,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bghc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjba,mr4 ,merkley introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide resettlement     
benefits for certain nationals of       
,afghanistan1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,welcoming ,evacuees ,coming    
from ,overseas to ,mitigate ,effects of 
,displacement ,act of #bjba or the      
,,welcomed ,act of #bjba4  #b4          
,resettlement benefits for ,afghan      
entrants  7a7 ,definition of ,afghan    
entrant ,in this ,act1 the term ,afghan 
entrant means a national of ,afghanistan
 7or in the case of an alien having no  
nationality1 a person who last          
habitually resided in ,afghanistan7 who 
is paroled into the ,united ,states     
pursuant to section #bab7;d77#e7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;d77#e77 during the     

period beginning on ,july #a1 #bjba1 and
 ending on ,july #a1 #bjbe4  7b7        
,resettlement support authorized        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an ,afghan entrant shall be        
eligible for resettlement assistance    
7including services for unaccompanied   
refugee minors7 and any other ,federal  
public benefit 7as defined in section   
#dja7;c7 of the ,personal               
,responsibility and ,work               
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #afaa7;c777 in the same manner
 as an alien admitted to the ,united    
,states under section #bjg of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg74  7c7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated such sums as may be    
necessary to carry out this section4