1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lebanon TPS Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On August 4, 2020, one of the most powerful explosions ever to impact an urban population ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The blast—linked to 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse—killed at least 220 people, wounded approximately 7,000, left an estimated 300,000 people homeless, and caused approximately $15,000,000,000 in property damage. (2) The COVID–19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on Lebanon, which has recorded over 1,235,000 cases and 10,800 deaths since the pandemic began. Lebanon’s public health system, already weakened by the Beirut disaster and political upheaval, has struggled to cope in the face of the pandemic. (3) Lebanon lacked a fully formed government for much of the COVID–19 pandemic and the political establishment remains highly polarized and divided. The political crisis has become so severe that on April 18, 2023 Lebanon’s parliament voted to extend the terms of municipal councils and other local officials to avoid further paralysis. The current government is acting in a caretaker capacity and the presidency has been empty since President Aoun’s term expired in October 2022. (4) Lebanon has been experiencing one of the worst economic crises in its history at the same time as the COVID–19 pandemic, Beirut Port explosion, and political crisis. (5) According to the United Nations, over 3,500,000 Lebanese people are estimated to live in poverty and around three-quarters are now income vulnerable. Before the value of the Lebanese pound started spiraling in late 2019, the country’s monthly minimum wage was 675,000 pounds—about $450—but today it is worth less than $7. (6) Per the United Nations, 36 percent of the Lebanese population (1,380,000 people) is experiencing extreme poverty. (7) Since October 2019, the Lebanese pound has lost more than 95 percent of its value, placing Lebanon amongst the top 5 economic crises globally according to the