H. R. 3237 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 

An Act 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2021, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 

Army’’, $231,000,000, to respond to the events at the United States 

Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for related purposes: 

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. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air 

Force’’, $28,900,000, to respond to the events at the United States 

Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for related purposes: 

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. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’’, $218,500,000 to respond to the events at 

the United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for 

related purposes: 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. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Air National Guard’’, $42,500,000 to respond to the events at the 

United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for related 

purposes: 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. 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

For an additional amount for ‘‘Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: 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. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’, 

$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for 

necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities 

authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act: 

Provided, That such amounts shall be for such activities for Afghan 

individuals within the United States who have been granted special 

immigrant status as described in section 602(b)(8) of the Afghan 

Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note): 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. 

TITLE III 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

SENATE 

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $7,832,856, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: 

Provided, That of such amount, such sums as necessary may be 

used to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 

for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant 

at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to the date of the 

enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount shall 

be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the 
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Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: 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. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

For payment to Susan M. Wright, widow of Ronald Wright, 

late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000. 

For payment to the heirs at law of Alcee Hastings, late a 

Representative from the State of Florida, $174,000. 

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Allowances and Expenses’’, 

$11,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, which shall be for 

necessary expenses for business continuity and disaster recovery: 

Provided, That of such amount, such sums as necessary may be 

used to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 

for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant 

at Arms of the House of Representatives prior to the date of the 

enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount shall 

be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to and 

approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives: 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. 

CAPITOL POLICE 

SALARIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries’’, $37,495,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the events at 

the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for related 

purposes: Provided, That of such amount, such sums as necessary 

may be used to restore amounts, either directly or through 

reimbursement, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by 

the Capitol Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: 

Provided further, That of such amount, $3,600,000 may remain 

available until expended for retention bonuses: Provided further, 

That of such amount, up to $6,900,000 shall be made available 

for hazard pay for employees of the Capitol Police: Provided further, 

That of such amount, $1,361,300 shall be made available for the 

wellness program for the United States Capitol Police: 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. 
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GENERAL EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’, $33,169,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the 

events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for 

related purposes: Provided, That of such amount, such sums as 

necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or through 

reimbursement, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by 

the Capitol Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: 

Provided further, That of such amount, $2,628,000 shall remain 

available until expended for physical protection barriers and various 

civil disturbance unit equipment: Provided further, That amounts 

provided under this heading in this Act for physical protection 

barriers may be transferred to and merged with the Capitol Police 

Building and Grounds Account of the Architect of the Capitol: 

Provided further, That of such amount, not less than $5,000,000 

shall be made available for reimbursable agreements with State 

and local law enforcement agencies and not less than $4,800,000 

shall be available for protective details for Members of Congress, 

including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress: Provided further, That of such amount, up to $2,500,000 

may be transferred to ‘‘Department of Justice—United States Marshals Service—Salaries and Expenses’’ for the purpose of reimbursements for providing peer-to-peer and group counseling services to 

the Capitol Police and training and technical and related assistance 

necessary to establish a peer-to-peer and group counseling program 

within the Capitol Police: 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. For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’, $800,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare 

for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That of such amount, 

such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either 

directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for the 

same purposes by the Capitol Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: 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. 

UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE MUTUAL AID REIMBURSEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements’’, $35,396,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2026, for reimbursements for mutual aid and 

related training, including mutual aid and training provided under 

the agreements described in section 7302 of Public Law 108–458: 

Provided, That of such amount, up to $9,096,000 is available to 

be used for reimbursement to the United States Capitol Police’s 

primary local law enforcement partners for mutual aid provided 

in response to the events of January 6, 2021: Provided further, That obligation of the funds made available under this heading 

in this Act be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking 

Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, 
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and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and 

purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation: 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. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

WELLNESS PROGRAM

SEC. 301. (a) APPLICATION OF LAW.—The wellness program 

of the United States Capitol Police shall be known and designated 

as the ‘‘Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 

to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

CAPITOL POLICE SALARY CAP ADJUSTMENT

SEC. 302. For the purposes of administering pay during calendar year 2021, the maximum annual payable rate for any member 

or civilian employee of the Capitol Police whose compensation 

includes overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

(29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) shall be set at Executive Schedule II at 

$199,300. Excluded from this limitation for calendar year 2021 

shall be retention bonuses and hazard bonuses related to the events 

of January 6th. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction and Operations’’, $21,869,069, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 

to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for necessary 

expenses of the Architect of the Capitol to supplement the funding 

made available in Public Law 116–136, as amended by section 

159(3) of Public Law 116–159, and for the same purposes; and 

for related purchases for Congressional offices, including in Congressional Districts and State Offices, wherever located: Provided, That 

any funds transferred by the Architect to restore amounts, either 

directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for the 

purposes provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this 

Act shall be merged with and made available for the same purposes, 

and period of availability, as the appropriations to which the funds 

are transferred: 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. 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds 

and Security’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2023, to respond to the events at the United States Capitol 

on January 6, 2021: Provided, That of such amount $283,000,000 

shall be for necessary upgrade or replacement of windows and 
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doors in the Capitol Building and the House of Representatives 

and Senate office buildings on the Capitol grounds, as well as 

any related work to harden or enhance physical security of such 

structures: Provided further, That of such amount, $17,000,000 

shall be for the purchase and installation of cameras at the Senate 

and House of Representatives office buildings for the purposes 

of safety and security: Provided further, That amounts necessary 

for the purpose in the preceding proviso may be transferred between 

the Architect of the Capitol and the United States Capitol Police, 

as needed: 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 PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 310. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other Act in prior fiscal years, this fiscal year, or any fiscal year 

thereafter may be used to install permanent, above-ground fencing 

around the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United States 

Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of title 40, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 311. For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, subject to the approval 

of the Chairs and Ranking Members of Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Architect 

of the Capitol may accept contributions of, and may incur obligations 

and make expenditures out of available appropriations for, supplies, 

products, and services necessary to respond to an emergency 

involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, 

as determined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, which may 

be provided for the use of any office which is located within any 

building, grounds, or facility for which the Architect of the Capitol 

is responsible for the maintenance, care, and operation, on a 

reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis subject to the availability 

of funds. 

TITLE IV 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address 

humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and to assist Afghan refugees: 

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. 
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UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, $500,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, notwithstanding section 2(c)(2) of the 

Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (22 

U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)): 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. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT

VISA PROGRAM

SEC. 401. (a) Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection 

Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A) by amending clause (ii) to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(ii) was or is employed in Afghanistan on or after 

October 7, 2001, for not less than 1 year— 

‘‘(I) by, or on behalf of, the United States 

Government; or 

‘‘(II) by the International Security Assistance 

Force (or any successor name for such Force) in 

a capacity that required the alien— 

‘‘(aa) while traveling off-base with United 

States military personnel stationed at the 

International Security Assistance Force (or 

any successor name for such Force), to serve 

as an interpreter or translator for such United 

States military personnel; or 

‘‘(bb) to perform activities for the United 

States military personnel stationed at International Security Assistance Force (or any successor name for such Force);’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(I)(bb)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subitem (AA), by 

inserting ‘‘per denial or revocation’’ after ‘‘written 

appeal’’; and 

(ii) in subitem (AA), by inserting ‘‘or thereafter 

at the discretion of the Secretary of State’’ after ‘‘in 

writing’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3)(F)— 

(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘2021’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2022’’; 

(B) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘exhausted,,’’ and inserting 

‘‘exhausted,’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘26,500’’ and inserting ‘‘34,500’’; 

(C) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023;’’; and 

(D) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023;’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘, including Chief 

of Mission approval,’’ after ‘‘so that all steps’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (13), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

‘‘January 31, 2024’’. 

(b) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount provided by this 

section 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. 

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, including a classified 

annex, if necessary, on the Afghan special immigrant visa program as described in Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) and Section 1059 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

note). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) The total number of visas issued under such program, disaggregated by fiscal year. 

(B) With respect to principal aliens issued special 

immigrant visas under such program, a description of the 

types of roles performed for which such aliens earned eligibility for such visas. 

(C) Information regarding the average processing times 

for visa applicants under such program, disaggregated by 

the fiscal year in which visa applications under the program 

were submitted. 

(D) The number of individuals who have pending 

applications for visas under such program, including— 

(1) The number of individuals approved of the total number 

of applications processed by the Chief of Mission; and 

(2) The number of successful appeals of the total number 

of application appeals filed. 

(E) The estimated total number of individuals who 

have performed the requisite employment to apply for a 

visa under such program, but who have not yet applied 

for or received a visa, including a description of the methodology used to create such an estimate. 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 

In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 

on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 

on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 
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WAIVER OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES

SEC. 402. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly issue a blanket waiver 

of the requirement that aliens described in section 602(b)(2) of 

the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101) undergo 

a medical exam under section 221(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(d)), or any other applicable provision of 

law, prior to issuance of an immigrant visa or admission to the 

United States. 

(b) DURATION.—A waiver under subsection (a) shall be for a 

period of 1 year, and, subject to subsection (g), may be extended 

by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security 

for additional periods, each of which shall not exceed 1 year. 

(c) NOTIFICATION.—Upon exercising the waiver authority under 

subsection (a), or the authority to extend a waiver under subsection 

(b), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall notify the appropriate congressional committees. 

(d) REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION AFTER ADMISSION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 

consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

shall establish procedures to ensure, to the greatest extent 

practicable, that any alien who receives a waiver of the medical 

examination requirement under this section completes such 

an exam not later than 30 days after the date on which the 

alien is admitted to the United States. 

(2) CONDITIONAL BASIS FOR STATUS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, an alien who receives a waiver of the medical 

examination requirement under this section shall be considered, at the time of admission to the United States, as 

an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on 

a conditional basis. 

(B) REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall remove the conditional basis of the 

alien’s status upon the Secretary’s confirmation that such 

alien has completed the medical examination and is not 

inadmissible under section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)). 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which 

the waiver authority under subsection (a) is exercised, or such 

waiver is extended under subsection (b), as applicable, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report on the status 

of medical examinations required under paragraph (1), 

including— 

(A) the number of pending and completed examinations; and 

(B) the number of aliens who have failed to complete 

the medical examination within the 30-day period after 

the date of such aliens’ admission. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services from adopting appropriate measures to prevent 

the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID–19, to the 

United States. 

(g) SUNSET.—The authority under subsections (a) and (b) 

expires on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

(h) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount provided by this 

section 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. 

SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES AND

CHILDREN

SEC. 403. (a) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Section 

101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(27)(D)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘an immigrant who is an employee’’ and 

inserting ‘‘an immigrant who— 

‘‘(i) is an employee’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘grant such status;’’ and inserting ‘‘grant 

such status; or 

‘‘(ii) is the surviving spouse or child of an employee 

of the United States Government abroad: Provided, 

That the employee performed faithful service for a 

total of not less than 15 years or was killed in the 

line of duty;’’. 

(b) AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2009.—Section 

602(b)(2)(C) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

1101 note) is amended— 

(1) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 

as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving such items 

2 ems to the right; 

(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 

and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to 

the right; 

(3) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as redesignated, 

by striking ‘‘An alien is described’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An alien is described’’; 

(4) in clause (i)(I), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘who had 

a petition for classification approved’’ and inserting ‘‘who had 

submitted an application to the Chief of Mission’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(II) EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.—An 

application by a surviving spouse or child of a 

principal alien shall be subject to employment 

requirements set forth in subparagraph (A) as of 

the date of the principal alien’s filing of an application for the first time, or if no application has 
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been filed, the employment requirements as of the 

date of the principal alien’s death.’’. 

(c) REFUGEE CRISIS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2007.—Section 1244(b)(3) 

of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) 

is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘described in subsection (b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘in this subsection’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and 

(ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving such 

subclauses 2 ems to the right; 

(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 

(i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses 2 ems to 

the right; 

(4) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated, 

by striking ‘‘An alien is described’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien is described’’; 

(5) in subparagraph (A)(i), as redesignated, by striking 

‘‘who had a petition for classification approved’’ and inserting 

‘‘who submitted an application to the Chief of Mission’’; and 

(6) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.—An application by 

a surviving spouse or child of a principal alien shall be 

subject to employment requirements set forth in paragraph 

(1) as of the date of the principal alien’s filing of an application for the first time, or if the principal alien did not 

file an application, the employment requirements as of 

the date of the principal alien’s death.’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall be effective on June 30, 2021, and shall have retroactive 

effect. 

(e) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount provided by this 

section 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. 

CONVERSION OF PETITIONS FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR

CERTAIN IRAQIS

SEC. 404. (a) Section 2 of Public Law 110–242 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) DURATION.—The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 

on the date on which the numerical limitation specified under 

section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is reached.’’. 

(b) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount provided by this 

section 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. 
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TITLE V 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, $1,100,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2022, for the sole purpose of restoring amounts, either directly 

or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for extraordinary law enforcement and related costs directly associated with 

protection of the President-elect from November 4, 2020 until the 

inauguration of the President-elect as President: Provided, That 

such reimbursement shall be provided only for costs that a State 

or local agency can document as being over and above the cost 

of normal law enforcement operations and as being directly attributable to the provision of protection described herein: 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. 

TITLE VI 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

SEC. 601. Each amount appropriated or made available by 

this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 

fiscal year involved. 

SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 603. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts 

shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable 

to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2021. 

SEC. 604. Except for funds used to restore amounts, either 

directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred prior 

to the date of the enactment of this Act, and notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act shall 

only be used for the purposes specifically described herein. 

SEC. 605. In this Act, the term ‘‘coronavirus’’ means SARS– 

CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential. 

SEC. 606. Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, 

if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 

such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

SEC. 607. Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 

by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, 

and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this 

Act shall retain such designation. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Security Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.