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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3765 

To designate Lebanon under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to permit nationals of Lebanon to be granted temporary 

protected status in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2006 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. FEINGOLD, and Ms. STABENOW) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To designate Lebanon under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to permit nationals of Lebanon to be granted temporary protected status in the 

United States. 

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 ‘‘Lebanese Temporary 

5 Protected Status Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that, due to the hostilities 

8 in Lebanon, Lebanon qualifies for designation under subVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:16 Aug 01, 2006 Jkt 049196 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3765.IS S3765

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1 paragraphs (A) and (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immi2 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pur3 suant to which Lebanese nationals would be eligible for 

4 temporary protected status in the United States. 

5 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM6 PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 

7 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

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

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

10 1254a), Lebanon shall be treated as if it had been 

11 designated under subsection (b) of that section, sub12 ject to the provisions of this section. 

13 (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe14 riod of the designation under paragraph (1) shall 

15 begin on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

16 shall remain in effect for 1 year. 

17 (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—An alien who is a national 

18 of Lebanon shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 

19 of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the alien— 

20 (1) has been continuously physically present in 

21 the United States since the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act; 

23 (2) is admissible to the United States as an im24 migrant, except as otherwise provided under section 

25 244(c)(2)(A) of such Act; 


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1 (3) is not ineligible for temporary protected sta2 tus under section 244(c)(2)(B) of such Act; and 

3 (4) registers for temporary protected status in 

4 a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security. 

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

7 of Homeland Security shall give an alien granted tem8 porary protected status pursuant to the designation made 

9 under subsection (a) prior consent to travel abroad under 

10 section 244(f)(3) of such Act if the alien establishes to 

11 the satisfaction of the Secretary that emergency and ex12 tenuating circumstances beyond the control of the alien 

13 require the alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip 

14 abroad. An alien returning to the United States in accord15 ance with such an authorization shall be given the same 

16 treatment as any other returning alien provided temporary 

17 protected status under section 244 of such Act. 

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