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subsection for fiscal year 2014 shall be equal to the 
difference between— 
(I) the numerical limitation determined under 
clause (i) for fiscal year 2013; and 
(II) the number of principal aliens provided 
such status under this section during fiscal year 
2013. 
(4) PROHIBITION
ON
FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security or the Secretary of State may not charge an alien 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) 
any fee in connection with an application for, or issuance of, 
a special immigrant visa under this section. 
(5) ASSISTANCE WITH PASSPORT ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
of State shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that an 
alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph 
(2) who is issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to this 
subsection is provided with the appropriate series Afghan pass-
port necessary to enter the United States. 
(6) PROTECTION
OF
ALIENS.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agen-
cies, shall make a reasonable effort to provide an alien described 
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) who is seeking 
special immigrant status under this subsection protection or 
to immediately remove such alien from Afghanistan, if possible, 
if the Secretary determines, after consultation, that such alien 
is in imminent danger. 
(7) OTHER ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRANT STATUS.—No alien 
shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under 
this subsection solely because such alien qualifies as an imme-
diate relative or is eligible for any other immigrant classifica-
tion. 
(8) RESETTLEMENT
SUPPORT.—A citizen or national of 
Afghanistan who is granted special immigrant status described 
in section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) shall be eligible for resettlement assist-
ance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to 
refugees admitted under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157) for a period not to exceed 8 months. 
(9) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2), (7), or (8) of subsection (c) of section 245 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may adjust the status of an alien described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection or 
in section 1244(b) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 397) to that of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence under subsection (a) of such 
section 245 if the alien— 
(A) was paroled or admitted as a nonimmigrant into 
the United States; and 
(B) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant status 
under— 
(i)(I) this subsection; or 
(II) such section 1244(b); and 
(ii) the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
(10) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND AUTHORITY TO CARRY 
OUT ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.—
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(A) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the implementation of this subsection. 
(B) CONTENT
OF
REPORT.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall describe actions taken, and addi-
tional administrative measures that may be needed, to 
ensure the integrity of the program established under this 
subsection and the national security interests of the United 
States related to such program. 
(C) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ADMINISTRATIVE MEAS-
URES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Sec-
retary of State shall implement any additional administra-
tive measures described in subparagraph (B) as they may 
deem necessary and appropriate to ensure the integrity 
of the program established under this subsection and the 
national security interests of the United States related 
to such program. 
(11) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
USE
OF
SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT 
STATUS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the number 
of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan or Iraq who have 
applied for status as special immigrants under this sub-
section or section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396). 
(B) CONTENT.—Each report required by subparagraph 
(A) submitted in a fiscal year shall include the following 
information for the previous fiscal year: 
(i) The number of citizens or nationals of Afghani-
stan or Iraq who submitted an application for status 
as a special immigrant pursuant to this section or 
section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396), disaggregated— 
(I) by the number of principal aliens applying 
for such status; and 
(II) by the number of spouses and children 
of principal aliens applying for such status. 
(ii) The number of applications referred to in clause 
(i) that— 
(I) were approved; or 
(II) were denied, including a description of 
the basis for each denial. 
(c) INFORMATION
REGARDING
CITIZENS
OR
NATIONALS
OF 
AFGHANISTAN EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED STATES OR FEDERAL CON-
TRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO COMPILE INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall—
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(i) review internal records and databases of their 
respective agencies for information that can be used 
to verify employment of citizens or nationals of 
Afghanistan by the United States Government; and 
(ii) request from each prime contractor or grantee 
that has performed work in Afghanistan since October 
7, 2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment with their respective agencies that is valued in 
excess of $25,000, information that may be used to 
verify the employment of such citizens or nationals 
by such contractor or grantee. 
(B) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—To the extent data is 
available, the information referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall include the name and dates of employment of, 
biometric data for, and other data that can be used to 
verify the employment of each citizen or national of 
Afghanistan who has performed work in Afghanistan since 
October 7, 2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement with an executive agency. 
(2) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 
and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report examining the options 
for establishing a unified and classified database of information 
related to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements entered 
into by executive agencies for the performance of work in 
Afghanistan since October 7, 2001, including the information 
described and collected under paragraph (1), to be used by 
relevant Federal departments and agencies to adjudicate ref-
ugee, asylum, special immigrant visa, and other immigration 
claims and applications. 
(3) REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that describes— 
(A) the inability or unwillingness of any contractor 
or grantee to provide the information requested under para-
graph (1)(A)(ii); and 
(B) the reasons that such contractor or grantee pro-
vided for failing to provide such information. 
(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403). 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security under section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 
note). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2009’’.