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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6082 
To designate Lebanon under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Act to permit nationals of Lebanon to be granted temporary 
protected status in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
FARR, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To designate Lebanon under section 244(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Act to permit nationals of Leb-
anon to be granted temporary protected status in the 
United States. 
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 ‘‘Lebanese Temporary 
Protected Status Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, due to the hostilities 
in Lebanon, Lebanon qualifies for designation under sub-
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paragraphs (A) and (C) of section 244(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)), pur-
suant to which Lebanese nationals would be eligible for 
temporary protected status in the United States. 
SEC. 3. 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), Lebanon shall be treated as if it had been 
designated under subsection (b) of that section, sub-
ject to the provisions of this section. 
(2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe-
riod of the designation under paragraph (1) shall 
begin on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall remain in effect for 1 year. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—An alien who is a national 
of Lebanon shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 
of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only if the alien— 
(1) has been continuously physically present in 
the United States since the date of the enactment of 
this Act; 
(2) is admissible to the United States as an im-
migrant, except as otherwise provided under section 
244(c)(2)(A) of such Act; 
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(3) is not ineligible for temporary protected sta-
tus under section 244(c)(2)(B) of such Act; and 
(4) registers for temporary protected status in 
a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
(c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall give an alien granted tem-
porary protected status pursuant to the designation made 
under subsection (a) prior consent to travel abroad under 
section 244(f)(3) of such Act if the alien establishes to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that emergency and ex-
tenuating circumstances beyond the control of the alien 
require the alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip 
abroad. An alien returning to the United States in accord-
ance with such an authorization shall be given the same 
treatment as any other returning alien provided temporary 
protected status under section 244 of such Act. 
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