I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3602 
To designate the Philippines under section 244 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to permit nationals of the Philippines to be eligible 
for temporary protected status under such section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2013 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To designate the Philippines under section 244 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of the 
Philippines to be eligible for temporary protected status 
under such section. 
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 ‘‘Filipino Temporary 
Protected Status Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the extraordinary 
and temporary conditions caused by flooding and other 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:59 Nov 26, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3602.IH
H3602
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
catastrophic damage wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the 
Philippines qualifies the Philippines for designation under 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pur-
suant to which nationals of the Philippines would be eligi-
ble for temporary protected status in the United States. 
SEC. 3. 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), the Philippines shall be treated as if it had 
been designated under subsection (b) of such sec-
tion, 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 the Philippines deemed to satisfy the re-
quirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the 
alien— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:59 Nov 26, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3602.IH
H3602
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(1) has been continuously physically present in 
the United States since November 8, 2013; 
(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 
(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. 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:59 Nov 26, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3602.IH
H3602
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS