,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fijg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbb ,ms4
 ,wasserman ,schultz 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,sires1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 
,demings1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,castor of  
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 
and ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
reinstate the processing of applications
 for parole under the ,cuban ,family    
,reunification ,parole ,program1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,cuban ,family
 ,reunification ,parole ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,reinstatement of ,cuban family     
reunification parole program  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #cj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,state1 shall--  7#a7 begin to reinstate

 the processing of applications for     
parole under the ,cuban ,family         
,reunification ,parole ,program at the  
,united ,states ,embassy in ,havana1    
,cuba2 and  7#b7 prioritize applications
 described in paragraph 7#a7 in the     
order in which they were received by the
 ,united ,states ,citizenship and       
,immigration ,services before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7     
,additional personnel  7#a7 ,assignment 
,to carry out subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
assign to the ,united ,states ,embassy  
in ,havana1 ,cuba1 appropriate personnel
 from the ,united ,states ,citizenship  
and ,immigration ,services2 and  7,b7   
the ,secretary of ,state1 with the      
permission of the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 shall assign to the
 ,united ,states ,embassy in ,havana1   
,cuba1 appropriate personnel from the   
,department of ,state4  7#b7 ,safety of 
personnel ,the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security and ,secretary of ,state shall

 take such actions as may be necessary  
to ensure the safety of such personnel  
and to ensure that such personnel are   
available a minimum of one business day 
each week for the ,cuban ,family        
,reunification ,parole ,program4  7c7   
,accessibility ,to carry out subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,state1 may to the extent 
practicable make available to applicants
 for parole under the ,cuban ,family    
,reunification ,parole ,program video   
teleconference capabilities and may fly 
personnel assigned under subsection 7b7 
to the ,united ,state ,embassy in       
,havana1 ,cuba1 for time sufficient to  
process applications in a safe manner4  
,in carrying out this subsection1 the   
,secretaries shall ensure that          
appropriate privacy and security        
requirements are satisfied for all      
personnel involved4  7d7 ,duration      
,parole granted under the ,cuban ,family
 ,reunification ,parole ,program shall  

be valid for an initial period of at    
least two years4  7e7 ,expeditious      
processing ,the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,state1 shall ensure that 
applications for parole under the ,cuban
 ,family ,reunification ,parole ,program
 that were filed before the date of the 
enactment of this ,act have started     
being adjudicated not more than six     
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4