,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjba,mr4 ,m55dez
 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,leahy1 &
 ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to tempor>ily designate ,v5ezuela "u   
section #bdd7;b7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act to p]mit eligible     
nationals ( ,v5ezuela to be grant$      
tempor>y protect$ /atus4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,v5ezuela ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus    
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress     
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,v5ezuela is 
endur+ an unprec$5t$ economic1          
humanit>ian1 security1 & human rights   
crisis1 consi/+ ( extreme food & m$ic9e 
%ortages1 sev]e infant & *ild           
malnutrition1 rampant crime1 &          
gov]nm5t-sponsor$ repression1 :i* has   
result$ 9 significant displacem5t (     
,v5ezuelans to c\ntries across ! ,we/]n 
,hemisph]e4  7#b7 ,v5ezuela's economy   

contract$ by #ff p]c5t betwe5 #bjad &   
#bjai1 ) ! ,int]national ,monet>y ,fund 
report+ t inflation rea*$ an annual rate
 ( ne>ly #bj1jjj p]c5t 9 #bjai1 mak+    
,v5ezuela ! c\ntry ) ! highe/ level (   
inflation 9 ! _w4  7#c7 ,z evid5ce ( !  
humanit>ian crisis creat$ by ,v5ezuela's
 sy/emic economic turmoil & gov]nm5t    
corruption-- 7,a7 ! p]c5tage (          
,v5ezuelans liv+ 9 pov]ty increas$ f    
#dh4d p]c5t 9 #bjad to #if p]c5t 9      
#bjai1 ) #hj p]c5t liv+ 9 extreme       
pov]ty1 accord+ to h\sehold surveys2 &  
7,b7 at lea/ #b1cjj1jjj ,v5ezuelans face
 sev]e food insecurity4  7#d7 ,access to
 quality heal?c>e is sev]ely imp$$1 )-- 
7,a7 m ?an #ej p]c5t ( heal?c>e         
pr(essionals hav+ left ,v5ezuela dur+ ! 
pa/ #e ye>s2  7,b7 ph>macies exp]i5c+   
%ortages ( approximately #he p]c5t (    
ne$$ m$ic9es2  7,c7 #hh p]c5t (         
hospitals lack+ ! basic m$ic9es t %\ld  
be available 9 any functional public    
hospital1 includ+ ^? t are on ! ,_w     
,heal? ,organization's ,li/ ( ,ess5tial 

,m$ic9es2 &  7,d7 r\ghly #gj p]c5t (    
,v5ezuelan hospitals survey$ 9 #bjai    
lack+ access to clean wat]4  7#e7       
,v5ezuela cont9ues to be among ! _w's   
mo/ viol5t c\ntries1 & ! ,v5ezuelan     
,viol5ce ,obs]vatory1 an indep5d5t      
nongov]nm5tal organization1 calculat$ t 
!re 7 approximately #df murd]s 9        
,v5ezuela dur+ #bjbj = e #ajj1jjj p4    
7#f7 ,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations      
,(fice ( ! ,high ,commission] = ,human  
,rights 7,,oh*r7-- 7,a7 ,v5ezuelan      
intellig5ce & security =ces h increas+ly
 us$ arbitr>y arre/s1 det5tions1        
torture1 & extrajudicial kill+s to      
repress & intimidate civil society1     
political oppon5ts1 & any voices (      
diss5t2  7,b7 betwe5 #bjae & #bjag1 at  
lea/ #eje p1 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 ,v5ezuela2 &  7,c7 ! incid5ce ( alleg$
 extrajudicial kill+s by security =ces  

has be5 %ock+ly high1 accord+ to an     
,,oh*r report1 ) ! gov]nm5t regi/]+     
ne>ly #g1jjj extrajudicial kill+s betwe5
 ,janu>y #bjah & ,may #bjai4  7#g7 ,!   
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil's
 ,indep5d5t ,int]national ,fact-,f9d+   
,mission on ! ,boliv>ian ,republic (    
,v5ezuela report$ 9 ,septemb] #bjbj t ! 
regime's crimes 7 "p ( a widespread &   
sy/ematic c\rse ( conduct1 ?us am\nt+ to
 crimes aga9/ humanity4  7#h7 ,accord+  
to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] 
= ,refugees 7,,unhcr71 m ?an #e1djj1jjj 
,v5ezuelans h fl$ _! 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 security1 & displacem5t 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 ( su* 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* section2  7#c7 is n ineligible =    
tempor>y protect$ /atus "u p>agraph     
7#b77;,b7 ( su* section2 &  7#d7 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%es1 to ! satisfaction ( !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 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] = ,refugees 
& ! ,int]national ,organization =       
,migration1 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> #bjba to c>ry out ! activities set  
=? 9 subsection 7b74  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