S.Amdt. 2024

SA 2024. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to
unsubsidized COBRA continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) TPS program.--The term ``TPS Program'' means temporary
protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a).
(2) Individual application information.--The term
``individual application information'' means any information,
including personally identifiable information, submitted to
the Secretary as part of a request for consideration or
reconsideration for the TPS Program.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(b) Protection of Confidentiality of Information.--The
Secretary shall protect individual application information
from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
or U.S. Customs and Border Protection for any purpose other
than implementing the TPS Program.

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(c) Referrals Prohibited.--The Secretary may not refer any
individual who previously held Temporary Protected Status
under the TPS Program to U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the
Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency.
(d) Limited Exception.--Individual application information
may be shared with national security and law enforcement
agencies--
(1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;
(2) for particularized national security purposes relating
to an individual application; or
(3) for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not
related to immigration status.
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