I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6505 
To designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to permit nationals of Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected 
status under such section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2010 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. RUSH, 
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. CONYERS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Pakistan 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 ‘‘Pakistani Temporary 
Protected Status Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The summer of 2010 produced Pakistan’s 
worst flooding in 80 years. 
(2) The 2010 Pakistani floods began in July 
2010 following heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber 
Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan re-
gions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River 
basin. Flooding began on July 22, 2010, in the prov-
ince of Baluchistan. 
(3) 
According 
to 
the 
United 
Nations, 
20,000,000 people, one-eighth of the population, and 
nearly 62,000 square miles, one-fifth of the country, 
have been significantly affected by destruction of 
property, livelihood, and infrastructure. 
(4) The Pakistani Government reports that the 
floods have affected 82 of Pakistan’s 122 districts. 
As a result, more than 12 million people require hu-
manitarian assistance, with nearly 6 million victims 
lacking access to food, shelter, and water. 
(5) The Pakistani Government estimates that 
approximately 1.9 million houses were either dam-
aged or destroyed and nearly 2,000 people have lost 
their lives. 
(6) Over 60,000 troops are involved in Paki-
stan’s flood relief operations. 
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(7) The floods severely devastated Pakistan’s 
infrastructure including roads, bridges, schools, 
health clinics, electricity, and communications. More 
than 5,000 miles of roads and railways were washed 
away, along with some 7,000 schools and more than 
400 health facilities. 
(8) In addition, about 17 million acres of Paki-
stan’s most fertile croplands have been submerged 
by the floods, in a nation where farming is an eco-
nomic mainstay. The waters have also killed more 
than 200,000 head of livestock, and washed away 
large quantities of stored commodities that feed mil-
lions throughout the year. 
(9) On August 14, 2010, the first documented 
case of cholera emerged in the town of Mingora. 
(10) On September 7, 2010, the International 
Labour Organization reported that more than 5.3 
million jobs have been lost due to the floods. 
(11) Concerns are growing about the enduring 
toll of the disaster on Pakistan’s overall economy, 
food supply, and political stability. 
(12) Temporary protected status allows aliens 
who do not legally qualify as refugees but are none-
theless fleeing or reluctant to return to potentially 
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dangerous situations to temporarily remain in the 
United States. 
(13) Granting temporary protected status to 
nationals of Pakistan is consistent with the interests 
of the United States and promotes the values and 
morals that have made the United States strong. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the extraordinary 
and temporary conditions caused by flooding in Pakistan 
qualifies Pakistan for designation under subparagraph (B) 
or (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pursuant to which 
nationals of Pakistan would be eligible for temporary pro-
tected status in the United States. 
SEC. 4. 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), Pakistan shall be treated as if it had been 
designated under subsection (b) of such section, sub-
ject to the provisions of this section. 
(2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe-
riod of such designation shall begin on the date of 
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the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 
for 12 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 Pakistan is deemed to satisfy the require-
ments of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the alien— 
(1) has been continuously physically present in 
the United States since July 22, 2010; 
(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 
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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 
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