(3) a driver’s license or identification card 
under section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (di-
vision B of Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 
note), notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(B) of such 
Act. 
(c) EXPEDITIOUS ADJUDICATION OF ASYLUM APPLI-
CATIONS.—With respect to an application for asylum 
under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1158) filed by an individual described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) conduct the initial interview on the asylum 
application not later than 45 days after the date on 
which the application is filed; and 
(2) in the absence of exceptional circumstances, 
issue a final administrative adjudication on the asy-
lum application within 150 days after the date the 
application is filed. 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, nothing in this act shall be interpreted 
to— 
(1) preclude an individual described in sub-
section (a), from applying for or receiving any immi-
gration benefits to which such individual is otherwise 
eligible; or 
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(2) entitle a person described in subsection (a) 
to lawful permanent resident status. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 3 months thereafter, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall 
submit a report to Congress detailing the number of indi-
viduals described in subsection (a); the number of individ-
uals receiving benefits in subsection (b), including their 
eligibility for benefits as refugees notwithstanding this 
Act; and any other information deemed relevant by the 
Secretary. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 2503. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 
thereafter through September 30, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in coordination with 
the head of any other applicable Federal agency, 
shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 
elements described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the status of Afghan 
evacuees, including— 
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(i) the number of the Afghan evacuees 
present in the United States, located at 
overseas bases of the United States Armed 
Forces, or located in third countries who 
are not located at such a base including— 
(I) the number who are U.S. law-
ful permanent residents; 
(II) the number who are Special 
Immigrant Visa holders; 
(III) the number who are Special 
Immigrant Visa applicants; 
(IV) the number who are in pos-
session of a valid nonimmigrant visa 
to enter the United States; 
(V) the number who are employ-
ees of a U.S. Government agency; 
(VI) the number who are employ-
ees of a U.S. funded partner organiza-
tion, media, or non-profit; 
(VII) the number of Priority 1 
refugee referrals; 
(VIII) the number of Priority 2 
refugee referrals; 
(IX) the number who have been 
relocated from the United States to a 
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third country, and the country to 
which they were relocated; and 
(X) the number who do not fall 
into any of the above categories. 
(ii) the number of Afghan evacuees at 
overseas bases or other official staging 
areas who have been flagged as potential 
security concerns or risks or included on 
the United States no-fly list and who were 
therefore denied clearance to enter the 
United States; 
(iii) the number of the Afghan evac-
uees who have been paroled into the 
United States— 
(I) the number whose parole was 
terminated; and 
(II) the number whose parole has 
been extended; and 
(B) The number of Afghan evacuees who 
have been interviewed by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services in connection with an ap-
plication or petition for immigration benefits, 
including— 
(i) the number of such interviews con-
ducted since the United States withdrawal; 
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(ii) the rate at which individuals were 
granted or refused the benefits that formed 
the basis for such interviews; 
(iii) the number of individuals who did 
not appear at a scheduled interview; and 
(iv) a description of the procedures 
for screening for and detecting child mar-
riage, human trafficking, gender-based vio-
lence, and marriages entered into or rela-
tionships as fiancee or fiance claimed for 
the sole purpose of securing evacuation. 
(C) For each Federal department and 
agency involved in Operation Allies Welcome— 
(i) as of the date of the report, the 
costs incurred; and 
(ii) an identification of the source of 
appropriated or other funds used to fund 
the effort. 
(3) DEFINITION OF AFGHAN EVACUEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Afghan evacuee’’ means a person 
whose evacuation from Afghanistan to the United 
States, or a location overseas controlled by the 
United States, was facilitated by the United States 
as part of Operation Allies Refuge. 
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SEC. 2504. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 2505. 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. 2506. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 
and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 
for fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 2507. Each amount provided by this division is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 
4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Afghanistan Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2022’’. 
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