I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 285 
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 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
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 2011’’. 
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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