[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3867 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3867

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti under 
section 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act so that nationals 
    of Haiti present in the United States may be granted temporary 
                           protected status.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2004

Mr. Deutsch (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, and 
   Mr. Hastings of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti under 
section 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act so that nationals 
    of Haiti present in the United States may be granted temporary 
                           protected status.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Refugee Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION OF HAITI.

    (a) Designation.--Not later than March 5, 2004, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall designate Haiti under section 244(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)).
    (b) Special Rule for Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 244(c) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)), no alien 
shall be eligible for temporary protected status pursuant to the 
designation made under subsection (a) unless the alien was physically 
present in the United States on February 25, 2004.
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