Sec. 14. Helping Belarusian individuals fleeing authoritarianism
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall designate citizens of Belarus as a homeless nationality, in accordance with section 504.4–8(E)(1) of volume 9 of the Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM 504.4–8(E)(1)), for the purpose of processing visas for Belarusian citizens until the Secretary certifies to appropriate congressional committees that the United States has consular representation in Minsk.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a process for recognizing expired Belarusian passports as valid for travel to and from the United States until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection that it is safe for a Belarusian individual in exile to return to Belarus for document renewal.
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary, shall submit a report outlining— whether Belarus meets the criteria for a designation of temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); and if Belarus does meet such criteria, whether the Secretary of Homeland Security intends to make such a designation.
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