,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #f1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,hunt introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #bdd of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
terminate ,temporary ,protected ,status 
designations for certain countries4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,temporary ,protected ,status      
,reform ,act of #bjbf4  #b4             
,congressional findings ,congress finds 
the following3  7#a7 ,statutory purpose 
of temporary protected status ,temporary
 ,protected ,status 7,,tps71 as         
established under section #bdd of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 was 
intended by ,congress to provide        
temporary and humanitarian relief to    
nationals of designated countries       
experiencing armed conflict1            
environmental disaster1 or other        
extraordinary and temporary conditions4 

7#b7 ,duration and repeated extensions  
,since its enactment1 ,,tps designations
 for certain countries have been        
repeatedly extended for periods spanning
 multiple decades1 resulting in         
populations residing in the ,united     
,states for prolonged durations under a 
status intended by statute to be        
temporary in nature4  7#c7 ,executive   
branch discretion ,the designation1     
extension1 and termination of ,,tps have
 been exercised primarily through       
executive branch discretion1 which has  
led to differing interpretations across 
administrations regarding the scope1    
duration1 and application of such       
authority4  7#d7 ,impact on the         
immigration system ,long-term ,,tps     
designations raise policy questions     
concerning the interaction between      
temporary humanitarian protections and  
the broader immigration system1         
including issues of lawful presence1    
work authorization1 and eligibility for 
other forms of immigration relief4  7#e7

 ,congressional oversight and           
legislative authority ,article ,i of the
 ,constitution vests ,congress with the 
authority to establish a uniform rule of
 naturalization1 and ,congress has a    
continuing responsibility to review1    
clarify1 and amend immigration statutes 
to ensure they reflect legislative      
intent4  #c4 ,termination of temporary  
protected status for certain countries  
7a7 ,in general ,section #bdd of the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7o7 ,termination of designations for  
certain countries  7#a7 ,termination    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section or any other provision of  
law1 the designation of a foreign state 
under this section shall terminate with 
respect to nationals of-- 7,a7 ,somalia2
  7,b7 ,sudan2  7,c7 ,syria2  7,d7      
,yemen2 and  7,e7 ,lebanon4  7#b7       
,prohibition on redesignation ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   

not designate or redesignate any country
 listed in paragraph 7#a7 under this    
section on or after the date of         
enactment of this subsection1 except    
pursuant to a statute enacted after such
 date that expressly authorizes such    
designation4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the termination of ,temporary          
,protected ,status under subsection 7o7 
of section #bdd of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act1 as added by          
subsection 7a71 shall take effect #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4  #d4 ,orderly wind-down and      
departure requirements  7a7 ,cessation  
of lawful presence and required         
departure  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b71 any         
individual whose ,temporary ,protected  
,status is terminated pursuant to       
section #bdd7o7 of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act shall-- 7,a7 depart   
the ,united ,states not later than the  
effective date described in section     
#b7;b72 and  7,b7 cease to be considered

 lawfully present in the ,united ,states
 on and after such date4  7#b7          
,exception for independent lawful status
 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to an  
individual who1 on or before the        
termination date1 has been granted--    
7,a7 lawful permanent resident status2  
7,b7 nonimmigrant status under section  
#aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act2  7,c7 asylum under   
section #bjh of such ,act2 or  7,d7 any 
other lawful immigration status         
independent of ,temporary ,protected    
,status4  7#c7 ,no continuing protection
 from removal ,an individual described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to   
removal under the ,immigration and      
,nationality ,act if such individual    
remains in the ,united ,states after the
 termination date without lawful status4
  7b7 ,limited stay of removal prior to 
termination date ,during the #ahj-;day  
period preceding the termination date   
described in section #b7;b71 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   

not remove an individual solely on the  
basis of the termination of ,temporary  
,protected ,status4  7c7 ,employment    
authorization ,any employment           
authorization document issued pursuant  
to ,temporary ,protected ,status for an 
individual described in section #b7;a7  
shall expire on the termination date    
specified in section #b7;b7 and may not 
be extended thereafter4  #e4 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to--  7#a7 require the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
grant any form of discretionary relief  
from removal2  7#b7 limit the authority 
of the ,secretary to deny any           
application for immigration benefits2 or
  7#c7 confer any right to remain in the
 ,united ,states beyond the termination 
date described in section #b7;b74