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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2033 

To designate Nepal under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 

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

status under such section. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2015 

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. HONDA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To designate Nepal under section 244 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Nepal 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 ‘‘Nepal Temporary Pro5 tected Status Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of the Congress that the extraordinary 

8 and temporary conditions caused by the magnitude 7.8 

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1 earthquake, its aftershocks, and additional damage in 

2 Nepal qualifies Nepal for designation under subparagraph 

3 (B) or (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immigration and 

4 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pursuant to 

5 which nationals of Nepal would be eligible for temporary 

6 protected status in the United States. 

7 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM8 PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 

9 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

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

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

12 1254a), Nepal shall be treated as if it had been des13 ignated under subsection (b) of such section, subject 

14 to the provisions of this section. 

15 (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe16 riod of such designation shall begin on the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 

18 for 18 months. 

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

20 such Act pursuant to the designation made under this sec21 tion, subject to section 244(c)(3) of such Act, an alien who 

22 is a national of Nepal shall be deemed to satisfy the re23 quirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the 

24 alien— 

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1 (1) has been continuously physically present in 

2 the United States since April 25, 2015; 

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

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

5 such Act, and is not ineligible for temporary pro6 tected status under section 244(c)(2)(B) of such 

7 Act; and 

8 (3) registers for temporary protected status in 

9 a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security 

10 shall establish. 

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

12 of Homeland Security shall give the prior consent to travel 

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

14 alien who is granted temporary protected status pursuant 

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

16 establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Home17 land Security that emergency and extenuating cir18 cumstances beyond the control of the alien require the 

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

20 returning to the United States in accordance with such 

21 an authorization shall be treated the same as any other 

22 returning alien provided temporary protected status under 

23 section 244 of such Act. 

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