Sec. 1046. Repository of local nationals working for or on behalf of Federal Government in theater of combat operations
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It is the sense of Congress that— there are well documented administrative issues with current and former Special Immigrant Visa programs that significantly increase the application timeline and impact applicants seeking to verify their eligibly for these programs; administrative issues such a verification of employment, characterization of service, personnel data, and biographical data needed for employment by a local national employee but not centrally maintained should not be a barrier for an applicant who has put themselves or their family at risk by providing faithful and valuable service in support the United States Government; upon studying existing databases within the federal government, none meet the requirement that would provide a centralized database that all federal departments and agencies could utilize to ensure that in the future, eligible applicants do not have applications delayed or denied due to missing administrative data; the creation of such a database, exercising current privacy data control policies, would streamline the application process and provide independent and centralized verification that an applicant is indeed eligible for the program; and Special Immigrant Visa programs are consistent with our national values, and therefore, it is an obligation to make sure the accurate data necessary to verify and complete these applications expeditiously is available when needed.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish and maintain a database listing all foreign nationals working for the United States Government or any contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or any other agency or instrumentality of the Executive branch in a theater of combat operations. This section and the requirements of this section shall be carried out consistent with the Privacy Act of 1974.
The database established under subsection
(b)shall be electronic and searchable, and shall include, with respect to each foreign national so listed, the following: Full name and date of birth. Contact information. Local national or State ID Number. Passport number, if applicable. Job location. The component of Government or contractor contact information. Start and end dates, total length of service, and whether the foreign national has met the length of service requirement for the Special Immigrant Visa program in that country, if applicable. A thorough description of work duties and the location where duties were performed. Any other information the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of State deems appropriate. The Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, the head of any other agency or instrumentality of the Executive branch, and each contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or such other agency or instrumentality, shall provide to any foreign national employee in the database established under subsection (b), at the end of each year of employment with the Government, contractor, or subcontractor (at any tier) (as the case may be) and on the date such employment terminates, a written certification regarding such employee’s total length of service.