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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4995 
To modify the responsibilities of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation 
Efforts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 19, 2025 
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MCCAUL, 
Mr. PETERS, Mr. BERA, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. STANTON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
MCBRIDE, 
Mr. 
SHERMAN, 
Mr. 
KEATING, 
Ms. 
JAYAPAL, 
Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the responsibilities of the Coordinator for Afghan 
Relocation Efforts, 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 ‘‘Enduring Welcome Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Enduring Welcome program is the 
safest, most secure legal immigration pathway to the 
United States. 
(2) The resettlement of Afghan allies in the 
Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) and the United States 
Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) P1/P2 pipe-
lines is critical to upholding United States credibility 
and incentivizing future support for United States 
servicemembers. 
(3) Failing to reunite active-duty United States 
military personnel and veterans with their Afghan 
family members in the Afghan relocation pipeline is 
harmful to the United States servicemember commu-
nity. 
(4) A review conducted by Department of Jus-
tice’s Office of Inspector General released on June 
10, 2025, concluded that the process for vetting ap-
plicants for Afghan SIVs is rigorous and effective in 
protecting United States national security. 
(5) The permanent authorization of the Coordi-
nator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) under 
section 7810 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 
Improvement and National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) re-
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flects a bipartisan commitment to fulfilling wartime 
promises and ensuring accountability in United 
States relocation policy. 
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR AFGHAN RELO-
CATION EFFORTS. 
Section 7810 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘OF COORDINATOR’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall 
establish an Office of the Coordinator for 
Afghan Relocation Efforts in the Depart-
ment of State.’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before ‘‘who shall be 
responsible for’’ the following: ‘‘who shall 
be the head of the Office of the Coordi-
nator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Coordi-
nator shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(1) supporting the voluntary departure of cov-
ered persons who request assistance departing Af-
ghanistan; 
‘‘(2) leading coordination of interagency efforts 
relating to vetting, security screening, and case proc-
essing of eligible Afghan allies in the Department of 
State, in coordination with the Department of 
Homeland Security and the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(3) facilitating relocation and resettlement lo-
gistics in coordination with resettlement support 
centers and United States-based resettlement agen-
cies; 
‘‘(4) addressing family reunification barriers, 
including cases involving United States active-duty 
servicemembers and veterans; 
‘‘(5) coordinating integration support, including 
trauma recovery and medical care, with other Fed-
eral agencies; 
‘‘(6) maintaining and analyzing a centralized, 
secure database of Afghan applicants, beneficiaries, 
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and relocated individuals to inform operations and 
ensure transparency; and 
‘‘(7) providing timely information to Congress 
on the status of Afghan relocation efforts and 
progress made under this mandate.’’. 
SEC. 4. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND DATABASE. 
(a) COLLECTION
OF INFORMATION.—The Coordi-
nator shall collect information on Afghan applicants, bene-
ficiaries, and relocated individuals to inform operations 
and ensure transparency, including— 
(1) the number of Afghan nationals pursuing 
admission to the United States as a special immi-
grant under section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protec-
tion Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as a refugee 
under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
(whether as priority one or priority 2), or as a pa-
rolee under section 212(d)(5)(A) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)), disaggregated by whether 
they are in Afghanistan, the United States, or a 
third country; 
(2) the number of family reunification cases 
pending, approved, and completed; 
(3) the average time between application, vet-
ting, relocation, and resettlement; 
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