,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,sinema1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
certain aliens seeking asylum to be     
employed in the ,united ,states while   
their applications are being            
adjudicated4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,asylum ,seeker
 ,work ,authorization ,act of #bjbc4    
#b4 ,employment authorization for aliens
 seeking asylum ,section #bjh7;d77#b7 of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;d77#b77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7#b7 ,employment   
authorization  7,a7 ,employment         
eligibility ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 an applicant for
 asylum is not entitled to employment   
authorization1 but such authorization   
may be provided under regulation by the 

,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7ii7 an applicant who is not otherwise  
eligible for employment authorization   
shall not be granted such authorization 
before the date that is #ahj days after 
the date on which the applicant files an
 application for asylum4  7,b7          
,expedited employment eligibility  7i7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall authorize employment   
for an applicant for asylum-- 7,i7 who--
 7aa7 has been continuously physically  
present in the ,united ,states since the
 date of the enactment of the ,asylum   
,seeker ,work ,authorization ,act of    
#bjbc2 or  7bb7 entered the ,united     
,states at a designated port of entry   
7as such term is used in section        
#daa7;e77#c77;,a7 of the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa7;e77#c77;,a7772  7,,ii7 who is not 
in detention2  7,,iii7 whose application
 for asylum has not been determined     
frivolous2 and  7,,iv7 with respect to  
whom the procedures required under      

paragraph 7#e77;,a77i7 have been        
completed4  7ii7 ,application ,the      
,secretary may not grant employment     
authorization under this subparagraph to
 an applicant for asylum who is not     
otherwise eligible for employment       
authorization before the date that is   
#cj days after the date on which the    
applicant filed an application for      
asylum4  7,c7 ,term ,employment         
authorization under this paragraph-- 7i7
 shall be for an initial period of #b   
years2 and  7ii7 shall be renewable for 
additional #b-year periods while the    
applicant's asylum claim is being       
adjudicated1 including while the claim  
is under administrative or judicial     
review4  4