(3) assistance, within the scope of authorized 
practice of immigration law, and instruction, to indi-
viduals— 
(A) on the rights and responsibilities of 
United States citizenship; 
(B) in civics and English as a second lan-
guage; 
(C) in preparation for the General Edu-
cation Development test; and 
(D) in applying for adjustment of status 
and United States citizenship. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 
2034 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 311. PROVISIONS AFFECTING ELIGIBILITY FOR AD-
JUSTMENT OF STATUS. 
An alien’s eligibility to be lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence under this Act (whether on a conditional 
basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in sec-
tion 104(c)(2)) shall not preclude the alien from seeking 
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any status under any other provision of law for which the 
alien may otherwise be eligible. 
SEC. 312. SUPPLEMENTARY SURCHARGE FOR APPOINTED 
COUNSEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 302 
and in cases where the applicant is exempt from paying 
a fee under section 303(c), in any case in which a fee is 
charged pursuant to this Act, an additional surcharge of 
$25 shall be imposed and collected for the purpose of pro-
viding appointed counsel to applicants seeking judicial re-
view of the Secretary’s decision to provisionally deny an 
application under this Act. 
(b) IMMIGRATION COUNSEL ACCOUNT.—There is es-
tablished in the general fund of the Treasury a separate 
account which shall be known as the ‘‘Immigration Coun-
sel Account’’. Fees collected under subsection (a) shall be 
deposited into the Immigration Counsel Account and shall 
remain available until expended for purposes of providing 
appointed counsel as required under this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—At the end of each 2-year period, be-
ginning with the establishment of this account, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the 
Congress concerning the status of the account, including 
any balances therein, and recommend any adjustment in 
the prescribed fee that may be required to ensure that the 
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receipts collected from the fee charged for the succeeding 
two years equal, as closely as possible, the cost of pro-
viding appointed counsel as required under this Act. 
SEC. 313. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROVISIONAL DENIAL AU-
THORITY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress a report 
detailing the number of applicants that receive— 
(1) a provisional denial under this Act; 
(2) a final denial under this Act without seek-
ing judicial review; 
(3) a final denial under this Act after seeking 
judicial review; and 
(4) an approval under this Act after seeking ju-
dicial review. 
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