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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 Com-
mittee 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 sec-
tion. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Emergency Re-
lief Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM-
PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 244 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a), Haiti shall be treated as if it had been des-
ignated under subsection (b) of such section, subject 
to the provisions of this section. 
(2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe-
riod of such designation shall begin on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 
for 18 months. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—In applying section 244 of 
such Act pursuant to the designation made under this sec-
tion, subject to section 244(c)(3) of such Act, an alien who 
is a national of Haiti shall be deemed to satisfy the re-
quirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the 
alien— 
(1) has been continuously physically present in 
the United States since November 4, 2016; 
(2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as 
otherwise provided under section 244(c)(2)(A) of 
such Act, and is not ineligible for temporary pro-
tected status under section 244(c)(2)(B) of such 
Act; and 
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(3) registers for temporary protected status in 
a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish. 
(c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall give the prior consent to travel 
abroad described in section 244(f)(3) of such Act to an 
alien who is granted temporary protected status pursuant 
to the designation made under this section, if the alien 
establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Home-
land Security that emergency and extenuating cir-
cumstances beyond the control of the alien require the 
alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip abroad. An alien 
returning to the United States in accordance with such 
an authorization shall be treated the same as any other 
returning alien provided temporary protected status under 
section 244 of such Act. 
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