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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8793 
To designate Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala under section 244 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MENG, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To designate Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala under 
section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Hurricane Eta Relief 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM-
PORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 244 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a), the countries described in paragraph (2) 
shall be treated as if each had been designated 
under subsection (b)(1)(B) of that section, subject to 
the provisions of this section. 
(2) COUNTRIES.—The countries described in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Nicaragua. 
(B) Honduras. 
(C) Guatemala. 
(3) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe-
riod of the designation referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be for the 18-month period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the designa-
tion made under subsection (a), an alien who is a national 
of any country described in paragraph (2) is deemed to 
satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 
244(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a(c)), subject to paragraph (3) of such section, if the 
alien— 
(1) has been continuously physically present in 
the United States since the date of the enactment of 
this Act; 
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(2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as 
otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such sec-
tion, and is not ineligible for temporary protected 
status under paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and 
(3) registers for temporary protected status in 
a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
(c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall give prior consent to travel abroad, in 
accordance with section 244(f)(3) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)), to 
an alien who is granted temporary protected status 
pursuant to the designation made under subsection 
(a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security that emergency and 
extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the 
alien require the alien to depart for a brief, tem-
porary trip abroad. 
(2) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An alien re-
turning to the United States in accordance with an 
authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be 
treated as any other returning alien provided tem-
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porary protected status under section 244 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). 
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