[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6418 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6418

 To direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress on evacuation 
           operations in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2022

   Mrs. Kim of California (for herself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
   Fitzpatrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Mast) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress on evacuation 
           operations in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rescue Endangered SIVs and Citizens 
and Urgently Evacuate to Safety Act of 2022'' or the ``RESCUES Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON EVACUATION OPERATIONS.

    (a) Report.--On the date that is 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on funding 
provided by the Department of State to nongovernmental entities for the 
purposes of evacuating covered individuals from Afghanistan.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The total amount allocated for expenditure and the 
        total amount expended by the Department of State during the 
        period beginning on August 15, 2021, and ending on the date 
        that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
        nongovernmental entities for purposes of evacuating covered 
        individuals from Afghanistan, including for the provision of 
        flights, visa and passport fees, and housing and food costs.
            (2) A list of each nongovernmental entity that received 
        funding from the Department of State for the purposes of 
        evacuating covered individuals from Afghanistan during the 
        period described in paragraph (1).
            (3) A breakdown of how funding provided to each 
        nongovernmental entity by the Department of State during the 
        period described in paragraph (1) was used by each entity, 
        including breakdowns of any taxes, duties, or fees paid to the 
        Taliban (including any entity of the Taliban-controlled 
        government).
            (4) The number of covered individuals who were evacuated 
        from Afghanistan during the period described in paragraph (1), 
        disaggregated by the categories of covered individuals 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 4.
            (5) The number of covered individuals described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4 who, on the date that is 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, are still 
        seeking evacuation from Afghanistan.
            (6) The requirements put in place by the Department of 
        State for nongovernmental entities to receive funding from the 
        Department for purposes of evacuating covered individuals from 
        Afghanistan.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROVISION OF FUNDING.

    On the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report on methods used by the Department of 
State to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, or diversion to unintended 
beneficiaries of funding provided to a nongovernmental entity for 
purposes of evacuating covered individuals from Afghanistan.

SEC. 4. COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``covered individual'' means--
            (1) a national of the United States;
            (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
        the United States;
            (3) a national of Afghanistan who has been issued a special 
        immigrant visa;
            (4) a national of Afghanistan who has applied for a special 
        immigrant visa; and
            (5) a national of Afghanistan who is eligible for Priority 
        1, Priority 2, or Priority 3 processing under the U.S. Refugee 
        Admissions Program.
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