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(4) PROHIBITION ON FEES.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of State may 
not charge an alien described in subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of paragraph (2) any fee in connection 
with an application for, or issuance of, a special im-
migrant visa under this section. 
(5) ASSISTANCE WITH PASSPORT ISSUANCE.— 
The Secretary of State shall make a reasonable ef-
fort to ensure that an alien described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) who is 
issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to this sub-
section is provided with the appropriate series Af-
ghan passport necessary to enter the United States. 
(6) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the heads of other appro-
priate Federal agencies, shall make a reasonable ef-
fort to provide an alien described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) who is seeking spe-
cial immigrant status under this subsection protec-
tion or to immediately remove such alien from Af-
ghanistan, if possible, if the Secretary determines, 
after consultation, that such alien is in imminent 
danger. 
(7) OTHER ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—No alien shall be denied the opportunity to 
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apply for admission under this subsection solely be-
cause such alien qualifies as an immediate relative 
or is eligible for any other immigrant classification. 
(8) RESETTLEMENT
SUPPORT.—A citizen or 
national of Afghanistan who is granted special immi-
grant status described in section 101(a)(27) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)) shall be eligible for resettlement assist-
ance, entitlement programs, and other benefits avail-
able to refugees admitted under section 207 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) for a period not to exceed 8 
months. 
(9) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (2), (7), or (8) of subsection (c) 
of section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may adjust the status of an alien described in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of 
this subsection or in section 1244(b) of the Refugee 
Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–181; 
122 Stat. 397) to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence under subsection (a) of 
such section 245 if the alien— 
(A) was paroled or admitted as a non-
immigrant into the United States; and 
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(B) is otherwise eligible for special immi-
grant status under— 
(i)(I) this subsection; or 
(II) such section 1244(b); and 
(ii) the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(10) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND AU-
THORITY
TO
CARRY
OUT
ADMINISTRATIVE
MEAS-
URES.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the implementation of this 
subsection. 
(B) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall describe ac-
tions taken, and additional administrative 
measures that may be needed, to ensure the in-
tegrity of the program established under this 
subsection and the national security interests of 
the United States related to such program. 
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