5172), BRIC (42 U.S.C. 5133), or Hazard Mitigation 
Grants (42 U.S.C. 5170c), including the Flood Mitigation 
Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 
‘‘(C) The application of these labor standards are not 
limited to construction workers or mechanics.’’. 
SEC. 405. PAID LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE 
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 6329d. Leave for victims of domestic violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking 
‘‘(a) An employee shall be entitled to leave, without 
loss of or reduction in the pay, for any reason described 
in subsection (b) if the employee or a spouse, family mem-
ber, or household member of the employee is a victim of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(b) The reasons described in this subsection are the 
following: 
‘‘(1) For the employee to seek legal or law en-
forcement assistance or remedies to ensure the 
health and safety of the employee or the employee’s 
family member or household member including pre-
paring for, or participating in, any civil or criminal 
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legal proceeding related to or derived from domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(2) For the employee to seek treatment by a 
health care provider for physical or mental injuries 
caused by domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, or to attend to health care treatment for a vic-
tim who is the employee’s family member or house-
hold member. 
‘‘(3) For the employee to obtain, or assist a 
family member or household member in obtaining, 
services from a domestic violence shelter, rape crisis 
center, or other social services program for relief 
from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(4) For the employee to obtain, or assist a 
family or household member in obtaining, mental 
health counseling related to an incident of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in which the 
employee or the employee’s family member or house-
hold member was a victim of domestic violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(5) For the employee to participate in safety 
planning, temporarily or permanently relocate, or 
take other actions to increase the safety of the em-
ployee or employee’s family member or household 
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member from future domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
‘‘(c)(1) Paid leave provided to an employee pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) accrue one hour for each 40-hour work-
week (or equivalent) and shall accumulate for use in 
succeeding years; 
‘‘(B) be payable from any appropriation or fund 
available for salaries or expenses for positions within 
the employing agency; and 
‘‘(C) not be considered to be annual or vacation 
leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or for 
any other purpose. 
‘‘(2) Paid leave accrued or accumulated by an em-
ployee under this section may be transferred to and for 
the use of any other employee if such other employee re-
quires additional leave under this section. 
‘‘(3) If an employee uses paid leave under this section 
for a period of three consecutive days or longer, the em-
ploying agency may require that the employee provide cer-
tification supporting the absence, including a written 
statement by the employee, a police report, a court order, 
or a written statement by an advocate (including an attor-
ney representing the employee, a member of clergy, a med-
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ical professional, or an advocate for victims of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking). 
‘‘(4) The employing agency shall keep confidential 
any information provided by an employee to the employing 
agency relating to using leave under this section unless— 
‘‘(A) the employee provides written consent of 
the disclosure of such information; or 
‘‘(B) the employing agency is ordered to dis-
close such information by a court order or by law. 
‘‘(5) An employee shall not directly or indirectly in-
timidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, 
threaten, or coerce, any other employee for the purpose 
of interfering with the exercise of any rights which such 
other employee may have under this section. In this para-
graph, the term ‘intimidate, threaten, or coerce’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 6385(b)(1). 
‘‘(d) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2105 and includes— 
‘‘(A) an officer or employee of the United 
States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory 
Commission; 
‘‘(B) an officer or employee of the Federal 
Aviation Authority or the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration; and 
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‘‘(C) notwithstanding subsection (a) of sec-
tion 7421 of title 38, an individual occupying a 
position listed in subsection (b) of such section; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘family member’ means the child 
(including an adopted child, a recognized natural 
child, a stepchild, or a foster child), spouse, parent, 
grandparent, or grandchild of the employee; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘household member’ means a 
former spouse of an employee, a former domestic 
partner of an employee, any individual who has a 
child in common with the employee (regardless of 
whether they have been married or have lived to-
gether at any time), any adult individual related to 
the employee by blood or marriage, any individual 
16 years of age or older who is residing with the em-
ployee or who has resided with the employee, any in-
dividual who has a biological or legal parent-child re-
lationship with the employee, and any individual 
with whom the employee has a dating relationship; 
and 
‘‘(4) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual as-
sault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meaning given those 
terms in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.).’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘6329d. Leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 
SEC. 406. GAO REPORT ON FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study focused on jobs within the Federal Prison 
Industries. The study shall include— 
(1) type of work conducted, including jobs that 
relate to the climate resilience sectors specified in 
section 7 of this Act; 
(2) rate of pay; 
(3) hours worked; 
(4) worker concerns and issues; and 
(5) work-related injuries and illnesses. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall publish a report of the study findings and report to 
the relevant congressional committees, at minimum the 
Education and Labor and Judiciary committees. 
TITLE V—REMOVING BARRIERS 
TO EMPLOYMENT 
SEC. 501. IMMIGRATION BARRIERS. 
(a) TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM REMOVAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, an alien seeking em-
ployment or training in the climate resilience sector is eli-
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gible for status under this section. An alien with status 
under this section may not be removed, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall provide such alien with em-
ployment authorization. Such status shall be valid for a 
period of 2 years, and may not be renewed. The Secretary 
shall provide an eligible alien with such status if the alien 
submits an affidavit of interest in employment or training 
in a climate resilience sector, as defined in section 7 of 
this Act, and thereafter submits further evidence to that 
effect, including registration for relevant training courses 
or applications for such employment. 
(b) CERTIFIED CLIMATE RESILIENCE WORKER STA-
TUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may accord an alien status as a Certified Climate 
Resilience Worker (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘CRW status’’) if that alien has been 
present in the United States (without regard to the 
immigration status of that alien during such pres-
ence) for not less than 1 year and— 
(A) is an alien who has— 
(i) been employed in a climate resil-
ience sector for at least 90 days in the past 
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year (including any employment while in-
carcerated); 
(ii) completed a workforce training 
program in a climate resilience sector; or 
(iii) been enrolled in a workforce 
training program in a climate resilience 
sector for at least 90 days in the past year 
(including any training while in detention); 
or 
(B) is the spouse, child, son, daughter, or 
parent of an alien described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) CONVERSION FROM TEMPORARY STATUS.— 
An alien with temporary status under subsection (a) 
may convert such status to CRW status, and the 
spouse, child, son, daughter, or parent of that alien 
shall also be accorded CRW status. 
(3) EVIDENTIARY
REQUIREMENT.—An alien 
who adjusts status under paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
submit a petition for CRW status, which shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) Proof of presence in the United States 
for a period of not less than 1 year ending on 
the date of application. 
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(B) In the case of an alien adjusting status 
under paragraph (1)(A), at least one of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Employer certification of employ-
ment in a climate resilience sector. 
(ii) Employment records of such em-
ployment. 
(iii) Union dues records in the course 
of such employment. 
(iv) Certification of completion in a 
workforce training program. 
(v) Proof of continuous enrollment in 
a workforce training program. 
(vi) In the case that none of clauses 
(i) through (v) are possible, a self-attesta-
tion of work experience that includes an 
affidavit from fellow employees. 
(C) In the case of an alien adjusting status 
under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), proof of residence 
as alleged under such paragraph. 
(4) TERM OF STATUS.—CRW status under this 
subsection shall be valid for a period of 2 years, and 
may be renewed for not less than a total period of 
10 years. 
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(5) EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Sec-
retary may waive any requirement under paragraph 
(1)(A) in any case of extenuating circumstances, in-
cluding disability, pregnancy, or care of a dependent. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL PERMANENT RESI-
DENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien with CRW status 
may adjust to status to that of an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence beginning not earlier 
than 18 months after receiving CRW status, except 
that the time period may be include any time spent 
in temporary status. 
(2) WAIVERS
OF
INADMISSIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law and for purposes 
of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Attorney General may waive the operation of 
any one or more grounds of inadmissibility set forth 
in section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act for humanitarian purposes, to assure family 
unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. 
(3) WAIVERS
OF
DEPORTABILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law and for purposes 
of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Attorney General may waive the operation of 
any one or more grounds of removal set forth in sec-
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tion 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act for 
humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or 
when it is otherwise in the public interest. 
(d) NATURALIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who is a lawful 
permanent resident may file an application for natu-
ralization under this subsection. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL RULES OF NATU-
RALIZATION.—Such person shall comply in all other 
respects with the requirements of title III of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act, except that such per-
son may be naturalized not earlier than 3 years after 
the date that person becomes a lawful permanent 
resident, or 2 years in the case of such a person who 
is married to a United States national. 
(e) WORK PROTECTION.—Any employer who provides 
certification under subsection (b)(3)(B) may not be held 
criminally or civilly liable under any provision of Federal 
law or State law for any unlawful employment of the per-
son whose employment is so certified. 
(f) REMOVAL OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR 
CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT.—Nothing in section 303 or sec-
tion 622 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act may be construed to authorize 
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