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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8368 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To establish a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts 

in the Department of State, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordinator for Af3 ghan Relocation Efforts Authorization Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 

6 appoint a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts 

7 (‘‘Coordinator’’), who shall be responsible for— 

8 (1) relocating and resettling eligible Afghan al9 lies and facilitating the departure of United States 

10 citizens and lawful permanent residents who request 

11 United States assistance to leave Afghanistan, ex12 cept that the Coordinator shall prioritize the facilita13 tion of such departures before the relocation or re14 settlement of allies; and 

15 (2) working with other offices of the Depart16 ment of State, as well as with appropriate counter17 parts at other Federal departments and agencies, to 

18 ensure integrated United States support for such re19 location efforts. 

20 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The Coordinator is authorized— 

21 (1) to enter into personal services contracts for 

22 a period ending not later than the date described in 

23 section 3; 

24 (2) to extend and maintain through such date 

25 personal services contracts entered into pursuant to 

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1 ghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 

2 (Public Law 117–43); 

3 (3) to hire temporary personnel who are United 

4 States citizens, except that to the extent possible the 

5 Coordinator should use Foreign Service limited ap6 pointments to fill such positions both in the United 

7 States and abroad in accordance with section 309 of 

8 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949); 

9 and 

10 (4) subject to the availability of appropria11 tions— 

12 (A) to accept, in the form of reimburse13 ment or transfer, amounts from other Federal 

14 departments or agencies as appropriate to carry 

15 out the duties described in subsection (a); and 

16 (B) to reimburse such other departments 

17 or agencies as the Coordinator may determine 

18 appropriate to carry out such duties. 

19 (c) DETAILEES AND ASSIGNEES.—Any Federal Gov20 ernment employee may be detailed or assigned to the Of21 fice of the Coordinator, with or without reimbursement, 

22 consistent with applicable laws and regulations regarding 

23 such employee, and such detail or assignment shall be 

24 without interruption or loss of status or privilege. 


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1 (d) NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERS

2 OF FUNDS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator shall notify 

4 the appropriate congressional committees of each 

5 use of the transfer authority made available under 

6 subsection (b)(4)(A) not later than 15 days before 

7 the completion of such transfer. 

8 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

10 congressional committees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

12 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

13 of Representatives; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

15 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

16 Senate. 

17 SEC. 3. SUNSET. 

18 This Act and the authorities provided by this Act 

19 shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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