load staffing model to support the increase in immigration 
judges. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for— 
(1) the hiring of immigration judges, support 
staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment attorneys under this section; and 
(2) the lease, purchase, or construction of facili-
ties or equipment (including video teleconferencing 
equipment and equipment for electronic filing of im-
migration cases), and the transfer of federally owned 
temporary housing units to serve as facilities, for— 
(A) the increased number of immigration 
judges, attorneys, and support staff under this 
section; and 
(B) conducting immigration court pro-
ceedings in close proximity to the locations at 
which aliens are apprehended and detained. 
SEC. 304. REFUGEE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING CEN-
TERS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(53) The term ‘refugee application and proc-
essing center’— 
‘‘(A) means a facility designated under sec-
tion 207(g) by the Secretary of State to accept 
and process applications for refugee admissions 
to the United States; and 
‘‘(B) may include a United States em-
bassy, consulate, or other diplomatic facility.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Section 207 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) REFUGEE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING CEN-
TERS.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 240 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall designate refugee 
application and processing centers outside the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish— 
‘‘(A) 1 refugee application and processing 
center in Mexico; and 
‘‘(B) not fewer than 3 refugee application 
and processing centers in Central America at 
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locations selected by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that any 
alien who is a national or habitual resident of a 
country in which a refugee application and proc-
essing center is located, or a country contiguous to 
such a country, may apply for refugee status at a 
refugee application and processing center in that 
country. 
‘‘(4) ADJUDICATION BY ASYLUM OFFICERS.— 
An application for refugee status submitted to a ref-
ugee application and processing center shall be adju-
dicated by a asylum officer. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that refugee application and processing cen-
ters accord priority to applications submitted— 
‘‘(A) by aliens who have been referred by 
an authorized nongovernmental organization, as 
determined by the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which such referral is made; and 
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‘‘(C) in accordance with the requirements 
and procedures established by the Secretary of 
State under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) NUMBER OF REFERRALS AND GRANTS OF 
ADMISSION FOR REFUGEES.—The admission to the 
United States of refugees under this subsection shall 
be subject to the limitations, including the numerical 
limitations, under this section. 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall charge, collect, and account for fees pre-
scribed by each such Secretary pursuant to sub-
sections (m) and (n) of section 286 and section 
9701 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
purpose of receiving, docketing, processing, and 
adjudicating an application under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) BASIS
FOR
FEES.—The fees pre-
scribed under subparagraph (A) shall be based 
on a consideration of the amount necessary to 
deter frivolous applications and the cost for 
processing the application, including the imple-
mentation of program integrity and anti-fraud 
measures.’’. 
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(c) SUNSET.—The amendments made by this section 
shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 
three years and 240 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE IV—REPURPOSING 
FEDERAL DRUG PROGRAMS 
SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF BLOCK GRANTS FOR PRE-
VENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE. 
Section 1935(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 
300x–35(a)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘ 
$1,908,079,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,961,600,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 402. OFFSETTING REPEALS. 
(a) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS OF 
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Section 509 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–2) is 
hereby repealed. 
(b) DRUG-FREE
COMMUNITIES
SUPPORT
PRO-
GRAM.—Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of the National 
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et 
seq.) is hereby repealed. 
(c) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK 
GRANT.—Subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.) is hereby re-
pealed. 
(d) GRANTS FOR JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 520G of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb–38) is hereby repealed. 
(e) PROJECT AWARE; CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BE-
HAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS EXPANSION GRANTS.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall terminate 
by the end of fiscal year 2025, and not establish any suc-
cessor programs to, the following programs carried out 
under section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–32): 
(1) Project AWARE. 
(2) 
The 
Certified 
Community 
Behavioral 
Health Clinics Expansion Grants program. 
(f) PRIORITY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVEN-
TION NEEDS
OF REGIONAL
AND NATIONAL SIGNIFI-
CANCE.—Section 516 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–22) is hereby repealed. 
Æ 
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