(b) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—The require-
ments under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) 
shall not apply to any action to implement this Act. 
SEC. 309. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not disclose 
or use information (including information provided during 
administrative or judicial review) provided in applications 
filed under this Act or in requests for DACA for the pur-
pose of immigration enforcement. 
(b) REFERRALS PROHIBITED.—The Secretary, based 
solely on information provided in an application for adjust-
ment of status under this Act (including information pro-
vided during administrative or judicial review) or an appli-
cation for DACA, may not refer an applicant to U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, or any designee of either such entity. 
(c) LIMITED
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a) and (b), information provided in an applica-
tion for adjustment of status under this Act may be 
shared with Federal security and law enforcement agen-
cies— 
(1) for assistance in the consideration of an ap-
plication for adjustment of status under this Act; 
(2) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims; 
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(3) for national security purposes; or 
(4) for the investigation or prosecution of any 
felony offense not related to immigration status. 
(d) PENALTY.—Any person who knowingly uses, pub-
lishes, or permits information to be examined in violation 
of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000. 
SEC. 310. GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, 
within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a pro-
gram to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
nonprofit organizations that will use the funding to assist 
eligible applicants under this Act by providing them with 
the services described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this section shall be used for the design and implementa-
tion of programs that provide— 
(1) information to the public regarding the eli-
gibility and benefits of permanent resident status 
under this Act (whether on a conditional basis, or 
without the conditional basis as provided in section 
104(c)(2)), particularly to individuals potentially eli-
gible for such status; 
(2) assistance, within the scope of authorized 
practice of immigration law, to individuals submit-
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ting applications for adjustment of status under this 
Act (whether on a conditional basis, or without the 
conditional basis as provided in section 104(c)(2)), 
including— 
(A) screening prospective applicants to as-
sess their eligibility for such status; 
(B) completing applications and petitions, 
including providing assistance in obtaining the 
requisite documents and supporting evidence; 
and 
(C) providing any other assistance that the 
Secretary or grantee considers useful or nec-
essary to apply for adjustment of status under 
this Act (whether on a conditional basis, or 
without the conditional basis as provided in sec-
tion 104(c)(2)); and 
(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 
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(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 2026 through 
2036 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 
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-
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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 
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— 
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