To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id390EBC75B9584191A57424C4F2264CBA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act.
- Section id23F3C2AE4E8C4EA28A271824191C8668: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; the Committee on Foreign Relations...
- Section idA826CFEF884147E0AFFF417FCC34A08F: 3. Support for Afghan allies outside of the United States The Secretary of State shall respond to inquiries by Members of Congress regarding the status of a...
- Section id1294bc50afa8447487dcfa656dff1c06: 4. Conditional permanent resident status for eligible individuals In this section: The term conditional permanent resident status means conditional permanent...
- Section id4A3C999A5FDA4FDAA36AFF45FD798447: 5. Interagency Task Force on Afghan Ally Strategy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish an...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
conditional permanent resident status under section 216 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a–b), subject to the provisions of this section. The term eligible individual means an alien who— is present in the United States
special immigrant status provided under— the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note
an alien who— is a citizen or national of Afghanistan
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