This bill creates an Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts in the Department of State and names a Coordinator to lead it. The Coordinator would: support voluntary departure from Afghanistan; lead interagency work on vetting, security screening, and case processing with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense; help with relocation and resettlement logistics with resettlement support centers and U.S.-based resettlement agencies; address family reunification barriers, including cases involving active-duty service members and veterans; coordinate integration support such as trauma recovery and medical care with other federal agencies; keep and analyze a centralized, secure database of Afghan applicants, beneficiaries, and relocated individuals; and provide timely information to Congress.
The bill requires the Coordinator to collect specific information (numbers of applicants by pathway and location; counts of family reunification cases pending, approved, and completed; average times for application, vetting, relocation, and resettlement; denials and closures and reasons; active-duty and veteran-linked family separation cases; and other prescribed data). The Secretary of State must establish and maintain a secure, centralized database for this information, which may be classified as needed but must support reporting, oversight, and interagency coordination. Once the database exists, the Secretary must report to the appropriate congressional committees 30 days later and every 90 days after that. The bill defines who is a covered person for program purposes and generally sunsets (ends) five years after enactment, with certain database notification requirements continuing as described.
If you are an Afghan applicant, family member, or a U.S. active-duty service member or veteran with a linked case, the bill would centralize and track cases and aim to coordinate vetting, relocation, and resettlement services. Resettlement agencies and support centers would work with the Office on logistics and integration services. Congress would receive regular reports on progress. The office’s authorities would end five years after enactment unless otherwise notified to the congressional committees as described.
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The bill’s findings state the program is the safest, most secure legal immigration pathway; that resettling Afghan allies through Special Immigrant Visa and refugee pipelines is critical to upholding credibility and encouraging future support for U.S. personnel; that failing to reunite service members and veterans with Afghan family members is harmful; that a June 10, 2025 Department of Justice Office of Inspector General review found Afghan SIV vetting to be rigorous and effective; and that permanently authorizing the Coordinator reflects bipartisan commitment to fulfilling wartime promises and ensuring accountability.
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