Sec. 9. Reporting requirements

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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies— the number of Hong Kong residents who have applied for admittance, have been admitted, and have been provided permanent residence in the United States during the preceding fiscal year, disaggregated by visa type or residence status, including refugee, temporary protected status, special immigrant visa, and legal permanent residence status provided for under this Act; the number of denials or rejections of applicants, including a description of the basis for denial, disaggregated by the basis for denial and by visa type or residency status during the previous fiscal year; the number of Hong Kong residents that have applied for political asylum during the preceding fiscal year, including the number of rejections, disaggregated by the basis for denial; and other matters deemed relevant by the Secretary regarding efforts to protect and facilitate the resettlement of refugees and victims of political persecution in Hong Kong.

Each report under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form and published on a text-searchable, publicly-available website of the Department of State.