116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 549 

AN ACT 

To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela 

to be eligible for temporary protected status under such 

section, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Venezuela TPS Act 

3 of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM5 PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 244 

8 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

9 1254a), Venezuela shall be treated as if it had been 

10 designated under subsection (b)(1)(C) of that sec11 tion, subject to the provisions of this section. 

12 (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe13 riod of the designation referred to in paragraph (1) 

14 shall be for the 18-month period beginning on the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the designa17 tion made under subsection (a), an alien who is a national 

18 of Venezuela is deemed to satisfy the requirements under 

19 paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the Immigration and 

20 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)), subject to paragraph 

21 (3) of such section, if the alien— 

22 (1) has been continuously physically present in 

23 the United States since the date of the enactment of 

24 this Act; 

25 (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as 

26 otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such sec-
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1 tion, and is not ineligible for temporary protected 

2 status under paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and 

3 (3) registers for temporary protected status in 

4 a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security. 

6 (c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security shall give prior consent to travel abroad, in 

9 accordance with section 244(f)(3) of the Immigra10 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)), to 

11 an alien who is granted temporary protected status 

12 pursuant to the designation made under subsection 

13 (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the 

14 Secretary of Homeland Security that emergency and 

15 extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the 

16 alien require the alien to depart for a brief, tem17 porary trip abroad. 

18 (2) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An alien re19 turning to the United States in accordance with an 

20 authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be 

21 treated as any other returning alien provided tem22 porary protected status under section 244 of the Im23 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). 

24 (d) FEE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 

2 authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu3 rity is authorized to charge and collect a fee of $360 

4 for each application for temporary protected status 

5 under section 244 of the Immigration and Nation6 ality Act by a person who is only eligible for such 

7 status by reason of subsection (a). 

8 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Se9 curity shall permit aliens to apply for a waiver of 

10 any fees associated with filing an application re11 ferred to in paragraph (1). 

12 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

13 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

14 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

15 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

16 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

17 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

18 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro19 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

20 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 549 

AN ACT 

To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the 

other purposes. protected status under such section, and for tionals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary Immigration and Nationality Act to permit na-