II 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2083 

To waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are 

otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies 

Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2021 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for 

aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant 

status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Prom5 ises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021’’ 

6 or the ‘‘HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021’’. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2 

•S 2083 IS

1 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF MEDICAL EXAM FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State or the 

3 Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any require4 ment to undergo a medical exam under section 221(d) of 

5 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(d)), 

6 or any other applicable requirement to undergo a medical 

7 exam prior to admission to the United States, for aliens 

8 described in section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protec9 tion Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note). 

10 (b) DURATION.—The waiver authorized under sub11 section (a) shall be for a period of 1 year, and may be 

12 extended for additional 1-year periods. 

13 (c) REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL EXAM AFTER AD14 MISSION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

16 Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 

17 Health and Human Services, shall ensure that any 

18 alien who does not undergo a medical exam prior to 

19 admission to the United States pursuant to this sec20 tion, receives such an exam as soon as possible after 

21 the alien is admitted to the United States in order 

22 to address any public health concern, but in no event 

23 later than 90 days after the alien is admitted to the 

24 United States. 

25 (2) REPORT.—On the date that is one year 

26 after the date on which the waiver authority under 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
3 

•S 2083 IS

1 subsection (a) is exercised, and on the date that is 

2 one year after any extension under subsection (b), 

3 the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

4 with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

5 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com6 mittees a report on the medical exams given under 

7 paragraph (1). 

8 (d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of State or the 

9 Secretary of Homeland Security exercises the waiver au10 thority under subsection (a), or extends such a waiver 

11 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify the appro12 priate congressional committees. 

13 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

14 The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

15 means— 

16 (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 

17 House of Representatives and of the Senate; 

18 (2) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 

19 House of Representatives and of the Senate; 

20 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

22 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

23 (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Committee on 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
4 

•S 2083 IS

1 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

2 Senate. 

3 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

4 may be construed to prevent the Secretary of State, the 

5 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, 

6 or the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 

7 adopting appropriate measures to prevent the spread of 

8 communicable diseases, including COVID–19, to the 

9 United States. 

10 (g) SUNSET.—The authority under subsections (a) 

11 and (b) expires on the date that is 3 years after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act. 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS