,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjba ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4     
,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require a strategy to       
support nationals of ,afghanistan who   
are applicants for special immigrant    
visas or for referral to the ,united    
,states ,refugee ,admissions ,program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,honor ,our ,commitment ,act of #bjba4  
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that the ,united ,states  
should increase support for nationals of
 ,afghanistan who aided the ,united     
,states mission in ,afghanistan during  
the past #bj years and are now under    
threat from the ,taliban1 specifically  
such nationals of ,afghanistan1 in      
,afghanistan or third countries1 who are

 applicants for--  7#a7 special         
immigrant visas under the ,afghan       
,allies ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note2 ,public ,law      
#aaa-h7 or section #ajei of the         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjjf 7#h ,u4,s4,c4   
#aaja note2 ,public ,law #aji-afc72 or  
7#b7 referral to the ,united ,states    
,refugee ,admissions ,program as        
refugees 7as defined in section         
#aja7;a77#db7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#db7771 including as ,priority
 #b refugees4  #c4 ,strategy to support 
certain nationals of ,afghanistan  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #fj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 the ,director of   
the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 
and the heads of other relevant ,federal
 departments and agencies1 shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        

,congress a strategy for the safe       
processing abroad of nationals of       
,afghanistan described in section #b4   
7b7 ,elements ,the strategy required by 
subsection 7a7 shall include a detailed 
plan--  7#a7 to prioritize for          
evacuation from ,afghanistan nationals  
of ,afghanistan described in section #b2
  7#b7 to provide for security checks   
for such nationals of ,afghanistan1     
which--  7,a7 shall be conducted        
remotely before departure from          
,afghanistan2 and  7,b7 shall not take  
the place of post-departure security    
screening2  7#c7 to facilitate1 after   
such security checks1 the rapid         
departure from ,afghanistan by air      
charter and land passage of such        
nationals of ,afghanistan who satisfy   
the requirements of such security       
checks2  7#d7 to provide letters of     
support1 diplomatic notes1 and other    
documentation1 as appropriate1 to ease  
transit for such nationals of           
,afghanistan2  7#e7 to engage           

governments of relevant countries to    
better facilitate evacuation of such    
nationals of ,afghanistan2  7#f7 to     
disseminate frequent updates to such    
nationals of ,afghanistan and relevant  
nongovernmental organizations with      
respect to evacuation from ,afghanistan2
  7#g7 to identify and establish        
sufficient locations outside            
,afghanistan and the ,united ,states    
that will accept such nationals of      
,afghanistan during case processing     
7including during the processes of      
security checks and establishing the    
eligibility of such nationals of        
,afghanistan before their travel to the 
,united ,states1 which shall include any
 in-person interview required for full  
adjudication of a case and1 in the case 
of a special immigrant visa1 issuance of
 such visa7 for-- 7,a7 the special      
immigrant visas described in paragraph  
7#a7 of section #b2 or  7,b7 referral   
to1 and acceptance for resettlement in  
the ,united ,states by1 the ,united     

,states ,refugee ,admissions ,program   
described in paragraph 7#b7 of that     
section2  7#h7 to identify necessary    
resource1 personnel1 and equipment      
requirements to increase capacity to    
better support such nationals of        
,afghanistan and reduce their           
application processing times1 while     
ensuring strict and necessary security  
checks1 including1 to the extent        
practicable1 by allowing such nationals 
of ,afghanistan to receive referrals to 
the ,united ,states ,refugee ,admissions
 ,program while they are still in       
,afghanistan so as to initiate          
application processing more             
expeditiously2 and  7#i7 to provide for 
relocation outside ,afghanistan to third
 countries for nationals of ,afghanistan
 described in section #b who are unable 
to successfully complete security checks
 and application processing to establish
 eligibility to travel to the ,united   
,states4  7c7 ,form ,the strategy       
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     

submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #d4        
,monthly report  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and monthly 
thereafter until ,december #ca1 #bjbb1  
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security and the heads of    
other relevant ,federal departments and 
agencies1 shall submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on efforts to support nationals  
of ,afghanistan described in section #b4
  7b7 ,elements ,each report required by
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following3  7#a7 ,the number of         
nationals of ,afghanistan referred to   
the ,united ,states ,refugee ,admissions
 ,program as ,priority #a and ,priority 
#b refugees since ,august #bi1 #bjba4   
7#b7 ,an assessment of whether each such
 refugee--  7,a7 remains in             
,afghanistan2 or  7,b7 is outside       
,afghanistan4  7#c7 ,with respect to    

nationals of ,afghanistan who have      
applied for referral to the ,united     
,states ,refugee ,program1 the number of
 applications that-- 7,a7 have been     
approved2  7,b7 have been denied2 and   
7,c7 are pending adjudication4  7#d7    
,the number of nationals of ,afghanistan
 who have pending applications for      
special immigrant visas described in    
section #b7a71 disaggregated by the     
special immigrant visa processing steps 
completed with respect to such          
individuals4  7#e7 ,a description of the
 measures taken to implement the        
strategy under section #c4  #e4         
,definition of appropriate committees of
 ,congress ,in this ,act1 the term      
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations1 the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security and ,governmental ,affairs2   
and the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on

 the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security1 and the ,committee 
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives4