Sec. 191203. Temporary protections for essential critical infrastructure workers
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During the period described in subsection (e), an alien described in subsection
(d)shall be deemed to be in a period of deferred action and authorized for employment for purposes of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a ). During the period described in subsection (e), the hiring, employment, or continued employment of an alien described in subsection
(d)is not a violation of section 274A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a) ). Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require an alien described in subsection (d), or such alien’s employer— to submit an application for employment authorization or deferred action, or register with, or pay a fee to, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the head of any other Federal agency; or to appear before an agent of the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal agency for an interview, examination, or any other purpose. An alien is described in this subsection if the alien— on the date of the enactment of this title— is physically present in the United States; and is inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States; and engaged in essential critical infrastructure labor or services in the United States prior to the period described in subsection
(e)and continues to engage in such labor or services during such period. The period described in this subsection— begins on the first day of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19; and ends 90 days after the date on which such public health emergency terminates. For purposes of this section, the term essential critical infrastructure labor or services means labor or services performed in an essential critical infrastructure sector, as described in the Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID–19 Response , revised by the Department of Homeland Security on April 17, 2020.
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Sec. 191203
Temporary protections for essential critical infrastructure workers
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