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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4517 
To require the Secretary of State to submit a plan for the reimbursement 
of personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, American 
lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2023 
Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. 
BERGMAN, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CAREY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BARR, Mrs. 
LESKO, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to submit a plan for 
the reimbursement of personal funds expended to evac-
uate American citizens, American lawful permanent resi-
dents, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Voluntary 
Actions are Compensated Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘EVAC Act 
of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PLAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF UNITED STATES PERSONS EVACU-
ATED FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
to reimburse any covered United States person who ex-
pended personal funds to evacuate American citizens, law-
ful permanent residents of the United States, or Afghan 
allies from Afghanistan during the period beginning on 
August 1, 2021, and ending on November 1, 2021. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Secretary of Defense. 
(2) Nongovernmental organizations and vet-
erans service organizations with expertise in sup-
porting the evacuation of American citizens and Af-
ghan allies from Afghanistan. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall also include the following elements: 
(1) Eligibility requirements for covered United 
States persons to file a reimbursement claim under 
the plan. 
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(2) The criteria for reimbursement, including 
the types of reimbursable claims and maximum re-
imbursement limit. 
(3) The process for filing a reimbursement 
claim. 
(4) An estimate of the time that would be asso-
ciated with processing a reimbursement claim. 
(5) The supporting documentation required to 
file a reimbursement claim. 
(6) The process for disbursing funds to United 
States persons once a reimbursement claim is 
verified and approved, 
(7) An estimate of the costs that would be asso-
ciated with implementing the Plan. 
(8) A list of each nongovernmental organization 
and each veteran service organization consulted in 
accordance with subsection (b)(2) during the devel-
opment of the plan. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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