[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8496 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8496

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
definition of protection determination and protection merits interview.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2024

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
definition of protection determination and protection merits interview.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMBINED SCREENINGS.

    Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(53) The term `protection determination' means--
                    ``(A) a screening conducted pursuant to section 
                235(b)(1)(B)(v); or
                    ``(B) a screening to determine whether an alien is 
                eligible for--
                            ``(i) withholding of removal under section 
                        241(b)(3); or
                            ``(ii) protection under the Convention 
                        against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
                        Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New 
                        York December 10, 1984, which includes the 
                        regulations implementing any law enacted 
                        pursuant to Article 3 of such convention.
            ``(54) The term `protection merits interview' means an 
        interview to determine whether an alien--
                    ``(A) meets the definition of refugee under 
                paragraph (42), in accordance with the terms and 
                conditions under section 208;
                    ``(B) is eligible for withholding of removal under 
                section 241(b)(3); or
                    ``(C) is eligible for protection under the 
                Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
                Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York 
                December 10, 1984, which includes the regulations 
                implementing any law enacted pursuant to Article 3 of 
                such convention.''.
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