,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4   
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to designate ,afghanistan under
 section #bdd of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act to permit nationals of
 ,afghanistan to be eligible for        
temporary protected status under such   
section1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,afghanistan ,,tps ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,designation for purposes of        
granting temporary protected status  7a7
 ,designation ,for purposes of section  
#bdd of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abed;a71 ,afghanistan shall be treated 
as if it has been designated under      
subsection 7b77#a7 of that section4  7b7
 ,period of designation ,the initial    

period of the designation referred to in
 subsection 7a7 shall be for the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending on ,july #a1    
#bjbi4  7c7 ,receipt1 processing1 and   
adjudication  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall-- 7,a7 receive and process        
applications for temporary protected    
status1 and applications for employment 
authorization in connection with such   
status1 submitted by nationals of       
,afghanistan2 and  7,b7 not later than  
#ij days after the date on which such   
application is received1 complete the   
adjudication of such application4  7#b7 
,extension ,the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security may extend1 by not more than  
#aej days1 the timeline for adjudication
 under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 with respect 
to an applicant1 if the ,secretary      
certifies to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate that1     

based on derogatory information specific
 to the applicant and in the interest of
 national security1 additional time is  
necessary to evaluate the application4  
7d7 ,aliens eligible ,as a result of the
 designation made under subsection 7a71 
an alien who is a national of           
,afghanistan is deemed to satisfy the   
requirements under paragraph 7#a7 of    
section #bdd7;c7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#abed;a7c771 subject to paragraph 7#c7  
of such section1 if the alien-- 7#a7 has
 been continuously physically present in
 the ,united ,states since the date of  
enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 is        
admissible as an immigrant1 except as   
otherwise provided in paragraph         
7#b77;,a7 of such section1 and is not   
ineligible for temporary protected      
status under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 of such
 section2 and  7#c7 registers for       
temporary protected status consistent   
with established procedures1 including--
 7,a7 submission of biometric and       

biographic data2 and  7,b7 completion of
 applicable criminal and national       
security background checks4  7e7        
,consent ,to travel abroad  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall give prior consent to   
travel abroad1 in accordance with       
section #bdd7;f77#c7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#abed;a7f77#c771 to an alien who is     
granted temporary protected status      
pursuant to the designation made under  
subsection 7a7 if the alien establishes 
to the satisfaction of the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security that emergency and 
extenuating circumstances beyond the    
control of the alien require the alien  
to depart for a brief1 temporary trip   
abroad4  7#b7 ,treatment upon return ,an
 alien returning to the ,united ,states 
in accordance with an authorization     
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
treated as any other returning alien    
provided temporary protected status     
under section #bdd of the ,immigration  

and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abed;a74  7f7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall permit     
aliens to apply for a waiver of any fees
 associated with filing an application  
for temporary protected status under    
section #bdd of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7
 by a person who is only eligible for   
such a status by reason of subsection   
7a74