S.Amdt. 5785

SA 5785. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SUPPORT FOR NATIONALS OF AFGHANISTAN APPLYING FOR STUDENT VISAS.

(a) Exception With Respect to Residence.--To be eligible as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)), an individual who is a national of Afghanistan or a person with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan shall meet all requirements for such nonimmigrant status except that the individual shall not be required to demonstrate residence in Afghanistan or an intention not to abandon such residence.

(b) Applicability.--

(1) In general.--The exception under subsection (a) shall apply during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is two years after such date of enactment.

(2) Extension.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State--

(A) shall periodically review the country conditions in Afghanistan; and

(B) may renew the exception under subsection (a) in 18-month increments based on such conditions.