Sec. 2503. reporting requirement
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## SEC. 2503 reporting requirement ###
(a)In General Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter through September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the head of any other applicable Federal agency, shall submit to Congress a report that includes the elements described in subsection (b). ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A summary of the status of Afghan evacuees, including— #####
(A)the number of the Afghan evacuees present in the United States, located at overseas bases of the United States Armed Forces, or located in third countries who are not located at such a base including— ######
(i)the number who are U.S. lawful permanent residents; ######
(ii)the number who are Special Immigrant Visa holders; ######
(iii)the number who are Special Immigrant Visa applicants; ######
(iv)the number who are in possession of a valid nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States; ######
(v)the number who are employees of a U.S. Government agency; ######
(vi)the number who are employees of a U.S. funded partner organization, media, or non-profit; ######
(vii)the number of Priority 1 refugee referrals; ######
(viii)the number of Priority 2 refugee referrals; ######
(ix)the number who have been relocated from the United States to a third country, and the country to which they were relocated; and ######
(x)the number who do not fall into any of the above categories; #####
(B)the number of Afghan evacuees at overseas bases or other official staging areas who have been flagged as potential security concerns or risks or included on the United States no-fly list and who were therefore denied clearance to enter the United States; and #####
(C)the number of the Afghan evacuees who have been paroled into the United States— ######
(i)the number whose parole was terminated; and ######
(ii)the number whose parole has been extended. ####
(2)The number of Afghan evacuees who have been interviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in connection with an application or petition for immigration benefits, including— #####
(A)the number of such interviews conducted since the United States withdrawal; #####
(B)the rate at which individuals were granted or refused the benefits that formed the basis for such interviews; #####
(C)the number of individuals who did not appear at a scheduled interview; and #####
(D)a description of the procedures for screening for and detecting child marriage, human trafficking, gender-based violence, and marriages entered into or relationships as fiancee or fiance claimed for the sole purpose of securing evacuation. ####
(3)For each Federal department and agency involved in Operation Allies Welcome— #####
(A)as of the date of the report, the costs incurred; and #####
(B)an identification of the source of appropriated or other funds used to fund the effort. ###
(c)Definition of Afghan Evacuee In this section, the term “Afghan evacuee” means a person whose evacuation from Afghanistan to the United States, or a location overseas controlled by the United States, was facilitated by the United States as part of Operation Allies Refuge.