,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mr4  
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to designate ,ukraine under    
section #bdd of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act to provide certain    
nationals of ,ukraine with continued    
eligibility for temporary protected     
status1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,designation for purposes of granting   
,ukraine temporary protected status  7a7
 ,designation  7#a7 ,in general ,upon   
the expiration1 on ,october #ai1 #bjbf1 
of the designation of ,ukraine for      
purposes of temporary protected status  
under section #bdd of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abed;a71 ,ukraine shall be treated as  
if it has been designated under         
subsection 7b77#a77;,c7 of that section1

 subject to the provisions of this ,act4
  7#b7 ,period of designation ,the      
period of designation referred to in    
paragraph 7#a7 shall begin on ,october  
#bj1 #bjbf1 and end on ,july #a1 #bjbi4 
7b7 ,aliens eligible ,as a result of the
 designation made under subsection 7a71 
an alien who is a national of ,ukraine1 
or an alien having no nationality who   
last habitually resided in ,ukraine1 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 continuously resided in
 the ,united ,states since the date of  
the enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 has   
been continuously physically present in 
the ,united ,states since such date of  
enactment2  7#c7 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#d7    
registers for temporary protected status
 in such manner as the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security establishes4  7c7   
,retroactive designation ,if this ,act  
is enacted after ,october #bj1 #bjbf--  
7#a7 it shall apply retroactively to    
,october #bj1 #bjbf2 and  7#b7 an alien 
who is otherwise eligible for temporary 
protected status under subsection 7b7   
shall not be considered to have accrued 
unlawful presence in the ,united        
,states4  7d7 ,receipt1 processing1 and 
adjudication ,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 ,ukraine and aliens having no       
nationality who last habitually resided 
in ,ukraine2 and  7#b7 not later than   
#ij days after the date on which such   
application is received1 complete the   
adjudication of such application4  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   
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 ,severability ,if any    
provision of this ,act or the           

application of such provision to any    
person or circumstance is held to be    
unconstitutional1 the remainder of the  
provisions of this ,act and the         
application of such provision to any    
other person or circumstance shall not  
be affected4