[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 25 (Saturday, February 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S833-S834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1601. Ms. BUTLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer) 
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive 
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans 
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 32, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 33, line 14, and insert the following:

                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance'', $748,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980:  Provided, That, of amounts made 
     available under this heading in this Act, $267,000,000 shall 
     be available to carry out section 402:  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this heading in this Act 
     may be used for grants or contracts with qualified 
     organizations, including nonprofit entities, to provide 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including 
     wraparound services, housing assistance, medical assistance, 
     legal assistance, and case management assistance:  Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under this heading in 
     this

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     Act may be used by the Director of the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or supplement awards 
     previously made by the Director:  Provided further, That the 
     Director, in carrying out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1552(c)(1)(A)) with 
     amounts made available under this heading in this Act, may 
     allocate such amounts among the States in a manner that 
     accounts for the most current data available:  Provided 
     further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 401.  Section 401(a)(1)(A) of the Additional Ukraine 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-128) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2024'':  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 402. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     individuals entering the United States pursuant to the 
     implementation of Executive Order 14011, and paroled into the 
     United States under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)), including 
     individuals granted parole in place, or who otherwise were 
     issued a visa or other immigration benefit, shall be eligible 
     for the benefits described in subsection (b) if such 
     individuals completed security and law enforcement background 
     checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and, if paroled, such individual's parole has not 
     been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security:  
     Provided, That such services shall also be available to 
     immediate family members of such individuals if such family 
     members are in the United States in such parole status:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may identify the children, parents, and legal 
     guardians eligible to receive case management, mental health, 
     and other supportive services described under this section 
     through reference to the identified members of the classes, 
     and their minor children, in the class-action lawsuits Ms. 
     J.P. v. Barr and Ms. L. v. ICE.  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals 
     described in this subsection, including immediate family 
     members of such individuals, who have been paroled into the 
     United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) shall, for as long as 
     they are in such parole status, be eligible for resettlement 
     assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits 
     available to refugees admitted under section 207 of such Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1157) to the same extent, and for the same periods 
     of time, as such refugees.
       (b) Benefits.--An individual described in subsection (a) 
     shall be eligible for--
       (1) resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, mental 
     health and other supportive services, including access to 
     legal services, and other benefits available to refugees 
     admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1157);
       (2) services described under section 412(d)(2) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)), 
     subject to subparagraph (B) of such section, if such 
     individual is an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in 
     section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 under 
     6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
       (c) Adjustment of Status.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     adjust the status of an individual described in subsection 
     (a), whose parole or visa has not been terminated, to that of 
     an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if 
     the individual--
       (A) has been present in the United States for at least 1 
     year;
       (B) is otherwise admissible to the United States as an 
     immigrant; and
       (C) clears any additional background checks and screening, 
     as specified by the Secretary.
       (2) Inclusion.--The authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to adjust status under this subsection shall include 
     individuals granted parole in place.
       (3) No reduction in visa numbers.--On a grant of adjustment 
     of status under this subsection, the Secretary of State shall 
     not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas 
     authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
       (4) Record.--On approval of such an application for 
     adjustment of status, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall create a record of the alien's admission as an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence as of the date of 
     the alien's inspection and entry described in subsection (a).
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