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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. 

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 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mauritania TPS Act 

5 of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM7 PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.— 


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

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

3 1254a), Mauritania shall be treated as if it had been 

4 designated under subsection (b)(1)(C) of that sec5 tion, subject to the provisions of this section. 

6 (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe7 riod of the designation referred to in paragraph (1) 

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

9 date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the designa11 tion made under subsection (a), an alien who is a national 

12 of Mauritania is deemed to satisfy the requirements under 

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

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

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

16 (1) has been continuously physically present in 

17 the United States since the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act; 

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

20 otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such sec21 tion; 

22 (3) is not ineligible for temporary protected sta23 tus under paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and 


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1 (4) registers for temporary protected status in 

2 a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland 

3 Security. 

4 (c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— 

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

6 Security shall give prior consent to travel abroad, in 

7 accordance with section 244(f)(3) of the Immigra8 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)), to 

9 an alien who is granted temporary protected status 

10 pursuant to the designation made under subsection 

11 (a) if the alien establishes, to the satisfaction of the 

12 Secretary of Homeland Security, that emergency 

13 and extenuating circumstances beyond the control of 

14 the alien require the alien to depart for a brief, tem15 porary trip abroad. 

16 (2) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An alien re17 turning to the United States in accordance with an 

18 authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be 

19 treated as any other returning alien provided tem20 porary protected status under section 244 of the Im21 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). 

22 (d) FEE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 

24 authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu25 rity may charge and collect a fee of $360 for each 


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1 application for temporary protected status under 

2 section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

3 by a person who is only eligible for such status 

4 under subsection (a). 

5 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity shall permit aliens to apply for a waiver of 

7 any fee described in paragraph (1) associated with 

8 filing an application. 

9 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

12 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

14 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

15 by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro16 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

17 vote on passage. 

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