack$ major ,ukra9ian  
cities1 & ! ,ukra9ian gov]nm5t clos$ its
 airspace to comm]cial flights due to   
,russia's milit>y actions4 ''' ,!       
security situation ?r\gh\t ,ukra9e is   
highly volatile1 & conditions may       
det]iorate )\t w>n+4 ,u4,s4 citiz5s %\ld
 rema9 vigilant & take appropriate /eps 

to increase _! security aw>5ess4 ,"k !  
location ( y\r close/ %elt] or protect$ 
space4 ,9 ! ev5t ( mort> &_/or rocket   
fire1 foll[ ! in/ructions f local       
au?orities & seek %elt] imm$iately4 ,if 
y feel y\r curr5t location is no long]  
safe1 y %\ld c>efully assess ! pot5tial 
risks involv$ 9 mov+ to a diff]5t       
location44  7#ac7 ,:ile ,unit$ ,/ates   
policy advises ,am]icans t curr5t       
conditions make x unsafe to travel to   
,ukra9e1 ! same conditions make x       
dang]\s & inappropriate to =cibly       
repatriate ,ukra9ians at ?is "t4  7#ad7 
,ukra9e's rec5t crisis & exi/+ dang]s to
 anyone locat$ 9 ,ukra9e1 :i* h be5     
recogniz$ by dome/ic & int]national     
actors1 cle>ly make ,ukra9ian nationals 
curr5tly 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates eligible =   
tempor>y protect$ /atus "u subp>agraphs 
7,b7 & 7,c7 ( sections #bdd7;b77#a7 ( ! 
,immigration & ,nationality ,act        
7commonly kn[n z ,,tps74  7#ae7 ,!re are
 m ?an #cj1jjj ,ukra9ian nationals      
resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o c\ld b5efit 

f ,,tps designation dur+ ?is ongo+      
conflict4  7#af7 ,,tps grants tempor>y  
protection f deportation to nationals ( 
a c\ntry 9 :i* environm5tal or political
 ev5ts h occurr$ :i* make x tempor>ily  
unsafe to deport !m4 ,,tps has be5      
grant$ to nationals ( _m c\ntries due to
 ongo+ arm$ conflicts 9 ^! nationals'   
home c\ntries4  7#ag7 ,,tps is          
appropriate & necess>y to grant to      
,ukra9ians 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates giv5 !     
ongo+ viol5t conflict 9 ,ukra9e4  #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 ,ukra9e %all be treat$ z if   
su* c\ntry _h be5 designat$ "u          
subsection 7b7 ( t section1 subject to !
 provisions ( ?is section4  7#b7 ,p]iod 
( designation ,! initial p]iod ( su*    
designation %all beg9 on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all rema9 9      
effect = #ah mon?s4  7b7 ,ali5s eligible

 ,9 apply+ section #bdd ( ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4      
#abed;a7 pursuant to ! designation made 
"u ?is section1 & subject to subsection 
7c77#c7 ( su* section1 an ali5 :o is a  
national ( ,ukra9e is deem$ to meet !   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7c77#a7 ( su*  
section only if ! ali5--  7#a7 is       
admissible z an immigrant1 except z     
o!rwise provid$ "u subsection           
7c77#b77;,a7 ( su* section1 & is n      
ineligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u 
subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 ( su* section2 &
  7#b7 regi/]s = tempor>y protect$ /atus
 9 a mann] t ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&      
,security %all e/abli%4  7c7 ,cons5t ,to
 ,travel ,abroad ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& 
,security %all give ! prior cons5t to   
travel abroad describ$ 9 section        
#bdd7;f77#c7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a7f77#c77 to an ali5 :o is grant$ 
tempor>y protect$ /atus pursuant to !   
designation made "u ?is section1 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 ,an ali5   
return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 accordance 
) su* an au?orization %all be treat$ !  
same z any o!r return+ ali5 provid$     
tempor>y protect$ /atus "u section #bdd 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a74