Sec. 401.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a citizen or national of Ukraine (or a person who last habitually resided in Ukraine) shall be eligible for the benefits described in subsection
(b)if— such individual completed security and law enforcement background checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security and was subsequently— paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2023; or paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023 and— is the spouse or child of an individual described in subparagraph (A); or is the parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an individual described in subparagraph
(A)who is determined to be an unaccompanied child under section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2) ) or section 412(d)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)(B) ); and such individual’s parole has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security. An individual described in subsection
(a)shall be eligible for— resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) to the same extent as such refugees, but shall not be eligible for the program of initial resettlement authorized by section 412(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(1) ); and services described under section 412(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2) ), subject to subparagraph
(B)of such section, if such individual is an unaccompanied alien child as defined under section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2) ). Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to: preclude an individual described in subsection
(a)from applying for or receiving any immigration benefits to which such individual is otherwise eligible; or entitle a person described in subsection
(a)to lawful permanent resident status. Section 421(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–193 ) shall not apply with respect to determining the eligibility and the amount of benefits made available pursuant to subsection (b). Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply to any action taken to implement this section that involves translating a currently approved collection of information into a new language.