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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8368 
To establish a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts in the Department 
of State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2024 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CROW, and Mr. STAN-
TON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts 
in the Department of State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordinator for Af-
ghan Relocation Efforts Authorization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 
appoint a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts 
(‘‘Coordinator’’), who shall be responsible for— 
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(1) relocating and resettling eligible Afghan al-
lies and facilitating the departure of United States 
citizens and lawful permanent residents who request 
United States assistance to leave Afghanistan; and 
(2) working with other offices of the Depart-
ment of State, as well as with appropriate counter-
parts at other Federal departments and agencies, to 
ensure integrated United States support for such re-
location efforts. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Coordinator is authorized— 
(1) to enter into personal services contracts for 
a period ending not later than the date described in 
section 3; 
(2) to extend and maintain through such date 
personal services contracts entered into pursuant to 
the authority provided by section 2401 of the Af-
ghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 
(Public Law 117–43); 
(3) to hire temporary personnel who are United 
States citizens, except that to the extent possible the 
Coordinator should use Foreign Service limited ap-
pointments to fill such positions both in the United 
States and abroad in accordance with section 309 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949); 
and 
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(4) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions— 
(A) to accept, in the form of reimburse-
ment or transfer, amounts from other Federal 
departments or agencies as appropriate to carry 
out the duties described in subsection (a); and 
(B) to reimburse such other departments 
or agencies as the Coordinator may determine 
appropriate to carry out such duties. 
(c) DETAILEES AND ASSIGNEES.—Any Federal Gov-
ernment employee may be detailed or assigned to the Of-
fice of the Coordinator, with or without reimbursement, 
consistent with applicable laws and regulations regarding 
such employee, and such detail or assignment shall be 
without interruption or loss of status or privilege. 
(d) NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERS 
OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of each 
use of the transfer authority made available under 
subsection (b)(4)(A) not later than 15 days before 
the completion of such transfer. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 3. SUNSET. 
This Act and the authorities provided by this Act 
shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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