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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6907 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reinstate the processing 
of applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole 
Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2022 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. CRIST, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK, and Mrs. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reinstate 
the processing of applications for parole under the Cuban 
Family Reunification Parole Program, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Cuban Family Reunifi-
cation Parole Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF CUBAN FAMILY REUNIFICA-
TION PAROLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall— 
(1) begin to reinstate the processing of applica-
tions for parole under the Cuban Family Reunifica-
tion Parole Program at the United States Embassy 
in Havana, Cuba; and 
(2) prioritize applications described in para-
graph (1) in the order in which they were received 
by the United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
(1) ASSIGNMENT.—To carry out subsection 
(a)— 
(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall assign to the United States Embassy in 
Havana, Cuba, appropriate personnel from the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services; and 
(B) the Secretary of State, with the per-
mission of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall assign to the United States Embassy in 
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Havana, Cuba, appropriate personnel from the 
Department of State. 
(2) SAFETY OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security and Secretary of State shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to ensure the safe-
ty of such personnel and to ensure that such per-
sonnel are available a minimum of one business day 
each week for the Cuban Family Reunification Pa-
role Program. 
(c) ACCESSIBILITY.—To carry out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, may to the extent practicable make 
available to applicants for parole under the Cuban Family 
Reunification Parole Program video teleconference capa-
bilities and may fly personnel assigned under subsection 
(b) to the United State Embassy in Havana, Cuba, for 
time sufficient to process applications in a safe manner. 
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries shall en-
sure that appropriate privacy and security requirements 
are satisfied for all personnel involved. 
(d) DURATION.—Parole granted under the Cuban 
Family Reunification Parole Program shall be valid for 
an initial period of at least two years. 
(e) EXPEDITIOUS PROCESSING.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 
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State, shall ensure that applications for parole under the 
Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program that were 
filed before the date of the enactment of this Act have 
started being adjudicated not more than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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