,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to waive the requirement to    
undergo a medical exam for aliens who   
are otherwise eligible for special      
immigrant status under the ,afghan      
,allies ,protection ,act of #bjji1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,honoring
 ,our ,promises through ,expedition for 
,afghan ,s,i,vs ,act of #bjba or the    
,,hope for ,afghan ,s,i,vs ,act of      
#bjba4  #b4 ,waiver of medical exam for 
,afghan allies  7a7 ,authorization ,the 
,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security may waive any    
requirement to undergo a medical exam   
under section #bba7;d7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;d771 or any other      

applicable requirement to undergo a     
medical exam prior to admission to the  
,united ,states1 for aliens described in
 section #fjb7;b77#b7 of the ,afghan    
,allies ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note74  7b7 ,duration   
,the waiver authorized under subsection 
7a7 shall be for a period of #a year1   
and may be extended for additional      
#a-year periods4  7c7 ,requirement for  
medical exam after admission  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 shall ensure that any alien  
who does not undergo a medical exam     
prior to admission to the ,united       
,states pursuant to this section1       
receives such an exam as soon as        
possible after the alien is admitted to 
the ,united ,states in order to address 
any public health concern1 but in no    
event later than #ij days after the     
alien is admitted to the ,united        
,states4  7#b7 ,report ,on the date that

 is one year after the date on which the
 waiver authority under subsection 7a7  
is exercised1 and on the date that is   
one year after any extension under      
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services1 shall submit to the   
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the medical exams given under 
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,notification ,if  
the ,secretary of ,state or the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
exercises the waiver authority under    
subsection 7a71 or extends such a waiver
 under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary   
shall notify the appropriate            
congressional committees4  7e7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committees 
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives and of the ,senate2    
7#b7 the ,committees on the ,judiciary  
of the ,house of ,representatives and of

 the ,senate2  7#c7 the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 
7#d7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate4  7f7 ,rule of  
construction ,nothing in this ,act may  
be construed to prevent the ,secretary  
of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services from adopting appropriate     
measures to prevent the spread of       
communicable diseases1 including        
,,covid-#ai1 to the ,united ,states4    
7g7 ,sunset ,the authority under        
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 expires on the  
date that is #c years after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4