,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection to identify and     
conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees   
from ,afghanistan found not to be       
properly vetted before entering the     
,united ,states4  #a4 ,afghan vetting   
and accountability  7a7 ,findings       
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,in the report entitled ,,dhs      
,encountered ,obstacles to ,screen1     
,vet1 and ,inspect ,all ,evacuees during
 the ,recent ,afghanistan ,crisis issued
 on ,september #f1 #bjbb1 the ,inspector
 ,general of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security found that-- 7,a7   
the ,united ,states welcomed more than  
#gi1jjj ,afghan evacuees between ,july  

#bjba1 and ,january #bjbb1 as part of   
,operation ,allies ,refuge and          
,operation ,allies ,welcome2 and  7,b7  
the ,president directed the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security to lead the      
coordination across the ,federal        
,government to resettle vulnerable      
,afghans arriving as part of ,operation 
,allies ,refuge and ,operation ,allies  
,welcome4  7#b7 ,the ,office of the     
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security conducted an     
audit to determine the extent to which  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
screened1 vetted1 and inspected evacuees
 arriving as part of ,operation ,allies 
,refuge and ,operation ,allies ,welcome4
  7#c7 ,after meeting with more than    
#acj individuals from the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security1 the ,office of the
 ,inspector ,general of the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security determined that--
 7,a7 the ,department of ,homeland      
,security encountered obstacles to      
screening1 vetting1 and inspecting all  

,afghan evacuees arriving as part of    
,operation ,allies ,refuge and          
,operation ,allies ,welcome2  7,b7      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
did not always have critical data to    
properly screen1 vet1 or inspect the    
evacuees2  7,c7 some information used to
 vet evacuees through ,united ,states   
,government databases1 such as name1    
date of birth1 identification number1   
and travel document data1 was           
inaccurate1 incomplete1 or missing2 and 
7,d7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border        
,protection admitted or paroled into the
 ,united ,states evacuees who were not  
fully vetted4  7#d7 ,the ,office of the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security attributed the   
,department of ,homeland ,security's    
challenges with respect to properly     
screening1 vetting1 and inspecting such 
evacuees to not having-- 7,a7 a list of 
evacuees from ,afghanistan who were     
unable to provide sufficient            
identification documents2  7,b7 a       

contingency plan to support similar     
emergency situations2 and  7,c7         
standardized policies4  7#e7 ,as a      
result1 the ,department of ,homeland    
,security may have admitted or paroled  
individuals into the ,united ,states who
 pose a risk to the national security of
 the ,united ,states and the safety of  
local communities4  7b7 ,identification 
and recurrent vetting of evacuees from  
,afghanistan ,not later than #cj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection shall--
 7#a7 identify all evacuees from        
,afghanistan who-- 7,a7 were paroled    
into the ,united ,states during the     
period beginning on ,july #a1 #bjba1 and
 ending on ,january #ca1 #bjbb1 as part 
of ,operation ,allies ,refuge or        
,operation ,allies ,welcome2 and  7,b7  
remain in the ,united ,states2  7#b7 for
 each such evacuee1 conduct a full      
screening and vetting1 including by     
consulting all law enforcement and      

international terrorist screening       
databases1 based on the confirmed       
identity of the evacuee2  7#c7          
prioritize the screening and vetting    
described in paragraph 7#b7 for such    
evacuees who did not have documentation 
of their identity on arrival in the     
,united ,states2  7#d7 establish        
recurrent and periodic vetting processes
 for all such evacuees1 including       
in-person interviews as necessary2  7#e7
 ensure that such vetting processes are 
carried out for each such evacuee for   
the duration of the authorized period of
 parole of the evacuee2 and  7#f7       
provide to the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 the ,secretary of        
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,attorney ,general1 and the law         
enforcement agencies of the ,state and  
locality in which each such evacuee is  
located evidence that the full screening
 and vetting described in paragraph     
7#b71 and the recurrent and periodic    

vetting processes described in paragraph
 7#d71 have been carried out4  7c7      
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
and the ,inspector ,general of the      
,department of ,homeland ,security shall
 submit to the ,committee on ,homeland  
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the 
findings and results of the screening   
and vetting carried out under subsection
 7b72 and  7#b7 the number of evacuees  
who were ineligible for admission to the
 ,united ,states and1 for each such     
evacuee1 the specific reason the evacuee
 was found ineligible4