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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8428 

To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for temporary protected status for residents of 

Hong Kong, 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 ‘‘Hong Kong People’s 

5 Freedom and Choice Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For purposes of this Act: 


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1 (1) JOINT DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘Joint 

2 Declaration’’ means the Joint Declaration of the 

3 Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 

4 and Northern Ireland and the Government of the 

5 People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong 

6 Kong, signed on December 19, 1984, and entered 

7 into force on May 27, 1985. 

8 (2) PRIORITY HONG KONG RESIDENT.—The 

9 term ‘‘Priority Hong Kong resident’’ means— 

10 (A) a lawful permanent resident of Hong 

11 Kong who— 

12 (i) holds no right to citizenship in any 

13 country or jurisdiction other than the Peo14 ple’s Republic of China (referred to in this 

15 Act as ‘‘PRC’’), Hong Kong, or Macau as 

16 of the date of enactment of this Act; 

17 (ii) has been verified as a Hong Kong 

18 resident by the Secretary of State or Sec19 retary of Homeland Security in accordance 

20 with the procedures described in section 

21 6(b) of this Act; and 

22 (iii) has resided in Hong Kong for not 

23 less than the last 10 years; or 

24 (B) is the spouse of a person described in 

25 subparagraph (A), or the child of such person 


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1 as such term is defined in section 101(b)(1) of 

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

3 1101(b)(1)), except that a child shall be an un4 married person under twenty-seven years of 

5 age. 

6 (3) HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY LAW.— 

7 The term ‘‘Hong Kong National Security Law’’ 

8 means the Law of the People’s Republic of China on 

9 Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong 

10 Special Administrative Region that was passed 

11 unanimously by the National People’s Congress (re12 ferred to in this Act as ‘‘NPC’’) and signed by 

13 President Xi Jinping on June 30, 2020, and pro14 mulgated in the Hong Kong Special Administrative 

15 Region (referred to in this Act as ‘‘SAR’’) on July 

16 1, 2020. 

17 (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com19 mittees’’ means— 

20 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

21 the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

22 Representatives; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

24 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen25 ate. 


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1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The Hong Kong National Security Law pro4 mulgated on July 1, 2020— 

5 (A) contravenes the Basic Law of the 

6 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (re7 ferred to in this Act as ‘‘the Basic Law’’) that 

8 provides in Article 23 that the Legislative 

9 Council of Hong Kong shall enact legislation re10 lated to national security; 

11 (B) violates the PRC’s commitments under 

12 international law, as defined by the Joint Dec13 laration; and 

14 (C) causes severe and irreparable damage 

15 to the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ principle and 

16 further erodes global confidence in the PRC’s 

17 commitment to international law. 

18 (2) On July 14, 2020, in response to the pro19 mulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, 

20 President Trump signed an Executive order on 

21 Hong Kong normalization that, among other policy 

22 actions, suspended the special treatment of Hong 

23 Kong persons under U.S. law with respect to the 

24 issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. 

25 (3) The United States has a long and proud 

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1 ing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, 

2 political opinion, or membership in a particular so3 cial group. 

4 (4) The United States also shares deep social, 

5 cultural, and economic ties with the people of Hong 

6 Kong, including a shared commitment to democracy, 

7 to the rule of law, and to the protection of human 

8 rights. 

9 (5) The United States has sheltered, protected, 

10 and welcomed individuals who have fled authori11 tarian regimes, including citizens from the PRC fol12 lowing the violent June 4, 1989, crackdown in 

13 Tiananmen Square, deepening ties between the peo14 ple of the United States and those individuals seek15 ing to contribute to a free, open society founded on 

16 democracy, human rights, and the respect for the 

17 rule of law. 

18 (6) The United States has reaped enormous 

19 economic, cultural, and strategic benefits from wel20 coming successive generations of scientists, doctors, 

21 entrepreneurs, artists, intellectuals, and other free22 dom-loving people fleeing fascism, communism, vio23 lent Islamist extremism, and other repressive 

24 ideologies, including in the cases of Nazi Germany, 


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1 the Soviet Union, and Soviet-controlled Central Eu2 rope, Cuba, Vietnam, and Iran. 

3 (7) A major asymmetric advantage of the 

4 United States in its long-term strategic competition 

5 with the Communist Party of China is the ability of 

6 people from every country in the world, irrespective 

7 of their race, ethnicity, or religion, to immigrate to 

8 the United States and become American citizens. 

9 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

10 It is the policy of the United States— 

11 (1) to reaffirm the principles and objectives set 

12 forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 

13 1992 (Public Law 102–383), namely that— 

14 (A) the United States has ‘‘a strong inter15 est in the continued vitality, prosperity, and 

16 stability of Hong Kong’’; 

17 (B) ‘‘support for democratization is a fun18 damental principle of United States foreign pol19 icy’’ and therefore ‘‘naturally applies to United 

20 States policy toward Hong Kong’’; 

21 (C) ‘‘the human rights of the people of 

22 Hong Kong are of great importance to the 

23 United States and are directly relevant to 

24 United States interests in Hong Kong and 


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1 serve as a basis for Hong Kong’s continued eco2 nomic prosperity’’; and 

3 (D) Hong Kong must remain sufficiently 

4 autonomous from the PRC to ‘‘justify treat5 ment under a particular law of the United 

6 States, or any provision thereof, different from 

7 that accorded the People’s Republic of China’’; 

8 (2) to continue to support the high degree of 

9 autonomy and fundamental rights and freedoms of 

10 the people of Hong Kong, as enumerated by— 

11 (A) the Joint Declaration; 

12 (B) the International Covenant on Civil 

13 and Political Rights, done at New York Decem14 ber 19, 1966; and 

15 (C) the Universal Declaration of Human 

16 Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948; 

17 (3) to continue to support the democratic aspi18 rations of the people of Hong Kong, including the 

19 ‘‘ultimate aim’’ of the selection of the Chief Execu20 tive and all members of the Legislative Council by 

21 universal suffrage, as articulated in the Basic Law; 

22 (4) to urge the Government of the PRC, despite 

23 its recent actions, to uphold its commitments to 

24 Hong Kong, including allowing the people of Hong 

25 Kong to govern Hong Kong with a high degree of 


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1 autonomy and without undue interference, and en2 suring that Hong Kong voters freely enjoy the right 

3 to elect the Chief Executive and all members of the 

4 Hong Kong Legislative Council by universal suf5 frage; 

6 (5) to support the establishment of a genuine 

7 democratic option to freely and fairly nominate and 

8 elect the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the es9 tablishment of open and direct democratic elections 

10 for all members of the Hong Kong Legislative Coun11 cil; 

12 (6) to support the robust exercise by residents 

13 of Hong Kong of the rights to free speech, the press, 

14 and other fundamental freedoms, as provided by the 

15 Basic Law, the Joint Declaration, and the Inter16 national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 

17 (7) to support freedom from arbitrary or unlaw18 ful arrest, detention, or imprisonment for all Hong 

19 Kong residents, as provided by the Basic Law, the 

20 Joint Declaration, and the International Covenant 

21 on Civil and Political Rights; 

22 (8) to draw international attention to any viola23 tions by the Government of the PRC of the funda24 mental rights of the people of Hong Kong, as pro25 vided by the International Covenant on Civil and PoVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Oct 27, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8428.IH H8428

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1 litical Rights, and any encroachment upon the au2 tonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law 

3 and the Joint Declaration; 

4 (9) to protect United States citizens and long5 term permanent residents living in Hong Kong, as 

6 well as people visiting and transiting through Hong 

7 Kong; 

8 (10) to maintain the economic and cultural ties 

9 that provide significant benefits to both the United 

10 States and Hong Kong, including the reinstatement 

11 of the Fulbright exchange program with regard to 

12 Hong Kong at the earliest opportunity; 

13 (11) to coordinate with allies, including the 

14 United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the 

15 Republic of Korea, to promote democracy and 

16 human rights in Hong Kong; and 

17 (12) to welcome and protect in the United 

18 States residents of Hong Kong fleeing persecution or 

19 otherwise seeking a safe haven from violations by 

20 the Government of the PRC of the fundamental 

21 rights of the people of Hong Kong. 

22 SEC. 5. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HONG KONG 

23 RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 

24 (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), Hong Kong shall be treated as if it had 

4 been designated under subsection (b)(1)(C) of that 

5 section, 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 enactment of this Act. 

10 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the designa11 tion made under subsection (a), an alien is deemed to sat12 isfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 

13 244(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

14 1254a(c)), subject to paragraph (3) of such section, if the 

15 alien— 

16 (1) was a lawful permanent resident of Hong 

17 Kong at the time such individual arrived into the 

18 United States and is a national of the PRC; 

19 (2) has been continuously physically present in 

20 the United States since the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act; 

22 (3) is admissible as an immigrant, except as 

23 otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such sec24 tion, and is not ineligible for temporary protected 

25 status 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 and 

13 extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the 

14 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 is authorized to charge and collect a fee of $360 


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1 for each application for temporary protected status 

2 under section 244 of the Immigration and Nation3 ality Act by a person who is only eligible for such 

4 status by reason of subsection (a). 

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

7 any fees associated with filing an application re8 ferred to in paragraph (1). 

9 SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS FOR IMMI10 GRATION PURPOSES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, during the 5 fiscal year period beginning on 

13 the first day of the first full fiscal year after the date of 

14 enactment of this Act, Hong Kong shall continue to be 

15 considered a foreign state separate and apart from the 

16 PRC as mandated under section 103 of the Immigration 

17 and Nationality Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649) for 

18 purposes of the numerical limitations on immigrant visas 

19 under sections 201, 202, and 203 of the Immigration and 

20 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152, and 1153). 

21 (b) PROCEDURES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 

25 Homeland Security, shall publish in the Federal 


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1 Register, an interim final rule implementing this 

2 section. Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, the rule shall be effective, on an 

4 interim basis, immediately upon publication, but 

5 may be subject to change and revision after public 

6 notice and opportunity for comment. The Secretary 

7 of State shall finalize such rule not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such 

9 rule shall establish procedures— 

10 (A) for individuals to register with any 

11 United States embassy or consulate outside of 

12 the United States, or with the Department of 

13 Homeland Security in the United States, and 

14 request designation as a Priority Hong Kong 

15 Resident; and 

16 (B) for the appropriate Secretary to verify 

17 the residency of registered individuals and des18 ignate those who qualify as Priority Hong Kong 

19 Residents. 

20 (2) DOCUMENTATION.—The procedures de21 scribed in paragraph (1) shall include the collection 

22 of— 

23 (A) biometric data; 


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1 (B) copies of birth certificates, residency 

2 cards, and other documentation establishing 

3 residency; and 

4 (C) other personal information, data, and 

5 records deemed appropriate by the Secretary. 

6 (3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 of State shall issue guidance outlining actions to en9 hance the ability of the Secretary to efficiently send 

10 and receive information to and from the United 

11 Kingdom and other like-minded allies and partners 

12 for purposes of rapid verification of lawful perma13 nent residency in Hong Kong and designation of in14 dividuals as Priority Hong Kong Residents. 

15 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

17 State shall submit a report to the House Committees 

18 on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary and the Senate 

19 Committees on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary 

20 detailing plans to implement the requirements de21 scribed in this subsection. 

22 (c) PROTECTION FOR REFUGEES.—Nothing in this 

23 section shall be construed to prevent a Priority Hong 

24 Kong Resident from seeking refugee status under section 

25 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 


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1 1107) or requesting asylum under section 208 of such Act 

2 (8 U.S.C. 1108). 

3 SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Secretary 

5 of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con6 sultation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall 

7 submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit8 tees, detailing for the previous fiscal year— 

9 (1) the number of Hong Kong SAR residents 

10 who have applied for U.S. visas or immigration ben11 efits, disaggregated by visa type or immigration ben12 efit, including asylum, refugee status, temporary 

13 protected status, and lawful permanent residence; 

14 (2) the number of approvals, denials, or rejec15 tions of applicants for visas or immigration benefits 

16 described in paragraph (1), disaggregated by visa 

17 type or immigration benefit and basis for denial; 

18 (3) the number of pending refugee and asylum 

19 applications for Hong Kong SAR residents, and the 

20 length of time and reason for which such applica21 tions have been pending; and 

22 (4) other matters deemed relevant by the Secre23 taries relating to efforts to protect and facilitate the 

24 resettlement of refugees and victims of persecution 

25 in Hong Kong. 


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1 (b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

2 be submitted in unclassified form and published on a text3 searchable, publicly available website of the Department 

4 of State and the Department of Homeland Security. 

5 SEC. 8. STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON 

6 HONG KONG. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

8 States— 

9 (1) to support the people of Hong Kong by pro10 viding safe haven to Hong Kong SAR residents who 

11 are nationals of the PRC following the enactment of 

12 the Hong Kong National Security Law that places 

13 certain Hong Kong persons at risk of persecution; 

14 and 

15 (2) to encourage like-minded nations to make 

16 similar accommodations for Hong Kong people flee17 ing persecution by the Government of the PRC. 

18 (b) PLAN.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 

19 with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

20 shall develop a plan to engage with other nations, includ21 ing the United Kingdom, on cooperative efforts to— 

22 (1) provide refugee and asylum protections for 

23 victims of, and individuals with a fear of, persecu24 tion in Hong Kong, either by Hong Kong authorities 

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1 (2) enhance protocols to facilitate the resettle2 ment of refugees and displaced persons from Hong 

3 Kong; 

4 (3) identify and prevent the exploitation of im5 migration and visa policies and procedures by cor6 rupt officials; and 

7 (4) expedite the sharing of information, as ap8 propriate, related to the refusal of individual appli9 cations for visas or other travel documents sub10 mitted by residents of the Hong Kong SAR based 

11 on— 

12 (A) national security or related grounds 

13 under section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and 

14 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)); or 

15 (B) fraud or misrepresentation under sec16 tion 212(a)(6)(C) of the Immigration and Na17 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)). 

18 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

20 consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as 

21 appropriate, shall submit a report on the plan described 

22 in subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional commit23 tees. 


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1 SEC. 9. REFUGEE STATUS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF 

2 HONG KONG. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Aliens described in subsection (b) 

4 may establish, for purposes of admission as a refugee 

5 under sections 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 

6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or asylum under section 208 of such 

7 Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), that such alien has a well-founded 

8 fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nation9 ality, membership in a particular social group, or political 

10 opinion by asserting such a fear and a credible basis for 

11 concern about the possibility of such persecution. 

12 (b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—An alien is described in this 

14 subsection if such alien— 

15 (A) is a Priority Hong Kong Resident 

16 and— 

17 (i) had a significant role in a civil so18 ciety organization supportive of the pro19 tests in 2019 and 2020 related to the 

20 Hong Kong National Security Law and the 

21 encroachment on the autonomy of Hong 

22 Kong by the PRC; or 

23 (ii) was arrested, charged, detained, 

24 or convicted of an offense arising from 

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1 States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 

2 U.S.C. 5726) that was not violent in na3 ture; 

4 (B) is a Priority Hong Kong Resident 

5 spouse or child of an alien described in sub6 paragraph (A); 

7 (C) is the parent of an alien described in 

8 subparagraph (A), if such parent is a citizen of 

9 the PRC and no other foreign state; or 

10 (D) has had their citizenship, nationality, 

11 or residency revoked for having submitted to 

12 any United States Government agency a non13 frivolous application for refugee status, asylum, 

14 or any other immigration benefit under the im15 migration laws (as defined in section 101(a) of 

16 that Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))). 

17 (2) OTHER CATEGORIES.—The Secretary of 

18 Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec19 retary of State, may designate other categories of 

20 aliens for purposes of establishing a well-founded 

21 fear of persecution under subsection (a) if such 

22 aliens share common characteristics that identify 

23 them as targets of persecution in the PRC on ac24 count of race, religion, nationality, membership in a 

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1 (3) SIGNIFICANT ROLE.—For purposes of 

2 clause (i) of subsection (b)(1)(A), a significant role 

3 shall include, with respect to the protests described 

4 in such clause— 

5 (A) an organizing role; 

6 (B) a first aid responder; 

7 (C) a journalist or member of the media 

8 covering or offering public commentary; 

9 (D) a provider of legal services to one or 

10 more individuals arrested for participating in 

11 such protests; or 

12 (E) a participant who during the period 

13 beginning on June 9, 2019, and ending on June 

14 30, 2020, was arrested, charged, detained, or 

15 convicted as a result of such participation. 

16 (c) AGE OUT PROTECTIONS.—For purposes of this 

17 section, a determination of whether an alien is a child shall 

18 be made using the age of the alien on the date on which 

19 the alien files an application for refugee or asylum status 

20 with the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

21 (d) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 

22 Aliens provided refugee status under this section shall not 

23 be counted against the numerical limitation on refugees 

24 established in accordance with the procedures described in 


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1 section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

2 U.S.C. 1157). 

3 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

6 days thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security shall submit a report 

8 on the matters described in paragraph (2) to— 

9 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary and 

10 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen11 ate; and 

12 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary and 

13 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

14 of Representatives. 

15 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 

16 required by paragraph (1) shall include— 

17 (A) the total number of refugee and asy18 lum applications that are pending at the end of 

19 the reporting period; 

20 (B) the average wait-times for all appli21 cants for refugee status or asylum pending— 

22 (i) a prescreening interview with a re23 settlement support center; 

24 (ii) an interview with U.S. Citizenship 

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1 (iii) the completion of security checks; 

2 (C) the number of approvals, referrals in3 cluding the source of the referral, denials of ap4 plications for refugee status or asylum, 

5 disaggregated by the reason for each such de6 nial; and 

7 (D) the number of refugee circuit rides to 

8 interview populations that would include Hong 

9 Kong SAR completed in the last 90 days, and 

10 the number planned for the subsequent 90-day 

11 period. 

12 (3) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph 

13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

14 include a classified annex. 

15 (4) PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Secretary of State 

16 shall make each report submitted under this sub17 section available to the public on the internet website 

18 of the Department of State. 

19 SEC. 10. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON ENCOURAGING ALLIES 

20 AND PARTNERS TO MAKE SIMILAR ACCOM21 MODATIONS. 

22 It is the policy of the United States to encourage al23 lies and partners of the United States to make accom24 modations similar to the accommodations made in this Act 

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1 gion who are fleeing oppression by the Government of the 

2 People’s Republic of China. 

3 SEC. 11. TERMINATION. 

4 Except as provided in section 6 of this Act, this Act 

5 shall cease to have effect on the date that is 5 years after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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