119-hr4995

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4995 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4995

To modify the responsibilities of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation 
 Efforts, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 19, 2025

Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Titus, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
 Peters, Mr. Bera, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Norton, Ms. McBride, Mr. Sherman, 
Mr. Keating, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Ms. 
Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To modify the responsibilities of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation 
 Efforts, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Enduring Welcome Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) The Enduring Welcome program is the safest, most secure 
 legal immigration pathway to the United States.

    (2) The resettlement of Afghan allies in the Special 
 Immigrant Visa

    (SIV) and the United States Refugee Admissions 
 Program

    (USRAP) P1/P2 pipelines is critical to upholding United 
 States credibility and incentivizing future support for United 
 States servicemembers.

    (3) Failing to reunite active-duty United States military 
 personnel and veterans with their Afghan family members in the 
 Afghan relocation pipeline is harmful to the United States 
 servicemember community.

    (4) A review conducted by Department of Justice's Office of 
 Inspector General released on June 10, 2025, concluded that the 
 process for vetting applicants for Afghan SIVs is rigorous and 
 effective in protecting United States national security.

    (5) The permanent authorization of the Coordinator for 
 Afghan Relocation Efforts

    (CARE) under 

section 7810 of the 
 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) 
 reflects a bipartisan commitment to fulfilling wartime promises 
 and ensuring accountability in United States relocation policy.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR AFGHAN RELOCATION EFFORTS.

 

Section 7810 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 
118-159) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``of 
 Coordinator''; and
        (B) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) by inserting before ``The Secretary'' 
 the following: ``The Secretary shall establish 
 an Office of the Coordinator for Afghan 
 Relocation Efforts in the Department of 
 State.''; and
            (ii) by inserting before ``who shall be 
 responsible for'' the following: ``who shall be 
 the head of the Office of the Coordinator for 
 Afghan Relocation Efforts, and'';

    (2) by redesignating subsections
            (c) ,
            (d) , and

    (e) as 
 subsections
            (d) ,

    (e) , and

    (f) , respectively; and

    (3) by inserting after subsection

    (b) the following:
 ``
            (c) Additional Responsibilities.--The Coordinator shall be 
responsible for--
 ``

    (1) supporting the voluntary departure of covered persons 
 who request assistance departing Afghanistan;
 ``

    (2) leading coordination of interagency efforts relating 
 to vetting, security screening, and case processing of eligible 
 Afghan allies in the Department of State, in coordination with 
 the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of 
 Defense;
 ``

    (3) facilitating relocation and resettlement logistics in 
 coordination with resettlement support centers and United 
 States-based resettlement agencies;
 ``

    (4) addressing family reunification barriers, including 
 cases involving United States active-duty servicemembers and 
 veterans;
 ``

    (5) coordinating integration support, including trauma 
 recovery and medical care, with other Federal agencies;
 ``

    (6) maintaining and analyzing a centralized, secure 
 database of Afghan applicants, beneficiaries, and relocated 
 individuals to inform operations and ensure transparency; and
 ``

    (7) providing timely information to Congress on the 
 status of Afghan relocation efforts and progress made under 
 this mandate.''.

SEC. 4. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND DATABASE.

    (a) Collection of Information.--The Coordinator shall collect 
information on Afghan applicants, beneficiaries, and relocated 
individuals to inform operations and ensure transparency, including--

    (1) the number of Afghan nationals pursuing admission to 
 the United States as a special immigrant under 

section 602 of 
 the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), 
 as a refugee under 

section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
 (whether as priority one or priority 2), or as a parolee under 
 

section 212
            (d) (5)
        (A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182
            (d) (5)
        (A) ), 
 disaggregated by whether they are in Afghanistan, the United 
 States, or a third country;

    (2) the number of family reunification cases pending, 
 approved, and completed;

    (3) the average time between application, vetting, 
 relocation, and resettlement;

    (4) the number of individuals who have been denied or 
 administratively closed out, and the reason for such actions;

    (5) the number of active-duty United States military and 
 veteran-linked cases involving family separation; and

    (6) such other information as the Secretary of State or 
 Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts may prescribe.

    (b) Database.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
 maintain a secure, centralized database to maintain the 
 information collected pursuant to subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Form.--The information in the database established 
 pursuant to this subsection may be in classified form to the 
 extent necessary but such information shall be usable for 
 operational reporting, oversight, coordination across relevant 
 Federal departments and agencies, and regular reporting to 
 Congress.

    (3) Report.--Beginning on the date that is 30 days after 
 the date on which the database required by this subsection is 
 established, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
 a report on the status of each metric with respect to 
 information that is being collected pursuant to subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Notification.--Beginning on and after the date specified in 

section 7

    (a) , the Secretary of State shall continue to maintain this 
database required by this section unless the Secretary, with prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, provides 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees that shall 
include--

    (1) the number of covered persons with pending relocation 
 cases or appeals before the United States Government; and

    (2) the estimated population of eligible covered persons 
 which remains to be resettled.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
 of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
 Senate.

    (2) Coordinator.--The term ``Coordinator'' means the 
 Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts appointed pursuant to 
 

section 3

    (a) .

    (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means--
        (A) a United States citizen;
        (B) an immediate relative (as such term is 
 described in 

section 201

    (b) of the Immigration and 
 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151)) with respect to whom a 
 petition has been approved and all required documents 
 have been received;
            (C) an alien who has been admitted to the United 
 States as a lawful permanent resident;
            (D) a spouse or unmarried child under the age of 21 
 of an alien described in subparagraph
            (C) with respect 
 to whom a petition has been approved, all required 
 documents have been received, and who has a current 
 priority date as of the date on which the individual 
 seeks assistance from the Coordinator;
        (E) a principal applicant for special immigrant 
 status under 

section 602 of the Afghan Allies 
 Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note);
        (F) a spouse or unmarried child under the age of 21 
 of an alien described in subparagraph
        (E) who has been 
 issued a visa or with respect to whom the Chief of 
 Mission has approved their application, and with 
 respect to whom all documents have been received;
        (G) an alien who has been approved to be admitted 
 to the United States as a refugee or spouse or 
 unmarried child under the age of 21 (as of August 14, 
 2021) of such an alien;
        (H) a spouse or an unmarried child under the age of 
 21 of an alien admitted to the United States pursuant 
 to the Operations Allies Welcome program (or any 
 successor program); or
            (I) the primary caregiver of a surviving child 
 described in 

section 602

    (b)

    (2)
            (C) of the Afghan Allies 
 Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), or a 
 spouse or an unmarried child under the age of 21 of 
 such a primary caregiver.

SEC. 6. SUNSET.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in 

section 4
            (c) , this Act and 
the authorities provided by this Act shall terminate on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection

    (f) of 

section 7810 of the 
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), as 
redesignated by 

section 3, is amended by striking ``3'' and inserting 
``5''.
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