after there is a sustained, substantial reduction of 
civil war violence in Syria and a substantial reduc-
tion in the numbers of newly displaced Syria inhab-
itants, such time as defined by the Department of 
State. 
SEC. 3. SAVE THE CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, Attorney 
General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall establish the Save 
the Children Program to grant visas allowing certain 
young minor children from Syria between the ages of three 
and ten to enter and remain in the United States until 
there is a sustained, substantial reduction of civil war vio-
lence in Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers 
of newly displaced Syria inhabitants, such time as defined 
by the Department of State. Following such time as the 
Department of State does make this designation, there 
shall be an additional six months grace period before the 
visas expire, so that due diligence can be done to identify 
the proper guardians of these young minor children so 
they may be reunified with their families. Only such quali-
fying children whose established guardians are physically 
present to relinquish custody to the proper United States 
representatives, or those children who can be established 
to be orphaned, shall be eligible for such a visa. 
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(b) OFFICE OF COORDINATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) There is established in the Office of 
Refugee Resettlement of the Department of 
Health and Human Services a Coordinator of 
the Save the Children Program (hereinafter, 
‘‘Coordinator’’). 
(B) The Coordinator shall have the super-
visory authority for the operations of the Pro-
gram in the United States. 
(C) The Coordinator of the Save the Chil-
dren Program shall be appointed by and report 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) With the approval of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, the Coordinator may ap-
point and fix the pay of additional personnel as 
the Coordinator considers appropriate. Any 
such personnel may include private citizens or 
employees of the Federal Government, provided, 
however, that the Coordinator may not fix the 
pay of employees of the Federal Government. 
(B) Upon request of the Coordinator, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may 
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detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, and in accordance with the Intergovern-
mental Personnel Act of 1970 (5 U.S.C. 3371– 
3375), any of the personnel of that department 
or agency to the Office to assist it in carrying 
out its duties under this Act. 
(C) The Coordinator shall use the staff 
and resources of the Division of Unaccompanied 
Children’s Services (as described by section 462 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (2 
U.S.C. 279)). 
(3) OPERATIONS.— 
(A) The Coordinator shall have the respon-
sibility of identifying which young minor chil-
dren qualify for the Program, including by 
properly obtaining custody of the children from 
their proper guardians or establishing that an 
eligible child is orphaned, and implementing the 
temporary resettlement in the United States of 
young minor children admitted pursuant to the 
Program, consistent with the laws of applicable 
states and instrumentalities of the United 
States, international agreements, and the for-
eign policy and domestic security interests of 
the United States. 
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(B) The Coordinator shall cooperate with 
appropriate and approved nongovernmental or-
ganizations and government authorities of the 
states and instrumentalities of the United 
States to implement the Program and to assist 
those admitted under the Program. 
(C) The Coordinator shall consult with the 
Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or their designees, 
on the operations of the Program and to ensure 
that all operations of the Program are con-
sistent with the laws of applicable states and in-
strumentalities of the United States, inter-
national agreements, the foreign policy and do-
mestic security interests of the United States, 
and the goal of family reunification no more 
than six months after there is a sustained, sub-
stantial reduction of civil war violence in Syria 
and a substantial reduction in the numbers of 
newly displaced Syria inhabitants, such time as 
defined by the Department of State. 
(c) SUNSET.— 
(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
Program shall terminate six months after certifi-
cation by the Secretary of State that there is a sus-
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tained, substantial reduction of civil war violence in 
Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers of 
newly displaced Syria inhabitants. 
(2) Six months after certification by the Sec-
retary of State that there is a sustained, substantial 
reduction of civil war violence in Syria and a sub-
stantial reduction in the numbers of newly displaced 
Syria inhabitants, such time as defined by the De-
partment of State, the Office, in consultation with 
the Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland 
Security, shall make every effort to reunite minor 
children admitted to the United States pursuant to 
the Program with their parents, other close relatives, 
or appropriate caretakers, as required by, and to the 
extent permitted by, international agreements and 
the laws of the United States. 
(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
the Program may be suspended or terminated if the 
President determines that such suspension or termi-
nation is warranted by the foreign policy and domes-
tic security interests of the United States. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for 
each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
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(2) Upon designation by the President, the Of-
fice is authorized to use funds appropriated pursu-
ant to the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601) to carry out the purposes of 
this section. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Coor-
dinator shall submit a written report to Congress that con-
tains the details of the implementation of the Program de-
veloped under this section. 
SEC. 4. TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT VISA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program under section (b) 
shall provide for the admission of not more than 5,000 
alien minor children between the ages of three and ten 
years old, under section 101(a)(15)(W) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act in the first program year, and 
then 10,000 additional alien minor children for each of 
the second and third program years, and shall give pref-
erence to those minor children already in the custody of 
the United States or any of its allies outside Syria on the 
date of enactment. 
(b) TEMPORARY
NONIMMIGRANT
VISA.—Section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)) is amended by inserting at 
the end— 
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‘‘(W) until such time that the Secretary of 
State certifies that there is a sustained, sub-
stantial reduction of civil war violence in Syria 
and a substantial reduction in the numbers of 
newly displaced Syria inhabitants, such time as 
defined by the Department of State, pursuant 
to Section 3(c)(1) of the Syrian Civil War 
Minor Child Protection Act of 2016, an alien 
who— 
‘‘(i) is resident in Syria or who was 
born in Syria but is currently present in 
another country as a displaced person or 
refugee; 
‘‘(ii) is between three and ten years of 
age at the time of the enactment of the 
Act; and 
‘‘(iii) has been approved pursuant to 
policies promulgated by the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, Attorney 
General, and Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, to reside in the United States tempo-
rarily pursuant to the Save the Children 
Program.’’. 
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(c) ABILITY TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and as required 
by, and to the extent permitted by, international agree-
ments, aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to 
the Save the Children Act of 2016 may remain in the 
United States until the Secretary of State certifies that 
there is a sustained, substantial reduction of civil war vio-
lence in Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers 
of newly displaced Syria inhabitants, such time as defined 
by the Department of State, pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) 
of the Act, and providing a six month grace period for 
efforts at reunification as established herein. 
Æ 
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