[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1174-S1175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2024. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to 
unsubsidized COBRA continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR 
                   TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) TPS program.--The term ``TPS Program'' means temporary 
     protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a).
       (2) Individual application information.--The term 
     ``individual application information'' means any information, 
     including personally identifiable information, submitted to 
     the Secretary as part of a request for consideration or 
     reconsideration for the TPS Program.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (b) Protection of Confidentiality of Information.--The 
     Secretary shall protect individual application information 
     from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     or U.S. Customs and Border Protection for any purpose other 
     than implementing the TPS Program.

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       (c) Referrals Prohibited.--The Secretary may not refer any 
     individual who previously held Temporary Protected Status 
     under the TPS Program to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the 
     Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency.
       (d) Limited Exception.--Individual application information 
     may be shared with national security and law enforcement 
     agencies--
       (1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;
       (2) for particularized national security purposes relating 
     to an individual application; or
       (3) for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not 
     related to immigration status.
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