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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1014 

To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act to permit nationals of Haiti to be eligible for temporary protected 

status under such section. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Ms. LEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 

DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Ms. 

BASS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. 

SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Haiti to be 

eligible for temporary protected status under such section. 

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 ‘‘Haiti Emergency Re5 lief Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM2 PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

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

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

6 1254a), Haiti shall be treated as if it had been des7 ignated under subsection (b) of such section, subject 

8 to the provisions of this section. 

9 (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe10 riod of such designation shall begin on the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 

12 for 18 months. 

13 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—In applying section 244 of 

14 such Act pursuant to the designation made under this sec15 tion, subject to section 244(c)(3) of such Act, an alien who 

16 is a national of Haiti shall be deemed to satisfy the re17 quirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the 

18 alien— 

19 (1) has been continuously physically present in 

20 the United States since November 4, 2016; 

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

22 otherwise provided under section 244(c)(2)(A) of 

23 such Act, and is not ineligible for temporary pro24 tected status under section 244(c)(2)(B) of such 

25 Act; and 


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1 (3) registers for temporary protected status in 

2 a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security 

3 shall establish. 

4 (c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.—The Secretary 

5 of Homeland Security shall give the prior consent to travel 

6 abroad described in section 244(f)(3) of such Act to an 

7 alien who is granted temporary protected status pursuant 

8 to the designation made under this section, if the alien 

9 establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Home10 land Security that emergency and extenuating cir11 cumstances beyond the control of the alien require the 

12 alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip abroad. An alien 

13 returning to the United States in accordance with such 

14 an authorization shall be treated the same as any other 

15 returning alien provided temporary protected status under 

16 section 244 of such Act. 

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