,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjbc,ms4 
,tlaib 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate ,lebanon "u section #bdd ( !  
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
p]mit nationals ( ,lebanon to be        
eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus "u   
su* section1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,lebanon ,,tps ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on      
,augu/ #d1 #bjbj1 "o ( ! mo/ p[]ful     
explosions ev] to impact an urban       
population ripp$ ?r\gh ! ,lebanese      
capital ( ,beirut4 ,! bla/--l9k$ to     
#b1gej metric tons ( ammonium nitrate   
/or$ 9 a w>eh\se--kill$ at lea/ #bbj p1 

w\nd$ approximately #g1jjj1 left an     
e/imat$ #cjj1jjj p homeless1 & caus$    
approximately #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 prop]ty 
damage4  7#b7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has 
tak5 a heavy toll on ,lebanon1 :i* has  
record$ ov] #a1bce1jjj cases & #aj1hjj  
dea?s s9ce ! p&emic began4 ,lebanon's   
public heal? sy/em1 already weak5$ by ! 
,beirut disa/] & political upheaval1 has
 /ruggl$ to cope 9 ! face ( ! p&emic4   
7#c7 ,lebanon lack$ a fully =m$ gov]nm5t
 = mu* ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic & !       
political e/abli%m5t rema9s highly      
pol>iz$ & divid$4 ,! political crisis   
has become s sev]e t on ,april #ah1     
#bjbc ,lebanon's p>liam5t vot$ to ext5d 
! t]ms ( municipal c\ncils & o!r local  
(ficials to avoid fur!r p>alysis4 ,!    
curr5t gov]nm5t is act+ 9 a c>etak]     
capacity & ! presid5cy has be5 empty    
s9ce ,presid5t ,a\n's t]m expir$ 9      
,octob] #bjbb4  7#d7 ,lebanon has be5   
exp]i5c+ "o ( ! wor/ economic crises 9  
its hi/ory at ! same "t z ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic1 ,beirut ,port explosion1 &      

political crisis4  7#e7 ,accord+ to !   
,unit$ ,nations1 ov] #c1ejj1jjj         
,lebanese p are e/imat$ to live 9 pov]ty
 & ar\nd ?ree-qu>t]s are n[ income      
vuln]able4 ,be=e ! value ( ! ,lebanese  
p\nd />t$ spiral+ 9 late #bjai1 !       
c\ntry's mon?ly m9imum wage 0 #fge1jjj  
p\nds--ab\t #dej--;b today x is wor?    
less ?an #g4  7#f7 ,p] ! ,unit$         
,nations1 #cf p]c5t ( ! ,lebanese       
population 7#a1chj1jjj p7 is exp]i5c+   
extreme pov]ty4  7#g7 ,s9ce ,octob]     
#bjai1 ! ,lebanese p\nd has lo/ m ?an   
#ie p]c5t ( its value1 plac+ ,lebanon   
among/ ! top #e economic crises globally
 accord+ to ! ,_w ,bank4  7#h7 ,food    
prices h skyrocket$ ?r\gh\t ! crisis1   
increas+ #djj p]c5t 9 #bjbj alone4  7#i7
 ,9 ,july #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,nations      
,*ildr5's ,fund 7,,unicef7 w>n$ t       
,lebanon's wat] sy/em is on ! v]ge (    
collapse1 ) m ?an #gj p]c5t ( ! c\ntry  
fac+ critical wat] %ortages4 ,9 ,janu>y 
#bjai1 #a1jjj ,lebanese p\nds b\ght #d  
lit]s ( wat]4 ,by ,augu/ #bjba1 x only  

b\ght half a lit]4  7#aj7 ,9 ,octob]    
#bjbb1 ,lebanon report$ its fir/ *ol]a  
cases 9 #cj ye>s1 ) #e1hai suspect$ &   
confirm$ cases & #bc dea?s report$ by   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb4  7#aa7 ,dire fuel  
%ortages plague ,lebanon1 lead+ !       
,am]ican ,univ]sity ( ,beirut ,m$ical   
,c5t]1 ,beirut's top hospital & "o ( !  
lead+ m$ical c5t]s 9 ! region1 to issue 
a w>n+ 9 ,augu/ #bjba t hundr$s (       
pati5ts w\ld die if !y fail$ to secure  
en\gh fuel to keep _! g5]ators runn+4   
7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations has report$ t1 
z ( ,decemb] #bjbb1 ! mass exodus (     
public heal? work]s f ,lebanon has      
cont9u$ ) deva/at+ effect1 )            
approximately #dj p]c5t ( doctors1 #ae  
p]c5t ( specializ$ neonatal int5sive c>e
 unit nurses1 & #cj p]c5t ( midwives    
leav+ ! c\ntry ov] ! c\rse ( ! crisis4  
,?is has result$ 9 critical gaps 9 !    
quality1 availability1 & accessibility (
 heal? c>e = ! population4  7#ac7 ,!    
comb9$ crises h /ra9$ _m ( ,lebanon's   
public in/itutions to ! break+ po9t1    

includ+ ! ,lebanese ,army1 ^: budget &  
soldi]s' sal>ies h be5 deva/at$ by !    
devaluation ( ! ,lebanese p\nd4  7#ad7  
,on ,octob] #ad1 #bjba1 gunm5 fir$ on a 
cr[d ( prote/ors ga!r$ ne> ! ,beirut    
,ju/ice ,palace sp>k+ heavy arm$ cla%es 
9 ne>by neighborhoods4 ,! ensu+ fight+  
kill$ at lea/ #g individuals & w\nd$ m  
?an #cj o!rs4  7#ae7 ,num]\s resid5ts ( 
,beirut liv+ 9 ! vic9ity ( ! cla%es h   
be5 quot$ by dome/ic & int]national m$ia
 comp>+ ! ,octob] #ad? cla%es & ongo+   
t5sions to ! deva/at+ #aige-aiij        
,lebanese civil w>1 reflect+ well-f\nd$ 
fe>s ( ! pot5tial = a return to         
significant sect>ian viol5ce4  7#af7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates has long /ood ) !         
,lebanese p 9 times ( ne$ & /&+ ) !m n[ 
is bo? morally "r & 9 l9e ) our national
 int]e/s4  7#ag7 ,9 ! aft]ma? ( !       
,beirut ,port explosion1 ,presid5t      
,bid5's pl$ge ( an additional           
#ih1jjj1jjj 9 aid to ,lebanon on ! fir/ 
anniv]s>y ( ! disa/] 0 a good fir/ /ep 9
 support+ ! ,lebanese p4 ,designat+     

,lebanon = ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus   
7,,tps7 is ! logical next /ep giv5 !    
circum/ances4  7#ah7 ,lebanon ne$s      
significant cont9u$ int]national support
 to prev5t ! wors5+ ( its economic1     
social1 political1 & public heal? crises
 & to rebuild f ?is p]iod ( extraord9>y 
difficulty = ! ,lebanese p4  7#ai7 ,a   
report f ,,fwd4u publi%$ 9 ,febru>y     
#bjbc e/imat$ t #ab1jjj individuals 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates w\ld be eligible = ,,tps  
if ,lebanon 0 designat$1 ( :i* #fd p]c5t
 are memb]s ( ! work=ce ) an annual     
economic contribution ( approximately   
#dbj1jjj1jjj4  7#bj7 ,a c\ntry is       
designat$ = ,,tps :5 x is det]m9$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t t x is unsafe = 
its citiz5s to return to due to ongo+   
arm$ conflict1 environm5tal disa/]1 or  
extraord9>y & tempor>y conditions 9 !   
=eign /ate t prev5t ali5s :o are        
nationals ( ! /ate f return+ to ! /ate 9
 safety4  7#ba7 ,z ( ,april #bjbc1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,lebanon ,travel    
,advisory specifically directs          

individuals to ,reconsid] travel to     
,lebanon due to crime1 t]rorism1 arm$   
conflict1 civil unre/1 kidnapp+1 & goes 
on to specifically advise t individuals 
d n travel to ! bord] ) ,syria due to   
t]rorism & arm$ conflict1 ! bord] )     
,israel due to ! pot5tial = arm$        
conflict1 & refugee settlem5ts due to ! 
pot5tial = arm$ cla%es4  7#bb7 ,! beg9n+
 ( ,april #bjbc witness$ ! heavie/ & mo/
 significant cross bord] confrontation  
on ! ,israeli_/,lebanese bord] s9ce !   
#bjjf w>1 rais+ fe>s ( a broad] arm$    
confrontation4  7#bc7 ,! comb9$ crises  
fac+ ,lebanon am\nt to extraord9>y &    
tempor>y conditions t prev5t ,lebanese  
nationals f safely return+ to ,lebanon4 
,any return$ individual w\ld h to cont5d
 )\t access to clean wat]1 adequate     
heal? c>e1 & af=dable basic             
necessities--all 9 ! face ( ! v real    
?reat ( significant political viol5ce & 
arm$ conflict4 ,aft] ye>s ( unc]ta9ty1  
^! individuals des]ve /ability &        
tempor>y relief 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #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 ,lebanon %all be treat$ z if x
 _h be5 designat$ "u subsection         
7b77#a77;,a7 ( 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 ( ,lebanon 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  #d4 ,det]m9ation ( budget>y  
effects ,! budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 
= ! purpose ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory     
,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj1 %all be     
det]m9$ by ref]5ce to ! late/ /atem5t   
titl$ ,budget>y ,effects ( ,,paygo      
,legislation = ?is ,act1 submitt$ =     
pr9t+ 9 ! ,congressional ,record by !   
,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,budget ,committee1  
provid$ t su* /atem5t has be5 submitt$  
prior to ! vote on passage4