,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,mace 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rosendale1   
and ,mr4 ,gooden of ,texas7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a limitation 
on obligation and expenditure of funds  
for bilateral economic assistance to the
 ,republic of ,el ,salvador1 the        
,republic of ,guatemala1 and the        
,republic of ,honduras4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,northern ,triangle ,asylum ,cooperative
 ,agreement ,reimplementation ,act4  #b4
 ,limitation on obligation and          
expenditure of funds  7a7 ,in general   
,beginning on the date that is #ahj days

 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act-- 7#a7 none of the funds          
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for bilateral  
economic assistance under part ,i of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 may be        
obligated or expended for the provision 
of assistance to the ,republic of ,el   
,salvador until the ,secretary of ,state
 submits to ,congress a certification   
described in subsection 7b77#a72  7#b7  
none of the funds authorized to be      
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for bilateral economic assistance under
 part ,i of the ,foreign ,assistance    
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et   
seq47 may be obligated or expended for  
the provision of assistance to the      
,republic of ,guatemala until the       
,secretary of ,state submits to         
,congress a certification described in  
subsection 7b77#b72 and  7#c7 none of   
the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for         

bilateral economic assistance under part
 ,i of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of 
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 may 
be obligated or expended for the        
provision of assistance to the ,republic
 of ,honduras until the ,secretary of   
,state submits to ,congress a           
certification described in subsection   
7b77#c74  7b7 ,certification ,a         
certification referred to in subsection 
7a7 is a certification that-- 7#a7 for  
the purposes of subsection 7a77#a71     
there is entered into force an agreement
 between the ,government of the ,united 
,states of ,america and the ,government 
of the ,republic of ,el ,salvador that  
contains terms and conditions that are  
substantially similar to the terms and  
conditions contained in the ,agreement  
,between the ,united ,states of ,america
 and the ,government of the ,republic of
 ,el ,salvador for ,cooperation in the  
,examination of ,protection ,claims1    
signed on ,september #cj1 #bjai1 and    
terminated on ,august #d1 #bjba2  7#b7  

for the purposes of subsection 7a77#b71 
there is entered into force an agreement
 between the ,government of the ,united 
,states of ,america and the ,government 
of the ,republic of ,guatemala that     
contains terms and conditions that are  
substantially similar to the terms and  
conditions contained in the ,agreement  
,between the ,united ,states of ,america
 and the ,government of the ,republic of
 ,guatemala on ,cooperation ,regarding  
the ,examination of ,protection ,claims1
 signed on ,july #bf1 #bjai1 and        
terminated on ,may #d1 #bjba2 and  7#c7 
for the purposes of subsection 7a77#c71 
there is entered into force an agreement
 between the ,government of the ,united 
,states of ,america and the ,government 
of the ,republic of ,honduras that      
contains terms and conditions that are  
substantially similar to the terms and  
conditions contained in the ,agreement  
,between the ,united ,states of ,america
 and the ,government of the ,republic of
 ,honduras on ,cooperation in the       

,examination of ,protection ,claims1    
signed on ,september #be1 #bjai1 and    
terminated on ,august #e1 #bjba4  7c7   
,recertifications  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date on 
which the ,secretary of ,state submits  
to ,congress an initial certification   
under subsection 7a71 and every #ahj    
days thereafter1 the ,secretary shall   
submit to ,congress a recertification   
that the conditions described in        
subsection 7b7 are continuing to be met4
  7#b7 ,further limitation ,if the      
,secretary of ,state is unable to make a
 recertification described in paragraph 
7#a71 or fails to make such a           
recertification1 the limitations on the 
obligations and expenditures of funds   
described in of subsection 7a7 shall    
apply4  7d7 ,implementation ,except as  
otherwise provided in this ,act1 the    
agreements that are the subject of a    
certification under subsection 7b7 shall
 be implemented in accordance with the  
interim final rule entitled             

#8#8,implementing ,bilateral and        
,multilateral ,asylum ,cooperative      
,agreements ,under the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act'' 7#hd ,,fr #fciid74  
,such interim final rule shall          
thereafter have the force and effect of 
law1 and may not be repealed or amended4
  7e7 ,limitation ,for purposes of the  
implementation of any agreement that is 
the subject of a certification under    
subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security may not find that it
 is in the public interest for an alien 
subject to the agreement to receive     
asylum in the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7
 the ,secretary may not otherwise permit
 an alien to remain in the ,united      
,states on the basis that the alien's   
life or freedom would be threatened in  
the ,republic of ,el ,salvador1 the     
,republic of ,guatemala1 or the         
,republic of ,honduras because of-- 7,a7
 climate1 environmental conditions1 or  
weather-related natural disasters2 or   
7,b7 violence from a criminal street    

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