“To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the procedure to designate a foreign state, and for other purposes.”
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This section revises the authority for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which temporarily shields removable nationals (and certain others) of designated foreign states from deportation and authorizes employment if their return would pose a serious threat due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. Specifically, it (1) limits initial TPS designations, early terminations, and extensions to the enactment of an Act of Congress containing required findings (previously by the Secretary of Homeland Security via Federal Register notice), with initial periods not exceeding 18 months and extensions not exceeding 12 months; (2) expands TPS eligibility to aliens lacking lawful immigration status (in addition to those who registered for TPS or timely filed applications); and (3) makes conforming amendments to termination references and replaces all instances of "Attorney General" with "Secretary of Homeland Security."