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SEC. 90103. APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGE-
MENT AND BUDGET. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of Management and Budget for 
fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029, for purposes of finding budget 
and accounting efficiencies in the executive branch. 
TITLE X—COMMITTEE ON THE 
JUDICIARY 
Subtitle A—Immigration and Law 
Enforcement Matters 
PART I—IMMIGRATION FEES 
SEC. 100001. APPLICABILITY OF THE IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The fees under this subtitle shall 
apply to aliens in the circumstances described in this sub-
title. 
(b) TERMS.—The terms used under this subtitle shall 
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(c) REFERENCES TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY 
ACT.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, any ref-
erence in this subtitle to a section or other provision shall 
be considered to be to a section or other provision of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
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SEC. 100002. ASYLUM FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the At-
torney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of 
a fee, equal to the amount specified in this section, by any 
alien who files an application for asylum under section 208 
(8 U.S.C. 1158) at the time such application is filed. 
(b) INITIAL AMOUNT.—During fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater of— 
(1) $100; or 
(2) such amount as the Secretary or the Attorney 
General, as applicable, may establish, by rule. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—During 
fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, 
the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(1) the amount of the fee required under this sec-
tion for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and 
(2) the product resulting from the multiplication 
of the amount referred to in paragraph (1) by the 
percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjustment takes ef-
fect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding cal-
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endar year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10. 
(d) DISPOSITION OF ASYLUM FEE PROCEEDS.—Dur-
ing each fiscal year— 
(1) 50 percent of the fees received from aliens fil-
ing applications with the Attorney General— 
(A) shall be credited to the Executive Office 
for Immigration Review; and 
(B) may be retained and expended without 
further appropriation; 
(2) 50 percent of fees received from aliens filing 
applications with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity— 
(A) shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services; 
(B) shall be deposited into the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account established under sec-
tion 286(m) (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)); and 
(C) may be retained and expended without 
further appropriation; and 
(3) any amounts received in fees required under 
this section that were not credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review pursuant to para-
graph (1) or to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
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Services pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100003. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT 
FEES. 
(a) ASYLUM APPLICANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the 
amount specified in this subsection, by any alien who 
files an initial application for employment authoriza-
tion under section 208(d)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)) at 
the time such initial employment authorization appli-
cation is filed. 
(2) INITIAL AMOUNT.—During fiscal year 2025, 
the amount specified in this subsection shall be the 
greater of— 
(A) $550; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(3) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of—
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(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this section for the most recently concluded fiscal 
year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZA-
TION DOCUMENT FEES.—During each fiscal year— 
(A) 25 percent of the fees collected pursuant 
to this subsection— 
(i) shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services; 
(ii) shall be deposited into the Immi-
gration Examinations Fee Account estab-
lished under section 286(m) (8 U.S.C. 
1356(m)); and 
(iii) may be retained and expended by 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
without further appropriation, provided
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that not less than 50 percent is used to de-
tect and prevent immigration benefit fraud; 
and 
(B) any amounts collected pursuant to this 
subsection that are not credited to U.S. Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) shall be deposited into the general 
fund of the Treasury. 
(5) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid 
under this subsection shall not be waived or reduced. 
(b) PAROLEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the 
amount specified in this subsection, by any alien pa-
roled into the United States for any initial applica-
tion for employment authorization at the time such 
initial application is filed. Each initial employment 
authorization shall be valid for a period of 1 year or 
for the duration of the alien’s parole, whichever is 
shorter. 
(2) INITIAL AMOUNT.—During fiscal year 2025, 
the amount specified in this subsection shall be the 
greater of— 
(A) $550; or
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(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(3) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this subsection 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF PAROLEE EMPLOYMENT AU-
THORIZATION APPLICATION FEES.—All of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(5) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid 
under this subsection shall not be waived or reduced. 
(c) TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the 
amount specified in this subsection, by any alien who 
files an initial application for employment authoriza-
tion 
under 
section 
244(a)(1)(B) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1254a(a)(1)(B)) at the time such initial application 
is filed. Each initial employment authorization shall 
be valid for a period of 1 year, or for the duration 
of the alien’s temporary protected status, whichever is 
shorter. 
(2) INITIAL AMOUNT.—During fiscal year 2025, 
the amount specified in this subsection shall be the 
greater of— 
(A) $550; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(3) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this subsection 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and
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(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZA-
TION
APPLICATION
FEES
COLLECTED
FROM
ALIENS 
GRANTED
TEMPORARY
PROTECTED
STATUS.—All of 
the fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be 
deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(5) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid 
under this subsection shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100004. IMMIGRATION PAROLE FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in this section and in addition to any other fee authorized 
by law, by any alien who is paroled into the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An alien shall not be subject to the 
fee otherwise required under subsection (a) if the alien es-
tablishes, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland
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Security, on an individual, case-by-case basis, that the 
alien is being paroled because— 
(1)(A) the alien has a medical emergency; and 
(B)(i) the alien cannot obtain necessary treat-
ment in the foreign state in which the alien is resid-
ing; or 
(ii) the medical emergency is life-threatening 
and there is insufficient time for the alien to be ad-
mitted to the United States through the normal visa 
process; 
(2)(A) the alien is the parent or legal guardian 
of an alien described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) the alien described in paragraph (1) is a 
minor; 
(3)(A) the alien is needed in the United States 
to donate an organ or other tissue for transplant; and 
(B) there is insufficient time for the alien to be 
admitted to the United States through the normal 
visa process; 
(4)(A) the alien has a close family member in 
the United States whose death is imminent; and 
(B) the alien could not arrive in the United 
States in time to see such family member alive if the 
alien were to be admitted to the United States 
through the normal visa process;
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(5)(A) the alien is seeking to attend the funeral 
of a close family member; and 
(B) the alien could not arrive in the United 
States in time to attend such funeral if the alien were 
to be admitted to the United States through the nor-
mal visa process; 
(6) the alien is an adopted child— 
(A) who has an urgent medical condition; 
(B) who is in the legal custody of the peti-
tioner for a final adoption-related visa; and 
(C) whose medical treatment is required be-
fore the expected award of a final adoption-re-
lated visa; 
(7) the alien— 
(A) is a lawful applicant for adjustment of 
status under section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255); and 
(B) is returning to the United States after 
temporary travel abroad; 
(8) the alien— 
(A) has been returned to a contiguous coun-
try pursuant to section 235(b)(2)(C) (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(2)(C)); and 
(B) is being paroled into the United States 
to allow the alien to attend the alien’s immigra-
tion hearing;
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(9) the alien has been granted the status of 
Cuban and Haitian entrant (as defined in section 
501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96-422; 8 U.S.C. 1522 note); or 
(10) the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines that a significant public benefit has resulted or 
will result from the parole of an alien— 
(A) who has assisted or will assist the 
United States Government in a law enforcement 
matter; 
(B) whose presence is required by the 
United States Government in furtherance of such 
law enforcement matter; and 
(C)(i) who is inadmissible or does not sat-
isfy the eligibility requirements for admission as 
a nonimmigrant; or 
(ii) for which there is insufficient time for 
the alien to be admitted to the United States 
through the normal visa process. 
(c) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater of— 
(1) $1,000; or 
(2) such amount as the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may establish, by rule.
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(d) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—During 
fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, 
the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(1) the amount of the fee required under this sub-
section for the most recently concluded fiscal year; 
and 
(2) the product resulting from the multiplication 
of the amount referred to in paragraph (1) by the 
percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjustment takes ef-
fect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding cal-
endar year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10. 
(e) DISPOSITION OF FEES COLLECTED FROM ALIENS 
GRANTED PAROLE.—All of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(f) NO FEE WAIVER.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), fees required to be paid under this section shall 
not be waived or reduced.
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SEC. 100005. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in this section, by any alien, parent, or legal guardian of 
an alien applying for special immigrant juvenile status 
under section 101(a)(27)(J) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)). 
(b) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater of— 
(1) $250; or 
(2) such amount as the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may establish, by rule. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—During 
fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, 
the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(1) the amount of the fee required under this sub-
section for the most recently concluded fiscal year; 
and 
(2) the product resulting from the multiplication 
of the amount referred to in paragraph (1) by the 
percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjustment takes ef-
fect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding cal-
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endar year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10. 
(d) DISPOSITION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE 
FEES.—All of the fees collected pursuant to this section 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 100006. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FEE. 
Section 244(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral’’; 
(2) in clause (i), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$500, subject to the adjustments 
required under clause (ii)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR IN-
FLATION.—During fiscal year 2026, and 
during each subsequent fiscal year, the max-
imum amount of the fee authorized under 
clause (i) shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the maximum amount of the 
fee authorized under this subparagraph 
for the most recently concluded fiscal 
year; and
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‘‘(II) the product resulting from 
the multiplication of the amount re-
ferred to in subclause (I) by the per-
centage (if any) by which the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding 
the date on which such adjustment 
takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the 
same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10. 
‘‘(iii) DISPOSITION
OF
TEMPORARY 
PROTECTED STATUS FEES.—All of the fees 
collected pursuant to this subparagraph 
shall be deposited into the general fund of 
the Treasury. 
‘‘(iv) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required 
to be paid under this subparagraph shall 
not be waived or reduced.’’. 
SEC. 100007. VISA INTEGRITY FEE. 
(a) VISA INTEGRITY FEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the
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amount specified in this subsection, by any alien 
issued a nonimmigrant visa at the time of such 
issuance. 
(2) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater 
of— 
(A) $250; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(3) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded down to the nearest dollar.
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(4) DISPOSITION OF VISA INTEGRITY FEES.—All 
of the fees collected pursuant to this section that are 
not reimbursed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be de-
posited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(5) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid 
under this subsection shall not be waived or reduced. 
(b) FEE REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security may provide a reimbursement to an alien 
of the fee required under subsection (a) for the issuance of 
a nonimmigrant visa after the expiration of such non-
immigrant visa’s period of validity if such alien dem-
onstrates that he or she— 
(1) after admission to the United States pursu-
ant to such nonimmigrant visa, complied with all 
conditions of such nonimmigrant visa, including the 
condition that an alien shall not accept unauthorized 
employment; and 
(2)(A) has not sought to extend his or her period 
of admission during such period of validity and de-
parted the United States not later than 5 days after 
the last day of such period; or 
(B) during such period of validity, was granted 
an extension of such nonimmigrant status or an ad-
justment to the status of a lawful permanent resident.
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SEC. 100008. FORM I–94 FEE. 
(a) FEE AUTHORIZED.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount spec-
ified in subsection (b), by any alien who submits an appli-
cation for a Form I–94 Arrival/Departure Record. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater 
of— 
(A) $24; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the
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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded down to the nearest dollar. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF FORM I–94 FEES.—During each 
fiscal year— 
(1) 20 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section— 
(A) shall be deposited into the Land Border 
Inspection Fee Account in accordance with sec-
tion 286(q)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(2)); and 
(B) shall be made available to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to retain and spend with-
out further appropriation for the purpose of 
processing Form I–94; and 
(2) any amounts not deposited into the Land 
Border Inspection Fee Account pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) shall be deposited in the general fund of 
the Treasury. 
(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100009. ANNUAL ASYLUM FEE. 
(a) FEE AUTHORIZED.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, for each calendar year that an alien’s 
application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable,
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shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount spec-
ified in subsection (b), by such alien. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater 
of— 
(A) $100; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded down to the nearest dollar.
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(c) DISPOSITION OF ANNUAL ASYLUM FEES.—All of 
the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100010. FEE RELATING TO RENEWAL AND EXTENSION 
OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR PA-
ROLEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in subsection (b), for any parolee who seeks a renewal or 
extension of employment authorization based on a grant of 
parole. The employment authorization for each alien pa-
roled into the United States, or any renewal or extension 
of such parole, shall be valid for a period of 1 year or for 
the duration of the alien’s parole, whichever is shorter. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this subsection shall be the great-
er of— 
(A) $275; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule.
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(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF FEES RELATING TO RENEWAL 
AND EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR 
PAROLEES.—During each fiscal year— 
(1) 25 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section— 
(A) shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services;
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(B) shall be deposited into the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account established under sec-
tion 286(m) (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)); and 
(C) may be retained and expended by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services without 
further appropriation; and 
(2) any amounts collected pursuant to this sec-
tion that are not credited to U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100011. FEE RELATING TO RENEWAL OR EXTENSION 
OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ASY-
LUM APPLICANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee of not less than $275 by any 
alien who has applied for asylum for each renewal or exten-
sion of employment authorization based on such applica-
tion. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Each initial employment author-
ization, or renewal or extension of such authorization, shall 
terminate—
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(1) immediately following the denial of an asy-
lum application by an asylum officer, unless the case 
is referred to an immigration judge; 
(2) on the date that is 30 days after the date on 
which an immigration judge denies an asylum appli-
cation, unless the alien makes a timely appeal to the 
Board of Immigration Appeals; or 
(3) immediately following the denial by the 
Board of Immigration Appeals of an appeal of a de-
nial of an asylum application. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF FEES RELATING TO RENEWAL 
AND EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR 
ASYLUM APPLICANTS.—During each fiscal year— 
(1) 25 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section— 
(A) shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services; 
(B) shall be deposited into the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account established under sec-
tion 286(m) (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)); and 
(C) may be retained and expended by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services without 
further appropriation; and 
(2) any amounts collected pursuant to this sec-
tion that are not credited to U.S. Citizenship and Im-
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migration Services pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100012. FEE RELATING TO RENEWAL AND EXTENSION 
OF 
EMPLOYMENT 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR 
ALIENS GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED 
STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in subsection (b), by any alien at the time such alien seeks 
a renewal or extension of employment authorization based 
on a grant of temporary protected status. Any employment 
authorization for an alien granted temporary protected sta-
tus, or any renewal or extension of such employment au-
thorization, shall be valid for a period of 1 year or for the 
duration of the designation of temporary protected status, 
whichever is shorter. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this subsection shall be the great-
er of— 
(A) $275; or
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(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF FEES RELATING TO RENEWAL 
AND EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR 
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS APPLICANTS.—During 
each fiscal year— 
(1) 25 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section—
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(A) shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services; 
(B) shall be deposited into the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account established under sec-
tion 286(m) (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)); and 
(C) may be retained and expended by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services without 
further appropriation; and 
(2) any amounts collected pursuant to this sec-
tion that are not credited to U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100013. FEES RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR AD-
JUSTMENT OF STATUS. 
(a) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION TO ADJUST STA-
TUS TO THAT OF A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any alien who files an applica-
tion with an immigration court to adjust the alien’s 
status to that of a lawful permanent resident, or
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whose application to adjust his or her status to that 
of a lawful permanent resident is adjudicated in im-
migration court. Such fee shall be paid at the time 
such application is filed or before such application is 
adjudicated by the immigration court. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $1,500; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
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ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AP-
PLICATION FEES.—During each fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(b) FEE FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF 
GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified
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in paragraph (2), by any alien at the time such alien 
files an application with an immigration court for a 
waiver of a ground of inadmissibility, or before such 
application is adjudicated by the immigration court. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $1,050; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price
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Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF WAIVER OF GROUND OF AD-
MISSIBILITY APPLICATION FEES.—During each fiscal 
year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(c) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY 
PROTECTED STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified
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in paragraph (2), by any alien at the time such alien 
files an application with an immigration court for 
temporary protected status, or before such application 
is adjudicated by the immigration court. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $500; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price
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Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION
OF
TEMPORARY
PROTECTED 
STATUS
APPLICATION
FEES.—During each fiscal 
year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(d) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL OF A DECISION OF 
AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Attorney General shall require, in ad-
dition to any other fees authorized by law, the pay-
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ment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in para-
graph (2), by any alien at the time such alien files 
an appeal from a decision of an immigration judge. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $900; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same
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month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The fee required under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to the appeal of a bond de-
cision. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR APPEALING IMMI-
GRATION
JUDGE
DECISIONS.—During each fiscal 
year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(e) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION 
OF AN OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any alien at the time such alien 
files an appeal of a decision of an officer of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $900; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July
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preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR APPEALING DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICER DECI-
SIONS.—During each fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(f) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF 
AN ADJUDICATING OFFICIAL IN A PRACTITIONER DISCIPLI-
NARY CASE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any practitioner at the time 
such practitioner files an appeal from a decision of 
an adjudicating official in a practitioner disciplinary 
case. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $1,325; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All
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Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR APPEALING DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICER DECI-
SIONS.—During each fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(g) FEE FOR FILING A MOTION TO REOPEN OR A MO-
TION TO RECONSIDER.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), in addition to any other fees authorized by 
law, the Attorney General shall require the payment 
of a fee, equal to the amount specified in paragraph 
(2), by any alien at the time such alien files a motion 
to reopen or motion to reconsider a decision of an im-
migration judge or the Board of Immigration Ap-
peals. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $900; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by
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which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The fee required under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) a motion to reopen a removal order en-
tered in absentia if such motion is filed in ac-
cordance with section 240(b)(5)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 
1229a(b)(5)(C)(ii)); or 
(B) a motion to reopen a deportation order 
entered in absentia if such motion is filed in ac-
cordance with section 242B(c)(3)(B) prior to 
April 1, 1997. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR FILING CERTAIN 
MOTIONS.—During each fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and
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(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(h) FEE FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR SUSPENSION 
OF DEPORTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any alien at the time such alien 
files an application with an immigration court for 
suspension of deportation. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $600; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during
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each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR FILING APPLICA-
TION
FOR
SUSPENSION
OF
DEPORTATION.—During 
each fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and
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(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(i) FEE FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION 
OF REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any alien at the time such alien 
files an application with an immigration court an 
application for cancellation of removal for an alien 
who is a lawful permanent resident. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $600; or 
(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule.
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(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR FILING APPLICA-
TION FOR CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.—During each 
fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection— 
(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account
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under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(j) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR CANCELLA-
TION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CER-
TAIN NONPERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall require 
the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in paragraph (2), by any alien who is not a lawful 
permanent resident at the time such alien files an ap-
plication with an immigration court for cancellation 
of removal and adjustment of status for any alien. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 
2025, the amount specified in this paragraph 
shall be the greater of— 
(i) $1,500; or
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(ii) such amount as the Attorney Gen-
eral may establish, by rule. 
(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLA-
TION.—During fiscal year 2026, and during 
each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the fee required 
under this subsection for the most recently 
concluded fiscal year; and 
(ii) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in 
clause (i) by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same 
month of the preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR FILING APPLICA-
TION FOR CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.—During each 
fiscal year— 
(A) not more than 25 percent of the fees col-
lected pursuant to this subsection—
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(i) shall be derived by transfer from the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account 
under section 286(n) (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)); 
and 
(ii) shall be credited to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation; 
and 
(B) any amounts not derived by transfer 
and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(k) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No fees collected 
pursuant to this section may be expended by the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review for the Legal Orientation 
Program, or for any successor program. 
SEC. 100014. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHOR-
IZATION FEE. 
Section 217(h)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘of not less than $10’’ 
after ‘‘an amount’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) not less than $13 per travel 
authorization.’’; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘October 31, 
2028’’ and inserting ‘‘October 31, 2034’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) 
SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.— 
During fiscal year 2026 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the amount specified in 
clause (i)(II) for a fiscal year shall be equal 
to the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the fee required 
under this subparagraph during the 
most recently concluded fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(II) the product of the amount 
referred to in subclause (I) multiplied 
by the percentage (if any) by which the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjust-
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ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding 
calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 100015. ELECTRONIC VISA UPDATE SYSTEM FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, in the amount specified in sub-
section (b), by any alien subject to the Electronic Visa Up-
date System at the time of such alien’s enrollment in such 
system. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this subsection shall be the great-
er of— 
(A) $30; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal 
year, the amount specified in this subsection shall be 
equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection during the most recently con-
cluded fiscal year; and
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(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$0.25. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF ELECTRONIC VISA UPDATE SYS-
TEM FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) CBP ELECTRONIC VISA UPDATE SYSTEM AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, 
which shall be known as the ‘CBP Electronic Visa 
Update System Account’ (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Account’). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into 
the Account an amount equal to the difference be-
tween—
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‘‘(A) all of the fees received pursuant to sec-
tion 100015 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to pro-
vide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. 
Con. Res. 14’ (119th Congress); and 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to $5 multiplied by 
the number of payments collected pursuant to 
such section. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATION.—Amounts deposited in the 
Account— 
‘‘(A) are hereby appropriated to make pay-
ments and offset program costs in accordance 
with section 100015 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II 
of H. Con. Res. 14’ (119th Congress), without 
further appropriation; and 
‘‘(B) shall remain available until expended 
for any U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
costs associated with administering the CBP 
Electronic Visa Update System.’’. 
(2) REMAINING FEES.—Of the fees collected pur-
suant to this section, an amount equal to $5 multi-
plied by the number of payments collected pursuant 
to this section shall be deposited to the general fund 
of the Treasury.
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(d) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100016. FEE FOR ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED IN 
ABSENTIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As partial reimbursement for the 
cost of arresting an alien described in this section, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, except as provided in sub-
section (c), shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the 
amount specified in subsection (b) on any alien who— 
(1) is ordered removed in absentia pursuant to 
section 240(b)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5)); and 
(2) is subsequently arrested by U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater 
of— 
(A) $5,000; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of—
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(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The fee described in this section shall 
not apply to any alien who was ordered removed in 
absentia if such order was rescinded pursuant to section 
240(b)(5)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5)(C)). 
(d) DISPOSITION OF REMOVAL IN ABSENTIA FEES.— 
During each fiscal year— 
(1) 50 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section— 
(A) shall be credited to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement; 
(B) shall be deposited into the Detention 
and Removal Office Fee Account; and
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(C) may be retained and expended by U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement without 
further appropriation; and 
(2) any amounts collected pursuant to this sec-
tion that are not credited to U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(e) NO FEE WAIVER.—Fees required to be paid under 
this section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 100017. INADMISSIBLE ALIEN APPREHENSION FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee author-
ized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified 
in subsection (b), by any inadmissible alien at the time such 
alien is apprehended between ports of entry. 
(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal year 2025, the 
amount specified in this section shall be the greater 
of— 
(A) $5,000; or 
(B) such amount as the Secretary of Home-
land Security may establish, by rule. 
(2) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
INFLATION.— 
During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent
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fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount of the fee required under 
this subsection for the most recently concluded 
fiscal year; and 
(B) the product resulting from the mul-
tiplication of the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July preceding the date 
on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
for the same month of the preceding calendar 
year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF INADMISSIBLE ALIEN APPREHEN-
SION FEES.—During each fiscal year— 
(1) 50 percent of the fees collected pursuant to 
this section— 
(A) shall be credited to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement; 
(B) shall be deposited into the Detention 
and Removal Office Fee Account; and 
(C) may be retained and expended by U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement without 
further appropriation; and
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(2) any amounts collected pursuant to this sec-
tion that are not credited to U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(d) DISPOSITION OF INADMISSIBLE ALIEN APPREHEN-
SION FEES.—All of the fees collected pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 100018. AMENDMENT TO AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR 
ASYLUM. 
Section 208(d)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such fees shall not exceed’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘Nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to limit the au-
thority of the Attorney General to set additional adju-
dication and naturalization fees in accordance with 
section 286(m).’’. 
PART II—IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
FUNDING 
SEC. 100051. APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fis-
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cal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $2,055,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, for the following purposes: 
(1) IMMIGRATION
AND
ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Hiring and training of additional U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection agents, and the necessary 
support staff, to carry out immigration enforcement 
activities. 
(2) DEPARTURES AND REMOVALS.—Funding for 
transportation costs and related costs associated with 
the departure or removal of aliens. 
(3) PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS.—Funding for the 
assignment of Department of Homeland Security em-
ployees and State officers to carry out immigration 
enforcement activities pursuant to sections 103(a) and 
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1103(a) and 1357(g)). 
(4) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Hiring additional 
staff and investing the necessary resources to enhance 
screening and vetting of all aliens seeking entry into 
United States, consistent with section 212 of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182), or intending to remain in the 
United States, consistent with section 237 of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1227).
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(5) PROTECTING ALIEN CHILDREN FROM EXPLOI-
TATION.—In instances of aliens and alien children 
entering the United States without a valid visa, fund-
ing is provided for the purposes of— 
(A) collecting fingerprints, in accordance 
with section 262 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) and subsections (a)(3) 
and (b) of section 235 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225); and 
(B) collecting DNA, in accordance with sec-
tions 235(d) and 287(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d) and 1357(b)). 
(6) TRANSPORTING
AND
RETURN
OF
ALIENS 
FROM
CONTIGUOUS
TERRITORY.—Transporting and 
facilitating 
the 
return, 
pursuant 
to 
section 
235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)), of aliens arriving from con-
tiguous territory. 
(7) STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION.—Fund-
ing for State and local participation in homeland se-
curity efforts for purposes of— 
(A) ending the presence of criminal gangs 
and criminal organizations throughout the 
United States;
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(B) addressing crime and public safety 
threats; 
(C) combating human smuggling and traf-
ficking networks throughout the United States; 
(D) supporting immigration enforcement 
activities; and 
(E) providing reimbursement for State and 
local participation in such efforts. 
(8) REMOVAL
OF
SPECIFIED
UNACCOMPANIED 
ALIEN CHILDREN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funding removal oper-
ations for specified unaccompanied alien chil-
dren. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph shall only be used for 
permitting a specified unaccompanied alien 
child to withdraw the application for admission 
of the child pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(a)(4)). 
(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) SPECIFIED UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
CHILD.—The 
term 
‘‘specified 
unaccom-
panied alien child’’ means an unaccom-
panied alien child (as defined in section
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462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) who the Secretary 
of Homeland Security determines on a case- 
by-case basis— 
(I) has been found by an immi-
gration officer at a land border or port 
of entry of the United States and is in-
admissible under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.); 
(II) has not been a victim of se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons, 
and there is no credible evidence that 
such child is at risk of being trafficked 
upon return of the child to the child’s 
country of nationality or country of 
last habitual residence; and 
(III) does not have a fear of re-
turning to the child’s country of na-
tionality or country of last habitual 
residence owing to a credible fear of 
persecution. 
(ii) SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING 
IN
PERSONS.—The term ‘‘severe forms of 
trafficking in persons’’ has the meaning
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given such term in section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
(9) 
EXPEDITED
REMOVAL
OF
CRIMINAL 
ALIENS.—Funding for the expedited removal of crimi-
nal aliens, in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)). 
(10) REMOVAL
OF
CERTAIN
CRIMINAL
ALIENS 
WITHOUT FURTHER HEARINGS.—Funding for the re-
moval of certain criminal aliens without further hear-
ings, in accordance with the provisions of section 
235(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225(c)). 
(11) CRIMINAL AND GANG CHECKS FOR UNAC-
COMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.—Funding for criminal 
and gang checks of unaccompanied alien children (as 
defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) who are 12 years of 
age and older, including the examination of such un-
accompanied alien children for gang-related tattoos 
and other gang-related markings. 
(12) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Information 
technology investments to support immigration pur-
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poses, including improvements to fee and revenue col-
lections. 
SEC. 100052. APPROPRIATION FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $29,850,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029, for the following purposes: 
(1) HIRING AND TRAINING.—Hiring and train-
ing additional U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement personnel, including officers, agents, inves-
tigators, and support staff, to carry out immigration 
enforcement activities and prioritizing and stream-
lining the hiring of retired U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement personnel. 
(2) PERFORMANCE, RETENTION, AND
SIGNING 
BONUSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Providing performance, 
retention, and signing bonuses for qualified U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement per-
sonnel in accordance with this subsection. 
(B) PERFORMANCE BONUSES.—The Direc-
tor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
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ment, at the Director’s discretion, may provide 
performance bonuses to any U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement agent, officer, or at-
torney who demonstrates exemplary service. 
(C) RETENTION BONUSES.—The Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
may provide retention bonuses to any U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement agent, offi-
cer, or attorney who commits to 2 years of addi-
tional service with U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement to carry out immigration en-
forcement activities. 
(D) SIGNING
BONUSES.—The Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
may provide a signing bonus to any U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement agent, officer, 
or attorney who— 
(i) is hired on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) who commits to 5 years of service 
with U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement to carry out immigration enforce-
ment activities. 
(E) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—In providing a 
retention or signing bonus under this paragraph,
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the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement shall provide each qualifying indi-
vidual with a written service agreement that in-
cludes— 
(i) the commencement and termination 
dates of the required service period (or pro-
visions for the determination of such dates); 
(ii) the amount of the bonus; and 
(iii) any other term or condition under 
which the bonus is payable, subject to the 
requirements of this paragraph, including— 
(I) the conditions under which the 
agreement may be terminated before 
the agreed-upon service period has been 
completed; and 
(II) the effect of a termination de-
scribed in subclause (I). 
(3) RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND ONBOARDING.— 
Facilitating the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding 
of additional U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement personnel to carry out immigration enforce-
ment activities, including by— 
(A) investing in information technology, re-
cruitment, and marketing; and
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(B) hiring staff necessary to carry out in-
formation technology, recruitment, and mar-
keting activities. 
(4) TRANSPORTATION.—Funding for transpor-
tation costs and related costs associated with alien de-
parture or removal operations. 
(5) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Funding for 
information technology investments to support en-
forcement and removal operations, including improve-
ments to fee collections. 
(6) FACILITY UPGRADES.—Funding for facility 
upgrades to support enforcement and removal oper-
ations. 
(7) FLEET MODERNIZATION.—Funding for fleet 
modernization to support enforcement and removal 
operations. 
(8) FAMILY
UNITY.—Promoting family unity 
by— 
(A) maintaining the care and custody, dur-
ing the period in which a charge described in 
clause (i) is pending, in accordance with appli-
cable laws, of an alien who— 
(i) is charged only with a mis-
demeanor offense under section 275(a) of the
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Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1325(a)); and 
(ii) entered the United States with the 
alien’s child who has not attained 18 years 
of age; and 
(B) detaining such an alien with the alien’s 
child. 
(9) 287(g) AGREEMENTS.—Expanding, facili-
tating, and implementing agreements under section 
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)). 
(10) VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CRIME ENGAGE-
MENT OFFICE.—Hiring and training additional staff 
to carry out the mission of the Victims of Immigra-
tion Crime Engagement Office and for providing non-
financial assistance to the victims of crimes per-
petrated by aliens who are present in the United 
States without authorization. 
(11) OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVI-
SOR.—Hiring additional attorneys and the necessary 
support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal 
Advisor to represent the Department of Homeland Se-
curity in immigration enforcement and removal pro-
ceedings.
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SEC. 100053. APPROPRIATION FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for fiscal year 2025, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $750,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the pur-
poses described in subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) TRAINING.—Not less than $285,000,000 of the 
amounts available under subsection (a) shall be for sup-
porting the training of newly hired Federal law enforcement 
personnel employed by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity and State and local law enforcement agencies operating 
in support of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(c) FACILITIES.—Not more than $465,000,000 of the 
amounts available under subsection (a) shall be for procure-
ment, construction and maintenance of, improvements to, 
training equipment for, and related expenses, of facilities 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. 
SEC. 100054. APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Attorney General for the Department 
of Justice for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,330,000,000, to re-
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main available through September 30, 2029, for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION RE-
VIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Hiring immigration 
judges and necessary support staff for the Execu-
tive Office for Immigration Review to address 
the backlog of petitions, cases, and removals. 
(B) STAFFING LEVEL.—Effective November 
1, 2028, the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review shall be comprised of not more than 800 
immigration judges, along with the necessary 
support staff. 
(2) COMBATING
DRUG
TRAFFICKING.—Funding 
efforts to combat drug trafficking (including traf-
ficking of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals) and 
illegal drug use. 
(3) PROSECUTION OF IMMIGRATION MATTERS.— 
Funding efforts to investigate and prosecute immigra-
tion matters, gang-related crimes involving aliens, 
child trafficking and smuggling involving aliens with-
in the United States, unlawful voting by aliens, viola-
tions of the Alien Registration Act, 1940 (54 Stat., 
chapter 439), and violations of or fraud relating to 
title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
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portunity Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 
Stat. 2277), including hiring additional Department 
of Justice personnel to investigate and prosecute such 
matters. 
(4) NONPARTY OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
Hiring additional attorneys and necessary support 
staff for the purpose of continuing implementation of 
assignments by the Attorney General pursuant to sec-
tions 516, 517, and 518 of title 28, United States 
Code, to conduct litigation and attend to the interests 
of the United States in suits pending in a court of 
the United States or in a court of a State in suits 
seeking nonparty or other injunctive relief against the 
Federal Government. 
(5) EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSIST-
ANCE GRANT PROGRAM AND OFFICE OF COMMUNITY 
ORIENTED POLICING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Increasing funding for 
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program and the Office of Community 
Oriented Policing for initiatives associated 
with— 
(i) investigating and prosecuting vio-
lent crime;
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(ii) criminal enforcement initiatives; 
and 
(iii) immigration enforcement and re-
moval efforts. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—No funds made avail-
able under this subsection shall be made avail-
able to community violence intervention and pre-
vention initiative programs. 
(C) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funds made available under this subsection, a 
State or local government shall be in full compli-
ance, as determined by the Attorney General, 
with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1373). 
(6) FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE
LAWSUIT
SETTLE-
MENTS.—Hiring additional attorneys and necessary 
support staff for the purpose of maximizing lawsuit 
settlements that require the payment of fines and pen-
alties to the Treasury of the United States in lieu of 
providing for the payment to any person or entity 
other than the United States, other than a payment 
that provides restitution or otherwise directly rem-
edies actual harm directly and proximately caused by 
the party making the payment, or constitutes pay-
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ment for services rendered in connection with the 
case. 
(7) COMPENSATION
FOR
INCARCERATION
OF 
CRIMINAL ALIENS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Providing compensation 
to a State or political subdivision of a State for 
the incarceration of criminal aliens. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall only be 
used to compensate a State or political subdivi-
sion of a State, as appropriate, with respect to 
the incarceration of an alien who— 
(i) has been convicted of a felony or 2 
or more misdemeanors; and 
(ii)(I) entered the United States with-
out inspection or at any time or place other 
than as designated by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; 
(II) was the subject of removal pro-
ceedings at the time the alien was taken 
into custody by the State or a political sub-
division of the State; or 
(III) was admitted as a nonimmigrant 
and, at the time the alien was taken into 
custody by the State or a political subdivi-
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sion of the State, has failed to maintain the 
nonimmigrant status in which the alien 
was admitted, or to which it was changed, 
or to comply with the conditions of any 
such status. 
(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available 
under this subsection shall be distributed to more 
than 1 State. The amounts made available under 
subparagraph (A) may not be used to com-
pensate any State or political subdivision of a 
State if the State or political subdivision of the 
State prohibits or in any way restricts a Fed-
eral, State, or local government entity, official, 
or other personnel from doing any of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Complying with the immigration 
laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(17))). 
(ii) Assisting or cooperating with Fed-
eral law enforcement entities, officials, or 
other personnel regarding the enforcement of 
the immigration laws. 
(iii) Undertaking any of the following 
law enforcement activities as such activities
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relate to information regarding the citizen-
ship or immigration status, lawful or un-
lawful, the inadmissibility or deportability, 
and the custody status, of any individual: 
(I) Making inquiries to any indi-
vidual to obtain such information re-
garding such individual or any other 
individuals. 
(II) Notifying the Federal Govern-
ment regarding the presence of individ-
uals who are encountered by law en-
forcement officials or other personnel of 
a State or political subdivision of a 
State. 
(III) Complying with requests for 
such information from Federal law en-
forcement entities, officials, or other 
personnel. 
SEC. 100055. BRIDGING IMMIGRATION-RELATED DEFICITS 
EXPERIENCED 
NATIONWIDE 
REIMBURSE-
MENT FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the 
Department of Justice a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Bridging 
Immigration-related 
Deficits 
Experienced 
Nationwide
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(BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund’’ (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General shall use 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Fund for grants to eligible States, State agencies, and units 
of local government, pursuant to their existing statutory au-
thorities, for any of the following purposes: 
(1) Locating and apprehending aliens who have 
committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law, 
in addition to being unlawfully present in the United 
States. 
(2) Collection and analysis of law enforcement 
investigative information within the United States to 
counter gang or other criminal activity. 
(3) Investigating and prosecuting— 
(A) crimes committed by aliens within the 
United States; and 
(B) drug and human trafficking crimes 
committed within the United States. 
(4) Court operations related to the prosecution 
of— 
(A) crimes committed by aliens; and 
(B) drug and human trafficking crimes. 
(5) Temporary criminal detention of aliens.
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(6) Transporting aliens described in paragraph 
(1) within the United States to locations related to 
the apprehension, detention, and prosecution of such 
aliens. 
(7) Vehicle maintenance, logistics, transpor-
tation, and other support provided to law enforcement 
agencies by a State agency to enhance the ability to 
locate and apprehend aliens who have committed 
crimes under Federal, State, or local law, in addition 
to being unlawfully present in the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available for the purposes described in subsection (b), 
there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, not to exceed $3,500,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028, for the Fund for qualified 
and documented expenses that achieve any such purpose. 
(d) GRANT ELIGIBILITY OF COMPLETED, ONGOING, OR 
NEW ACTIVITIES.—The Attorney General may provide 
grants under this section to State agencies and units of local 
government for expenditures made by State agencies or 
units of local government for completed, ongoing, or new 
activities determined to be eligible for such grant funding 
that occurred on or after January 20, 2021. Amounts made
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available under this section shall be distributed to more 
than 1 State. 
SEC. 100056. APPROPRIATION FOR THE BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons for fiscal year 2025, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, for the purposes described in subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) 
SALARIES
AND
BENEFITS.—Not 
less 
than 
$3,000,000,000 of the amounts made available under sub-
section (a) shall be for hiring and training of new employ-
ees, including correctional officers, medical professionals, 
and facilities and maintenance employees, the necessary 
support staff, and for additional funding for salaries and 
benefits for the current workforce of the Bureau of Prisons. 
(c) FACILITIES.—Not more than $2,000,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be for 
addressing maintenance and repairs to facilities main-
tained or operated by the Bureau of Prisons. 
SEC. 100057. APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES SE-
CRET SERVICE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the
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termines, when combined with the exposure of such 
individual to radiation through work as a miller, core 
driller, or ore transporter during the period described 
in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), results in such individual 
being exposed to a total level of radiation that is 
greater or equal to the level of exposure of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (4).’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF CORE DRILLER.—Section 5(b) of 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 
101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) the term ‘core driller’ means any individual 
employed to engage in the act or process of obtaining 
cylindrical rock samples of uranium or vanadium by 
means of a borehole drilling machine for the purpose 
of mining uranium or vanadium.’’. 
SEC. 100204. CLAIMS RELATING TO MANHATTAN PROJECT 
WASTE. 
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public 
Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by insert-
ing after section 5 the following:
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‘‘SEC. 5A. CLAIMS RELATING TO MANHATTAN PROJECT 
WASTE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A claimant shall receive com-
pensation for a claim made under this Act, as described 
in subsection (b) or (c), if— 
‘‘(1) a claim for compensation is filed with the 
Attorney General— 
‘‘(A) by an individual described in para-
graph (2); or 
‘‘(B) on behalf of that individual by an au-
thorized agent of that individual, if the indi-
vidual is deceased or incapacitated, such as— 
‘‘(i) an executor of estate of that indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(ii) a legal guardian or conservator of 
that individual; 
‘‘(2) that individual, or if applicable, an author-
ized agent of that individual, demonstrates that such 
individual— 
‘‘(A) was physically present in an affected 
area for a period of at least 2 years after Janu-
ary 1, 1949; and 
‘‘(B) contracted a specified disease after 
such period of physical presence; 
‘‘(3) the Attorney General certifies that the iden-
tity of that individual, and if applicable, the author-