S.Amdt. 1816

SA 1816. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, 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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