Sec. 2502. [[8 U.S.C. 1101 note](/us/usc/t8/s1101)]

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## SEC. 2502 **[**[8 U.S.C. 1101 note](/us/usc/t8/s1101)**]** ###

(a)In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (or a person with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) shall be eligible for the benefits described in subsections

(b)and

(c)if— ####

(1)such individual completed security and law enforcement background checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security and was subsequently— #####

(A)paroled into the United States between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2023; or #####

(B)paroled into the United States after September 30, 2022, and— ######

(i)is the spouse or child (as such term is defined under section 101(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)) of an individual described in subparagraph (A); or ######

(ii)is the parent or legal guardian of an individual described in subparagraph

(A)who is determined to be an unaccompanied child under 6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2); and ####

(2)such individual’s parole has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security. ###

(b)Benefits An individual described in subsection

(a)shall be eligible for— ####

(1)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) until March 31, 2023, or the term of parole granted under subsection (a), whichever is later; ####

(2)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 6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2); and ####

(3)a driver’s license or identification card under section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note), notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(B) of such Act. ###

(c)Expeditious Adjudication of Asylum Applications With respect to an application for asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) filed by an individual described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— ####

(1)conduct the initial interview on the asylum application not later than 45 days after the date on which the application is filed; and ####

(2)in the absence of exceptional circumstances, issue a final administrative adjudication on the asylum application within 150 days after the date the application is filed. ###

(d)Clarification Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in this act shall be interpreted to— ####

(1)preclude an individual described in subsection (a), from applying for or receiving any immigration benefits to which such individual is otherwise eligible; or ####

(2)entitle a person described in subsection

(a)to lawful permanent resident status. ###

(e)Report Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to Congress detailing the number of individuals described in subsection (a); the number of individuals receiving benefits in subsection (b), including their eligibility for benefits as refugees notwithstanding this Act; and any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary.

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