S.Amdt. 1604

SA 1604. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren) 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 ASYLUM APPLICANTS.

Section 208(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Employment eligibility.--
``(A) In general.--Concurrently with the filing of an
application for asylum, an applicant for asylum may apply for
employment authorization under this section.
``(B) Decision on application.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security may not approve an application for employment
authorization filed under this paragraph until the date that
is 30 days after the date on which the applicant filed an
application for asylum.''.
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