To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, 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, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Defense, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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 Afghan Adjustment 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 idA8E18C327CED4083A9C5068C0B5B28FE: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— nationals of Afghanistan residing outside the United States who meet the requirements for admission to...
- Section idA826CFEF884147E0AFFF417FCC34A08F: 4. 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 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, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Defense, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coons, Mr. Moran, …
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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
special immigrant status provided under— the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note
an alien who— is present in the United States— is a citizen or national of Afghanistan or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, is a person who last habitually resided in Afghanistan
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