[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1461. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and 
Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of 
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished 
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ALIENS SEEKING ASYLUM.

       Paragraph (2) of section 208(d) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Employment authorization.--
       ``(A) Eligibility.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize employment 
     for an applicant for asylum whose application for asylum has 
     not been determined frivolous.
       ``(B) Application.--An applicant for asylum who is not 
     otherwise eligible for employment authorization shall not be 
     granted such authorization prior to 30 days after the date of 
     filing of the application for asylum.
       ``(C) Term.--Employment authorization for an applicant for 
     asylum shall be valid until the date on which an applicant is 
     issued a final denial of the applicable application, 
     including administrative and judicial review.''.
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