[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4317 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4317

   To designate temporary protected status under the Immigration and 
       Nationality Act for Rwandan students in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 1994

 Mr. Kopetski (for himself and Mr. Jefferson) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate temporary protected status under the Immigration and 
       Nationality Act for Rwandan students in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR RWANDAN 
              STUDENTS.

    (a) Designation.--In accordance with the provisions of this 
section, Rwanda is hereby designated under section 244A(b)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)), but only with 
respect to eligible aliens under subsection (b).
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--For the purposes of this section an eligible 
alien is an alien who--
            (1) is a national of Rwanda (or in the case of an alien 
        having no nationality, is a person who last habitually resided 
        in Rwanda);
            (2) as of April 6, 1994, has been admitted or who has 
        otherwise lawfully attained the status of a nonimmigrant under 
        section 101(15)(F) or 101(15)((M);
            (3) has been continuously physically present in the United 
        States since April 6, 1994;
            (4) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise 
        provided under section 244(c)(2)(A) of such Act and is not 
        ineligible for temporary protected status under section 
        244A(c)(2)(B) of such Act; and
            (5) registers for temporary protected status in a manner 
        which the Attorney General shall establish.
    (c) Period of Designation.--The designation under subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall remain 
in effect for a period of 12 months or until the President certifies 
that the conditions for designation under section 244A(b)(1)(A) are no 
longer being met, whichever occurs earlier. The President may extend 
the period of designation under this section.
    (d) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as specifically provided in this section, section 244A and other 
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply to the 
designation of temporary protected status under this section.

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