Sec. 3. Definitions in the Immigration and Nationality Act
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) is amended— by striking paragraph
(8)and inserting the following: The term climate-displaced person means any person who— is compelled to leave his or her habitual home, either within his or her country of nationality or in another country, due to— a climate-related environmental disaster; or the interaction of a climate-related environmental disaster with other factors, including resource constraints, food insecurity, discrimination, persecution, or human rights abuses; and is unable to otherwise access a durable solution, such as local integration or safe and voluntary returns to his or her habitual place of residence due to a climate-related environmental disaster that— has rendered his or her habitual place of residence uninhabitable; or has prevented safe integration or voluntary returns, including through targeted violence, discrimination, human rights abuses, food insecurity, and other forms of harm. The term climate-related environmental disaster — means a hydro-meteorological or other climatic event related to the Earth’s climate that adversely affects persons’ lives, livelihoods, or living conditions; and includes— sudden-onset hydro-meteorological events, including— flooding; windstorms; heatwaves; extreme wet-bulb temperatures; violent storms, such as blizzards; and hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones; sudden-onset events that are exacerbated by conditions related to climate change, including wildfires, mudslides, and avalanches; slow-onset events, including— sea level rise or coastal inundation; drought; desertification; salinization; ocean acidification; erosion; and permafrost thaw; and slow- and sudden-onset events with a relationship to climate change that is subsequently attributed by further scientific research. ; and by amending paragraph
(34)to read as follows: The term designated application center means any United States embassy or consulate or other facility delegated by the Secretary of State to accept applications for climate-displaced person status under section 244A. .
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