[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3618 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3618

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 18, 2024

   Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 ``Mauritania TPS Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. 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), Mauritania 
        shall be treated as if it had been designated under subsection 
        (b)(1)(C) of that section, subject to the provisions of this 
        section.
            (2) Period of designation.--The initial period of the 
        designation referred to in paragraph (1) shall be for the 18-
        month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--As a result of the designation made under 
subsection (a), an alien who is a national of Mauritania is deemed to 
satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)), subject to 
paragraph (3) of such section, if the alien--
            (1) has been continuously physically present in the United 
        States since the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise 
        provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such section;
            (3) is not ineligible for temporary protected status under 
        paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and
            (4) registers for temporary protected status in a manner 
        established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (c) Consent To Travel Abroad.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        give prior consent to travel abroad, in accordance with section 
        244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1254a(f)(3)), to an alien who is granted temporary protected 
        status pursuant to the designation made under subsection (a) 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.
            (2) Treatment upon return.--An alien returning to the 
        United States in accordance with an authorization described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be treated as any other returning alien 
        provided temporary protected status under section 244 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a).
    (d) Fee.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any other fee authorized by 
        law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may charge and collect 
        a fee of $360 for each application for temporary protected 
        status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        by a person who is only eligible for such status under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        permit aliens to apply for a waiver of any fee described in 
        paragraph (1) associated with filing an application.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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