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,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,mr4  
,cr[ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,licc>do1 ,ms4    
,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4 ,keat+7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to designate ,afghani/an "u section    
#bdd ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act to p]mit nationals ( ,afghani/an to
 be eligible = tempor>y protect$ /atus  
"u su* section1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,afghani/an ,,tps ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4    
,designation = purposes ( grant+        
tempor>y protect$ /atus  7a7            
,designation ,= purposes ( section #bdd 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a71 ,afghani/an %all be
 treat$ z if x _h be5 designat$ "u      
subsection 7b77#a7 ( t section4  7b7    
,p]iod ( designation ,! initial p]iod ( 
! designation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7
 %all be = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ,july #a1 

#bjbi4  7c7 ,receipt1 process+1 &       
adjudication  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,homel& ,security %all--  7,a7       
receive & process applications =        
tempor>y protect$ /atus1 & applications 
= employm5t au?orization 9 connection ) 
su* /atus1 submitt$ by nationals (      
,afghani/an2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date on :i* su* application is  
receiv$1 complete ! adjudication ( su*  
application4  7#b7 ,ext5sion ,!         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may ext5d1
 by n m ?an #aej days1 ! timel9e =      
adjudication "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 )    
respect to an applicant1 if ! ,secret>y 
c]tifies to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate t1 
bas$ on d]ogatory in=mation specific to 
! applicant & 9 ! int]e/ ( national     
security1 additional "t is necess>y to  
evaluate ! application4  7d7 ,ali5s     
eligible ,z a result ( ! designation    
made "u subsection 7a71 an ali5 :o is a 
national ( ,afghani/an 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  
consi/5t ) e/abli%$ proc$ures1 includ+  
!-- 7,a7 submission ( biometric &       
biographic data2 &  7,b7 completion (   
applicable crim9al & national security  
backgr\nd *ecks4  7e7 ,cons5t ,to travel
 abroad  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security %all give prior cons5t
 to travel abroad1 9 accordance )       
section #bdd7;f77#c7 ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a7f77#c771 to an ali5 :o is grant$
 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  7f7 ,fee waiv] ,! ,secret>y (
 ,homel& ,security %all p]mit ali5s to  
apply = a waiv] ( any fees associat$ )  
fil+ an application = tempor>y protect$ 
/atus "u section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#abed;a7 by a p]son :o is only eligible 
= su* a /atus by reason ( subsection    
7a74