I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6325 
To extend the period of designation for certain countries for purposes of 
providing temporary protected status to nationals of those countries, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2018 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, and Mr. CROWLEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To extend the period of designation for certain countries 
for purposes of providing temporary protected status to 
nationals of those countries, 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 ‘‘Continue American 
Safety Act (CASA)’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) After a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 
Haiti in January 2010 that killed more than 
160,000 people and displaced 1.5 million, there are 
still over 50,000 people living in deteriorating and 
dangerous conditions in displacement camps because 
the country cannot handle the situation adequately. 
(2) Temporary protected status (referred to in 
this Act as ‘‘TPS’’) provides a temporary safe haven 
for refugees who cannot safely return to their home 
country, or whose home country cannot reabsorb 
them due to certain circumstances. 
(3) TPS enables law-abiding refugees seeking 
safer and happier lives in the United States. 
(4) The TPS program does not endorse unlaw-
ful behavior and thus enforces ineligibility for indi-
viduals convicted of felony and violent crimes. 
(5) Haiti, El Salvador, Syria, Nepal, Honduras, 
Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Nicaragua, and South 
Sudan all meet the statutory criteria requirements 
for TPS. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF DESIGNATION FOR TPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the designation under section 244(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act of a country described 
in subsection (b) may not end before January 21, 2021. 
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(b) COUNTRIES
DESCRIBED.—The countries de-
scribed in this subsection are— 
(1) El Salvador; 
(2) Haiti; 
(3) Honduras; 
(4) Nepal; 
(5) Nicaragua; 
(6) Somalia; 
(7) Sudan; 
(8) South Sudan; 
(9) Syria; and 
(10) Yemen. 
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), Guatemala 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 
the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 
for 18 months. 
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