‘‘(3) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under 
section 101(a)(15)(I)(ii), who is accompanying or fol-
lowing to join a principal alien admitted under such sec-
tion, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize 
the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United 
States and provide the spouse with an ‘employment au-
thorized’ endorsement or other appropriate work permit.’’. 
(3) CHANGE
OF
STATUS.—Section 248(b) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1258(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘(T) or (U)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(I)(ii), (T), or (U)’’. 
(4) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall amend part 214 of title 8, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as appropriate, to ensure that 
each alien described in section 101(a)(15)(I)(ii) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) is permitted to remain in the United 
States— 
(i) while classified as a threatened 
journalist pursuant to section 214(s) of 
such Act, as added by paragraph (2); or 
(ii) with respect to the spouse and 
children of a threatened journalist, while 
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such classification remains in effect for the 
spouse or parent; 
(B) receives an Employment Authorization 
Document; 
(C) is not denied a nonimmigrant visa 
under such section 101(a)(15)(I)(ii) or the ex-
tension of such visa based on the approval of a 
permanent labor certification, the filing of a 
preference petition on behalf of the alien, or the 
pursuit of refugee or asylee status; and 
(D) is provided with notification of each 
determination under subsection (c). 
(5) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATION.—The final 
rule of the Department of Homeland Security enti-
tled ‘‘Period of Admission and Extensions of Stay 
for Representatives of Foreign Information Media 
Seeking to Enter the United States’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 
91 (May 11, 2020)) shall not apply to a non-
immigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(I)(ii). 
(b) HUMANITARIAN PAROLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall consider, on a case-by-case basis for 
urgent humanitarian reasons, and in accordance 
with section 212(d)(5)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(B)), the provi-
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sion of humanitarian parole to aliens described in 
section 214(s) of such Act, as added by subsection 
(a)(2), who meet the criteria described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) CRITERIA.— 
(A) LIFE OR SAFETY AT RISK.—The Sec-
retary of State, the Coordinator for Inter-
national Press Freedom, or an appropriate 
Chief of Mission (after consultation with the 
Secretary or the Coordinator) affirms that the 
life or safety of the alien is at risk if the alien 
remains in his or her country of origin or coun-
try of last habitual residence. 
(B) WRITTEN
RECOMMENDATION.—The 
Secretary of State or the Chief of Mission 
(after consultation with the Secretary) has sub-
mitted to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Attorney General a favorable written 
recommendation that humanitarian parole for 
the alien furthers the foreign policy interests or 
national security interests of the United States. 
(3) PREFERENCE
FOR
ADMISSION
AS
NON-
IMMIGRANT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to an 
alien who meets the criteria described in para-
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graph (2), subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall exercise a 
preference for admission as a nonimmigrant de-
scribed in clause (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(I) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(I)), as added 
by subsection (a)(1). 
(B) IMMINENT DANGER.—In the case of 
imminent danger to such an alien— 
(i)(I) the Secretary of State may sub-
mit to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
a request to parole the alien into the 
United States under this subsection; and 
(II) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may parole the alien into the United 
States; or 
(ii) the Secretary of State may coordi-
nate directly with the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
the parole of the alien into the United 
States under this subsection. 
(c) INDIVIDUALIZED DETERMINATION WITH RE-
SPECT TO CONTINUED RISK TO LIFE OR SAFETY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each alien 
admitted to the United States as a threatened jour-
nalist 
described 
in 
clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
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101(a)(15)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as added by subsection (a)(1), or paroled into 
the United States under subsection (b), not less fre-
quently than once every 5 years after such admission 
or parole, the Coordinator for International Press 
Freedom shall make a determination as to whether 
the alien’s life or safety would be at risk if the alien 
were to return to his or her country of origin or 
country of last habitual residence. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Coordinator makes a de-
termination under paragraph (1), the Coordinator 
shall notify the alien of such determination. 
(3) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION.—If the Coor-
dinator determines that an alien’s life or safety 
would not be at risk if the alien were to return to 
his or her country of origin or country of last habit-
ual residence, not later than 120 days after the date 
of such determination— 
(A) the alien’s status as a nonimmigrant 
described in paragraph (15)(I)(ii) of section 
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 101(a)) shall terminate; and 
(B) the alien shall be required— 
(i) to depart the United States; or 
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(ii) to change or adjust his or her sta-
tus under the immigration laws (as defined 
in such section) to a status for which the 
alien is eligible. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING FOR REFUGEE OFFICERS. 
Section 207(f)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘include country-specific condi-
tions, instruction’’ and inserting ‘‘include— 
‘‘(A) country-specific conditions; 
‘‘(B) instruction’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) instruction on the internationally rec-
ognized right to freedom of the press, instruc-
tion on methods of persecution of, or attacks 
on, journalists in foreign countries, and applica-
ble distinctions between traditional and non-
traditional journalists.’’. 
SEC. 8. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(e) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.—The Secretary of 
State, with the assistance of other relevant officials, such 
as the Coordinator for International Press Freedom ap-
pointed under section 3(b)(2) of the International Press 
Freedom Act of 2022, and distinguished nongovernmental 
organizations that advocate for press freedoms, shall pro-
vide to each Foreign Service officer who will work overseas 
in the areas of political affairs, public diplomacy, or con-
sular affairs, or as a Deputy Chief of Mission or Chief 
of Mission, pre-departure instruction that includes infor-
mation about the following: 
‘‘(1) The scope and value of freedom of expres-
sion. 
‘‘(2) How violations of the freedom the press 
harm the interests of the United States. 
‘‘(3) The relevance of international freedom of 
the press to the advancement of the defense, diplo-
macy, development, and public affairs efforts and in-
terests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the country in which the 
Foreign Service officer will be posted, the nature, se-
verity, and origins of threats facing journalists in 
their reporting and United States Government and 
nongovernmental mechanisms available to mitigate 
those threats. 
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‘‘(5) The role of nontraditional media platforms 
and nontraditional journalists in the press in the 
country in which the Foreign Service officer will be 
posted.’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORTS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNUAL 
REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 1 of each 
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
report to the appropriate committees of Congress that 
identifies, with respect to the preceding fiscal year— 
(1) the number of threatened journalist aliens 
who were issued a nonimmigrant visa under clause 
(ii) of section 101(a)(15)(I) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(I)), as added 
by section 6(a), disaggregated by country of nation-
ality; 
(2) the number of family members of aliens de-
scribed in paragraph (1) who were issued a non-
immigrant visa under such clause (ii), disaggregated 
by country of nationality; 
(3) the number of alien journalists who were 
granted humanitarian parole pursuant to section 
6(b) due to their work as journalists, disaggregated 
by country of nationality; 
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(4) the number of family members of aliens de-
scribed in paragraph (3) who were granted humani-
tarian parole pursuant to section 6(b), disaggregated 
by country of nationality; and 
(5) such other information as the Secretary 
considers relevant. 
(b) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT 
TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 
years thereafter on March 1, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report analyzing the 
barriers that prevent foreign journalists from obtain-
ing visas for admission into the United States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall assess the following: 
(A) The success of programs relating to in- 
country support for foreign journalists, tem-
porary resettlement of such journalists in third 
countries, admission of such journalists under 
clause (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(I) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(I)), as added by section 6(a), and 
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humanitarian parole for such journalists under 
section 6(b). 
(B) The processing speeds and delays in 
the program providing nonimmigrant visas to 
journalists 
under 
clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
101(a)(15)(I) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(I)), as added 
by section 6(a). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report 
required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall consult with— 
(A) the Attorney General; 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(C) the Secretary of State; and 
(D) nongovernmental organizations that 
advocate for the safety of journalists, as deter-
mined by the Comptroller General. 
(4) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES 
OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, and the Human Rights Caucus of the 
Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Tom Lantos 
Human Rights Commission of the House of 
Representatives. 
Æ 
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