S.Amdt. 1461

SA 1461. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and
Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ALIENS SEEKING ASYLUM.

Paragraph (2) of section 208(d) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Employment authorization.--
``(A) Eligibility.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize employment
for an applicant for asylum whose application for asylum has
not been determined frivolous.
``(B) Application.--An applicant for asylum who is not
otherwise eligible for employment authorization shall not be
granted such authorization prior to 30 days after the date of
filing of the application for asylum.
``(C) Term.--Employment authorization for an applicant for
asylum shall be valid until the date on which an applicant is
issued a final denial of the applicable application,
including administrative and judicial review.''.
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