[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2033 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2033

To designate Nepal under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to permit nationals of Nepal to be eligible for temporary protected 
                       status under such section.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2015

   Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Honda) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate Nepal under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to permit nationals of Nepal to be eligible for temporary protected 
                       status under such section.

    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 ``Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the extraordinary and 
temporary conditions caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, its 
aftershocks, and additional damage in Nepal qualifies Nepal for 
designation under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pursuant to 
which nationals of Nepal would be eligible for temporary protected 
status in the United States.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEMPORARY PROTECTED 
              STATUS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of section 244 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Nepal shall 
        be treated as if it had been designated under subsection (b) of 
        such section, subject to the provisions of this section.
            (2) Period of designation.--The initial period of such 
        designation shall begin on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and shall remain in effect for 18 months.
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--In applying section 244 of such Act pursuant 
to the designation made under this section, subject to section 
244(c)(3) of such Act, an alien who is a national of Nepal shall be 
deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act 
only if the alien--
            (1) has been continuously physically present in the United 
        States since April 25, 2015;
            (2) 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 
        244(c)(2)(B) of such Act; and
            (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner 
        that the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish.
    (c) Consent To Travel Abroad.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall give the prior consent to travel abroad described in section 
244(f)(3) of such Act to an alien who is granted temporary protected 
status pursuant to the designation made under this section, 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 brief, temporary 
trip abroad. An alien returning to the United States in accordance with 
such an authorization shall be treated the same as any other returning 
alien provided temporary protected status under section 244 of such 
Act.
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