104 STAT. 5030 PUBLIC LAW 101-649—NOV. 29, 1990 (g) EFFEcrnvE DATE.—Th is section shall take effect on October 1, 1991; except that the delay in effectiveness of this section shall not be construed as reflecting a Congressional belief that the existing family fairness program should be modified in any way before such date. SEC. 302. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 244 the following new section: "T EMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 8 USC 1254a. " SEC. 244A. (a) GRANTING OF STATUS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an alien who is a national of a foreign state designated under subsection 0>) and who meets the requirements of subsection (c), the Attorney General, in accordance with this section— "(A) may grant the alien temporary protected status in the United States and shall not deport the alien from the United States during the period in which such status is in effect, and "(B) shall authorize the alien to engage in employment in the United States and provide the alien with an 'employ- ment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate work permit. "(2) DURATION OF WORK AUTHORIZATION. — Work authorization provided under this section shall be effective throughout the period the alien is in temporary protected status under this section. " (3) NOTICE.— "(A) Upon the granting of temporary protected status under this section, the Attorney General shall provide the alien with information concerning such status under this section. "(B) If, at the time of initiation of a deportation proceeding against an alien, the foreign state (of which the alien is a national) is designated under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall promptly notify the alien of the temporary protected status that may be available under this section. "(C) If, at the time of designation of a foreign state under subsection (b), an alien (who is a national of such state) is in a deportation proceeding under this title, the Attorney General shall promptly notify the alien of the temporary protected status that may be available under this section. "(D) Notices under this paragraph shall be provided in a form and language that the alien can understand. " (4) TEMPORARY TREATMENT FOR ELIGIBLE AUENS.— "(A) In the case of an alien who can establish a prima facie case of eligibility for benefits under paragraph (1), but for the fact that the period of registration under subsection (c)(l)(A)(iv) has not begun, until the alien has had a reasonable opportunity to register during the first 30 days of such period, the Attorney General shall provide for the benefits of paragraph (1). (B) In the case of an alien who establishes a prima facie case of eligibility for benefits under paragraph (1), until a final determination with respect to the alien's eligibility for
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