,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,hunt introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to terminate the ,afghan ,special      
,immigrant ,visa program1 cancel pending
 applications1 mandate security         
reassessment of current beneficiaries1  
and provide for removal of individuals  
found ineligible or a threat to national
 security4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,afghan ,,siv       
,termination and ,security ,review ,act 
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,the ,afghan       
,special ,immigrant ,visa 7,,siv7       
program was created to provide          
protection to certain individuals who   
assisted ,united ,states missions in    
,afghanistan4  7#b7 ,reports by         
,inspectors ,general have identified    
significant deficiencies in vetting1    
documentation1 and identity verification

 procedures within the ,,siv process4   
7#c7 ,the ,united ,states has a         
compelling interest in ensuring that all
 noncitizens admitted to the ,united    
,states have undergone rigorous and     
complete security screening4  7#d7      
,congress retains plenary authority over
 the admission of noncitizens and the   
structure of creating or terminating    
immigration categories4  #c4            
,termination of the ,afghan ,special    
,immigrant ,visa ,program  7a7          
,termination ,section #fjb of the       
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act of     
#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is      
repealed4  7b7 ,closure of new          
applications ,no new ,afghan ,,siv      
application may be filed on or after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7   
,cancellation of pending applications   
,all unadjudicated ,afghan ,,siv        
applications pending as of the date of  
enactment of this ,act are hereby closed
 and shall not be processed or approved4
  #d4 ,mandatory security reassessment  

of existing ,afghan ,,siv beneficiaries 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 in coordination    
with the ,secretary of ,state and the   
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
shall conduct a comprehensive security  
reassessment of every individual        
currently admitted to the ,united       
,states under the ,afghan ,,siv program4
  7b7 ,elements of review ,the          
reassessment shall include-- 7#a7       
biometric re-enrollment2  7#b7 updated  
criminal1 terrorism1 and intelligence   
database checks2  7#c7 verification of  
all identity documents previously       
submitted2  7#d7 re-verification of     
claimed service to the ,united ,states  
,government or its contractors2 and     
7#e7 in-person interviews where         
national-security indicators warrant4   
7c7 ,deadline ,the ,secretary shall     
complete all reassessments within #ah   
months of enactment of this ,act4  #e4  
,mandatory review for removability  7a7 
,individualized determinations required 

,for each ,afghan ,,siv beneficiary1 the
 ,secretary shall determine whether the 
individual-- 7#a7 remains eligible for  
the benefit received2  7#b7 is          
inadmissible or removable under the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act      
7,,ina72  7#c7 engaged in fraud1        
misrepresentation1 or concealment of    
material facts during the ,,siv process2
 and  7#d7 poses a national-security1   
public-safety1 or terrorism-related     
concern4  7b7 ,consequences ,if the     
,secretary determines that an individual
 falls within any category listed in    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 initiate rescission of ,,siv       
status2 and  7#b7 initiate removal      
proceedings consistent with due process 
and the ,,ina4  7c7 ,priority ,cases    
involving national-security indicators  
shall be prioritized for immediate      
action4  #f4 ,prohibition on reissuance 
or reinstatement ,no ,afghan ,,siv      
status rescinded or terminated under    
this ,act may be reinstated or reissued 

under any authority previously granted  
by the ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act 
of #bjji4  #g4 ,reallocation of         
appropriations ,any appropriations      
outstanding for the ,afghan ,special    
,immigrant ,visa ,program is reallocated
 to the ,supportive ,services for       
,veteran ,families 7,,ssvf7 program     
under the jurisdiction of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4