,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fidf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjbf,mr4 
,hunt introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section #bdd ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
t]m9ate ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus      
designations = c]ta9 c\ntries4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus ,re=m ,act ( 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,congressional f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,/atutory
 purpose ( tempor>y protect$ /atus      
,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus 7,,tps71 z   
e/abli%$ "u section #bdd ( !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act1 0     
int5d$ by ,congress to provide tempor>y 
& humanit>ian relief to nationals (     
designat$ c\ntries exp]i5c+ arm$        
conflict1 environm5tal disa/]1 or o!r   
extraord9>y & tempor>y conditions4  7#b7
 ,duration & repeat$ ext5sions ,s9ce its
 enactm5t1 ,,tps designations = c]ta9   
c\ntries h be5 repeat$ly ext5d$ = p]iods

 spann+ multiple decades1 result+ 9     
populations resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =  
prolong$ durations "u a /atus int5d$ by 
/atute to be tempor>y 9 nature4  7#c7   
,executive bran* discretion ,!          
designation1 ext5sion1 & t]m9ation (    
,,tps h be5 ex]cis$ prim>ily ?r\gh      
executive bran* discretion1 :i* has l$  
to diff]+ int]pretations across         
adm9i/rations reg>d+ ! scope1 duration1 
& application ( su* au?ority4  7#d7     
,impact on ! immigration sy/em ,long-t]m
 ,,tps designations raise policy        
que/ions conc]n+ ! int]action betwe5    
tempor>y humanit>ian protections & !    
broad] immigration sy/em1 includ+ issues
 ( lawful pres5ce1 "w au?orization1 &   
eligibility = o!r =ms ( immigration     
relief4  7#e7 ,congressional ov]sight & 
legislative au?ority ,article ,i ( !    
,con/itution ve/s ,congress ) ! au?ority
 to e/abli% a uni=m rule (              
naturalization1 & ,congress has a       
cont9u+ responsibility to review1       
cl>ify1 & am5d immigration /atutes to   

ensure !y reflect legislative int5t4    
#c4 ,t]m9ation ( tempor>y protect$ /atus
 = c]ta9 c\ntries  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #bdd ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7o7 ,t]m9ation ( designations = c]ta9   
c\ntries  7#a7 ,t]m9ation ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( ?is section or any o!r  
provision ( law1 ! designation ( a =eign
 /ate "u ?is section %all t]m9ate )     
respect to nationals (-- 7,a7 ,somalia2 
7,b7 ,sudan2  7,c7 ,syria2  7,d7 ,yem52 
&  7,e7 ,lebanon4  7#b7 ,prohibition on 
r$esignation ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security may n designate or r$esignate 
any c\ntry li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 "u ?is  
section on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is subsection1 except pursuant to a    
/atute enact$ aft] su* date t expressly 
au?orizes su* designation4  4  7b7      
,effective date ,! t]m9ation ( ,tempor>y
 ,protect$ ,/atus "u subsection 7o7 (   
section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act1 z add$ by subsection 

7a71 %all take effect #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,ord]ly
 w9d-d[n & dep>ture requirem5ts  7a7    
,cessation ( lawful pres5ce & requir$   
dep>ture  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 any individual 
^: ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus is t]m9at$
 pursuant to section #bdd7o7 ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act %all-- 
7,a7 dep>t ! ,unit$ ,/ates n lat] ?an ! 
effective date describ$ 9 section       
#b7;b72 &  7,b7 cease to be consid]$    
lawfully pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on &  
aft] su* date4  7#b7 ,exception =       
indep5d5t lawful /atus ,p>agraph 7#a7   
%all n apply to an individual :o1 on or 
be=e ! t]m9ation date1 has be5 grant$-- 
7,a7 lawful p]man5t resid5t /atus2  7,b7
 nonimmigrant /atus "u section          
#aja7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act2  7,c7 asylum "u      
section #bjh ( su* ,act2 or  7,d7 any   
o!r lawful immigration /atus indep5d5t (
 ,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus4  7#c7 ,no  
cont9u+ protection f removal ,an        

individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 be subject to removal "u ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act if su* individual  
rema9s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates aft] !         
t]m9ation date )\t lawful /atus4  7b7   
,limit$ /ay ( removal prior to t]m9ation
 date ,dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod prec$+ !  
t]m9ation date describ$ 9 section       
#b7;b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
may n remove an individual solely on !  
basis ( ! t]m9ation ( ,tempor>y         
,protect$ ,/atus4  7c7 ,employm5t       
au?orization ,any employm5t au?orization
 docum5t issu$ pursuant to ,tempor>y    
,protect$ ,/atus = an individual        
describ$ 9 section #b7;a7 %all expire on
 ! t]m9ation date specifi$ 9 section    
#b7;b7 & may n be ext5d$ !reaft]4  #e4  
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to--  7#a7 require !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security to grant  
any =m ( discretion>y relief f removal2 
7#b7 limit ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to  
d5y any application = immigration       
b5efits2 or  7#c7 conf] any "r to rema9 

9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates beyond ! t]m9ation    
date describ$ 9 section #b7;b74