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(2) OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO OVERSIGHT.—
The Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and
oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as the
Inspector General considers appropriate to discharge
the duties under paragraph (1).
(3) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—In addition to the
duties specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the In-
spector General shall also have the duties and respon-
sibilities of inspectors general under the Inspector
General Act of 1978.
(4) COORDINATION
OF
EFFORTS.—In carrying
out the duties, and responsibilities, and authorities of
the Inspector General under this section, the Inspector
General shall coordinate with, and receive the co-
operation of, each of the following:
(A) The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of State.
(B) The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(C) The Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development.
(f) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—
(1) AUTHORITIES UNDER INSPECTOR GENERAL
ACT OF 1978.—In carrying out the duties specified in
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subsection (e), the Inspector General shall have the
authorities provided in section 6 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978.
(2) AUDIT STANDARDS.—The Inspector General
shall carry out the duties specified in subsection
(e)(1) in accordance with section 4(b)(1) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978.
(g) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, 
AND
OTHER
RE-
SOURCES.—
(1) PERSONNEL.—The Inspector General may se-
lect, appoint, and employ such officers and employees
as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the
Inspector General, subject to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(2) EMPLOYMENT
OF
EXPERTS
AND
CONSULT-
ANTS.—The Inspector General may obtain services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate
prescribed for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule
by section 5332 of such title.
(3) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—To the extent
and in such amounts as may be provided in advance
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by appropriations Acts, the Inspector General may
enter into contracts and other arrangements for au-
dits, studies, analyses, and other services with public
agencies and with private persons, and make such
payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties
of the Inspector General.
(4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State shall
provide the Inspector General with appropriate and
adequate office space at appropriate United States
Government locations in Afghanistan, together with
such equipment, office supplies, and communications
facilities and services as may be necessary for the op-
eration of such offices, and shall provide necessary
maintenance services for such offices and the equip-
ment and facilities located therein. The Secretary of
State shall not charge the Inspector General or em-
ployees of the Office of the Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction for International Coopera-
tive Administrative Support Services.
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the In-
spector General for information or assistance
from any department, agency, or other entity of
the Federal Government, the head of such entity
shall, insofar as is practicable and not in con-
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travention of any existing law, furnish such in-
formation or assistance to the Inspector General,
or an authorized designee.
(B) REPORTING
OF
REFUSED
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Whenever information or assistance re-
quested by the Inspector General is, in the judg-
ment of the Inspector General, unreasonably re-
fused or not provided, the Inspector General shall
report the circumstances to the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State and the appro-
priate committees of Congress without delay.
(h) REPORTS.—
(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the In-
spector General shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report summarizing, for the
period of that quarter and, to the extent possible, the
period from the end of such quarter to the time of the
submission of the report, the activities during such
period of the Inspector General, including a summary
of lessons learned, and summarizing the activities
under programs and operations funded with amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the re-
construction of Afghanistan. Each report shall in-
clude, for the period covered by such report, a detailed
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statement of all obligations, expenditures, and reve-
nues of the United States Government associated with
reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Af-
ghanistan, including the following information:
(A) Obligations and expenditures of appro-
priated funds.
(B) A project-by-project and program-by-
program accounting of the costs incurred to date
for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, together
with the estimate of the costs to complete each
project and each program.
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of
funds provided by foreign nations or inter-
national organizations to programs and projects
funded by the United States Government, and
any obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of
foreign assets seized or frozen that contribute to
programs and projects funded by the United
States Government, and any obligations or ex-
penditures of such revenues.
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or enti-
ties receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan.
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(F) In the case of any contract, grant,
agreement, or other funding mechanism described
in paragraph (2)—
(i) the amount of the contract, grant,
agreement, or other funding mechanism;
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of
the contract, grant, agreement, or other
funding mechanism;
(iii) a discussion of how the United
States Government entity or entities in-
volved in the contract or grant identified,
and solicited offers from, potential contrac-
tors or grantees to perform the contract or
grant, together with a list of the potential
contractors or grantees that were issued so-
licitations for the offers;
(iv) the justification and approval doc-
uments on which was based the determina-
tion to use procedures other than procedures
that provide for full and open competition;
and
(v) a description of any previous in-
stances of wasteful and fraudulent activities
in Afghanistan by current or potential con-
tractors, subcontractors, or grantees and
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whether and how they were held account-
able.
(G) A description of any potential unethical
or illegal actions taken by Federal employees,
contractors, or affiliated entities in the course of
reconstruction efforts.
(2) COVERED
CONTRACTS, 
GRANTS, 
AGREE-
MENTS, AND
FUNDING
MECHANISMS.—A contract,
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism de-
scribed in this paragraph is any major contract,
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that is
entered into by the United States Government with
any public or private sector entity for any of the fol-
lowing purposes:
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastruc-
ture of Afghanistan.
(B) To establish or reestablish a political or
societal institution of Afghanistan.
(C) To provide products or services to the
people of Afghanistan.
(3) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2007, and semiannually thereafter, the In-
spector General shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report meeting the require-
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ments of section 5 of the Inspector General Act of
1978.
(4) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—The Inspector Gen-
eral shall post each report required under this sub-
section on a public and searchable website not later
than 7 days after the Inspector General submits the
report to the appropriate congressional committees.
(5) LANGUAGES.—The Inspector General shall
publish on a publicly available Internet website each
report under this subsection in English and other lan-
guages that the Inspector General determines are
widely used and understood in Afghanistan.
(6) FORM.—Each report submitted under this
subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex as the Inspector Gen-
eral determines necessary.
(7) LIMITATION ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CER-
TAIN INFORMATION.—Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to authorize the public disclosure of in-
formation that is—
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure
by any other provision of law;
(B) specifically required by Executive order
to be protected from disclosure in the interest of
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national defense or national security or in the
conduct of foreign affairs; or
(C) a part of an ongoing criminal inves-
tigation.
(i) WAIVER.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the
requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection
(h) for the inclusion in a report under such para-
graph of any element otherwise provided for under
such paragraph if the President determines that the
waiver is justified for national security reasons.
(2) NOTICE
OF
WAIVER.—The President shall
publish a notice of each waiver made under this sub-
section in the Federal Register not later than the date
on which the report required under paragraph (1) or
(3) of subsection (h) is submitted to the appropriate
congressional committees. The report shall specify
whether waivers under this subsection were made and
with respect to which elements.
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED
OR
OTHERWISE
MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AF-
GHANISTAN.—The term ‘‘amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Af-
ghanistan’’ means—
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(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for any fiscal year—
(i) to the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund;
(ii) to the program to assist the people
of Afghanistan established under section
1202(a)(2) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455); and
(iii) to the Department of Defense for
assistance for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan under any other provision of law; and
(B) amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for any fiscal year for Afghani-
stan reconstruction under the following headings
or for the following purposes:
(i) Operating Expenses of the United
States Agency for International Develop-
ment.
(ii) Economic Support Fund.
(iii) International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement.
(iv) International Affairs Technical
Assistance.
(v) Peacekeeping Operations.
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(vi) Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams.
(vii) Embassy Security, Construction,
and Maintenance.
(viii) Child Survival and Health.
(ix) Development Assistance.
(x) International Military Education
and Training.
(xi) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs.
(xii) Public Law 480 Title II Grants.
(xiii) International Disaster and Fam-
ine Assistance.
(xiv) Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance.
(xv) Operations of the Drug Enforce-
ment Agency.
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
(A) the Committees on Appropriations,
Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate; and
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(B) the Committees on Appropriations,
Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives.
(3) EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry
out this section.
(2) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 1512 for the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund is hereby reduced by $20,000,000.
(l) TERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Special In-
spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall
terminate on September 30, 2010, with transition op-
erations authorized to continue until December 31,
2010.
(2) FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—The In-
spector General shall, prior to the termination of the
Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction under paragraph (1), prepare
and submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a final accountability report on all referrals for
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the investigation of any potential unethical or illegal
actions of Federal employees, contractors, or affiliated
entities made to the Department of Justice or any
other United States law enforcement entity to ensure
further investigations, prosecutions, or remedies.
SEC. 1543. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PROTECTION
FOR MILITARY VEHICLES.
Procurement of Additional Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected Vehicles.—
(1) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR ARMY OTHER PRO-
CUREMENT.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 1501(5) for other procurement for
the Army is hereby increased by $23,600,000,000.
(2) AVAILABILITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF ADDI-
TIONAL MRAP VEHICLES.—Of the amount authorized
to be appropriated by section 1501(5) for other pro-
curement for the Army, as increased by paragraph
(1), $23,600,000,000 may be available for the procure-
ment of 15,200 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
(MRAP) Vehicles.
SEC. 1544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPTURE OF
OSAMA BIN LADEN AND THE AL QAEDA LEAD-
ERSHIP.
It is the Sense of Congress that it should be the policy
of the United States Government that the foremost objective
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of United States counterterrorist operations is to protect
United States persons and property from terrorist attacks
by capturing or killing Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-
Zawahiri, and other leaders of al Qaeda and destroying the
al Qaeda network.
Subtitle D—Iraq Refugee Crisis
SEC. 1571. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Refugee Crisis in
Iraq Act’’.
SEC. 1572. PROCESSING MECHANISMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall estab-
lish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq
and in countries, where appropriate, in the region in
which—
(1) aliens described in section 1573 may apply
and interview for admission to the United States as
refugees; and
(2) aliens described in section 1574(b) may
apply and interview for admission to United States
as special immigrants.
(b) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may suspend
in-country processing for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Such suspension may be extended by the Secretary of State
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upon notification to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives. The Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees of jurisdiction outlining the basis
of such suspension and any extensions.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, shall submit a report that contains the
plans and assessment described in paragraph (2) to—
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) describe the Secretary’s plans to estab-
lish the processing mechanisms described in sub-
section (a);
(B) contain an assessment of in-country
processing that makes use of videoconferencing;
and
(C) describe the Secretary of State’s diplo-
matic efforts to improve issuance of entry and
exit visas or permits to United States personnel
and refugees.
SEC. 1573. UNITED STATES REFUGEE PROGRAM PROC-
ESSING PRIORITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Refugees of special humanitarian
concern eligible for Priority 2 processing under the refugee
resettlement priority system who may apply directly to the
United States Admission Program shall include—
(1) Iraqis who were or are employed by, or
worked for the United States Government, in Iraq;
(2) Iraqis who establish to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of State in coordination with the Secretary
of Homeland Security that they are or were employed
in Iraq by—
(A) a media or nongovernmental organiza-
tion headquartered in the United States; or
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(B) an organization or entity closely associ-
ated with the United States mission in Iraq that
has received United States Government funding
through an official and documented contract,
award, grant, or cooperative agreement; and
(3) spouses, children, and parents who are not
accompanying or following to join and sons, daugh-
ters, and siblings of aliens described in paragraph (1)
or section 1574(b)(1); and
(4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or mi-
nority community, have been identified by the De-
partment of State with the concurrence of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security as a persecuted group,
and have close family members (as described in sec-
tion 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) and
1153(a))) in the United States.
(b) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
PERSECUTED
GROUPS.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security are authorized to identify other Pri-
ority 2 groups in Iraq.
(c) INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES.—Or-
ganizations and entities described in section 1573 shall not
include any that appear on the Department of the Treas-
ury’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or any entity
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specifically excluded by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, after consultation with the Department of State and
relevant intelligence agencies.
(d) Aliens under this section who qualify for Priority
2 processing must meet the requirements of section 207 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 1574. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN
IRAQIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c)(1) and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), the Secretary of Homeland Security may provide an
alien described in subsection (b) with the status of a special
immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)), if the alien—
(1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, sub-
mits to the Secretary a petition under section 204 of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under sec-
tion 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(6)(4));
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant
visa;
(3) is otherwise admissible to the United States
for permanent residence (excluding the grounds for
inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and
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(4) cleared a background check and appropriate
screening, as determined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security.
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—
(1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described
in this subsection if the alien—
(A) is a national of Iraq;
(B) was or is employed by, or worked for
the United States Government in Iraq, in or
after 2003, for a period of not less than 1 year;
(C) provided faithful and valuable service to
the United States Government, which is docu-
mented in a positive recommendation or evalua-
tion from the employee’s senior supervisor. Such
evaluation or recommendation must be accom-
panied by approval from the Chief of Mission or
his designee who shall conduct a risk assessment
of the alien and an independent review of
records maintained by the hiring organization or
entity to confirm employment and faithful and
valuable service prior to approval of a petition
under this section; and
(D) has experienced or is experiencing an
ongoing serious threat as a consequence of their
employment by the United States Government.
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(2) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subsection if the alien is—
(A) the spouse or child of a principal alien
described in paragraph (1); and
(B) is accompanying or following to join
the principal alien in the United States.
(3) TREATMENT
OF
SURVIVING
SPOUSE
OR
CHILD.—An alien shall also fall within subsection (b)
of section 1574 of this Act, if—
(1) the alien was the spouse or child of a
principal alien who had an approved petition
with the Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Secretary of State pursuant to section 1574 of
this Act or section 1059 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2006, Pub-
lic Law 109–163, as amended by Public Law
110–36, which included the alien as an accom-
panying spouse or child; and
(2) due to the death of the petitioning alien,
such petition was revoked or terminated (or oth-
erwise rendered null) after its approval.
(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of principal
aliens who may be provided special immigrant status
under this section may not exceed 5,000 per year for
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each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act. The authority provided by
subsection (a) of this section shall expire on Sep-
tember 30 of the fiscal year that is the fifth fiscal year
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
NUMERICAL
LIMITA-
TIONS.—Aliens provided special immigrant status
under this section shall not be counted against any
numerical limitation under sections 201(d), 202(a),
or 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)).
(3) CARRY FORWARD.—If the numerical limita-
tion under paragraph (1) is not reached during a
given fiscal year, the numerical limitation under
paragraph for the following fiscal year shall be in-
creased by a number equal to the difference between—
(A) the number of visas authorized under
paragraph (1) for the given fiscal year; and
(B) the number of principal aliens provided
special immigrant status under this section dur-
ing the given fiscal year.
(d) VISA AND PASSPORT ISSUANCE AND FEES.—Nei-
ther the Secretary of State nor the Secretary of Homeland
Security may charge an alien described in subsection (b)
any fee in connection with an application for, or issuance
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of, a special immigrant visa. The Secretary of State shall
make a reasonable effort to ensure that aliens described in
this section who are issued special immigrant visas are pro-
vided with the appropriate series Iraqi passport necessary
to enter the United States.
(e) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of State,
in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall
make a reasonable effort to provide an alien described in
this section who is applying for a special immigrant visa
with protection or the immediate removal from Iraq, if pos-
sible, of such alien if the Secretary determines after con-
sultation that such alien is in imminent danger.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—The terms defined in this Act shall
have the same meaning as those terms in the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section may
be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security under section 1059 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109–163).
SEC. 1575. MINISTER COUNSELORS FOR IRAQI REFUGEES
AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish in the embassy of the United States located in Baghdad,
Iraq, a Minister Counselor for Iraqi Refugees and Inter-
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nally Displaced Persons (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Minister Counselor for Iraq’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The Minister Counselor for Iraq shall be
responsible for the oversight of processing for resettlement
of persons considered Priority 2 refugees of special humani-
tarian concern, special immigrant visa programs in Iraq,
and the development and implementation of other appro-
priate policies and programs concerning Iraqi refugees and
internally displaced persons. The Minister Counselor for
Iraq shall have the authority to refer persons to the United
States refugee resettlement program.
(c) DESIGNATION OF MINISTER COUNSELORS.—The
Secretary of State shall designate in the embassies of the
United States located in Cairo, Egypt; Amman, Jordan;
Damascus, Syria; and Beirut, Lebanon a Minister Coun-
selor to oversee resettlement to the United States of persons
considered Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian con-
cern in those countries to ensure their applications to the
United States refugee resettlement program are processed
in an orderly manner and without delay.
SEC. 1576. COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS
OF DISPLACED IRAQIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each country with
a significant population of displaced Iraqis, including Iraq,
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Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon, the Secretary
of State shall—
(1) as appropriate, consult with other countries
regarding resettlement of the most vulnerable members
of such refugee populations; and
(2) as appropriate, except where otherwise pro-
hibited by the laws of the United States, develop
mechanisms in and provide assistance to countries
with a significant population of displaced Iraqis to
ensure the well-being and safety of such populations
in their host environments.
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—In determining the
number of Iraqi refugees who should be resettled in the
United States under sections (a) and (b) of section 207 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the
President shall consult nongovernmental organizations that
have a presence in Iraq or experience in assessing the prob-
lems faced by Iraqi refugees.
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS REFUGEE.—No
alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission
under this section solely because such alien qualifies as an
immediate relative or is eligible for classification as a spe-
cial immigrant.
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SEC. 1577. DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ASYLUM.
(a) MOTION TO REOPEN.—Section 208(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(4) CHANGED COUNTRY CONDITIONS.—An ap-
plicant for asylum or withholding of removal, whose
claim was denied by an immigration judge solely on
the basis of changed country conditions on or after
March 1, 2003, may file a motion to reopen his or
her claim not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act if the
applicant—
‘‘(A) is a national of Iraq; and
‘‘(B) remained in the United States on such
date of enactment.’’.
(b) PROCEDURE.—A motion filed under this section
shall be made in accordance with section 240(c)(7)(A) and
(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 1578. REPORTS.
(a) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit a report containing
plans to expedite the processing of Iraqi refugees for
resettlement to—
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(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall—
(A) detail the plans of the Secretary for ex-
pediting the processing of Iraqi refugees for reset-
tlement including through temporary expansion
of the Refugee Corps of United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services;
(B) describe the plans of the Secretary for
increasing the number of Department of Home-
land Security personnel devoted to refugee proc-
essing in the noted regions;
(C) describe the plans of the Secretary for
enhancing existing systems for conducting back-
ground and security checks of persons applying
for Special Immigrant Visas and of persons con-
sidered Priority 2 refugees of special humani-
tarian concern under this subtitle, which en-
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hancements shall support immigration security
and provide for the orderly processing of such
applications without delay; and
(D) detail the projections of the Secretary,
per country and per month, for the number of
refugee interviews that will be conducted in fiscal
year 2008 and fiscal year 2009.
(b) PRESIDENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall submit to Congress an unclassified report,
with a classified annex if necessary, which includes—
(1) an assessment of the financial, security, and
personnel considerations and resources necessary to
carry out the provisions of this subtitle;
(2) the number of aliens described in section
1573(1);
(3) the number of such aliens who have applied
for special immigrant visas;
(4) the date of such applications; and
(5) in the case of applications pending for more
than 6 months, the reasons that visas have not been
expeditiously processed.
(c) REPORT ON IRAQI NATIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS IN IRAQ.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall—
(A) review internal records and databases of
their respective agencies for information that can
be used to verify employment of Iraqi nationals
by the United States Government; and
(B) solicit from each prime contractor or
grantee that has performed work in Iraq since
March 2003 under a contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement with their respective agencies that
is valued in excess of $25,000 information that
can be used to verify the employment of Iraqi
nationals by such contractor or grantee.
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—To the extent
data is available, the information referred to in para-
graph (1) shall include the name and dates of em-
ployment of, biometric data for, and other data that
can be used to verify the employment of, each Iraqi
national that has performed work in Iraq since
March 2003 under a contract, grant, or cooperative
agreement with an executive agency.