S.Amdt. 1601

SA 1601. Ms. BUTLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer)
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 32, strike line 6 and all that follows
through page 33, line 14, and insert the following:

refugee and entrant assistance

For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant
Assistance'', $748,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for refugee and entrant assistance
activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980:  Provided, That, of amounts made
available under this heading in this Act, $267,000,000 shall
be available to carry out section 402:  Provided further,
That amounts made available under this heading in this Act
may be used for grants or contracts with qualified
organizations, including nonprofit entities, to provide
culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including
wraparound services, housing assistance, medical assistance,
legal assistance, and case management assistance:  Provided
further, That amounts made available under this heading in
this

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Act may be used by the Director of the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or supplement awards
previously made by the Director:  Provided further, That the
Director, in carrying out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1552(c)(1)(A)) with
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, may
allocate such amounts among the States in a manner that
accounts for the most current data available:  Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 401.  Section 401(a)(1)(A) of the Additional Ukraine
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-128) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting
``September 30, 2024'':  Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 402. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
individuals entering the United States pursuant to the
implementation of Executive Order 14011, and paroled into the
United States under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)), including
individuals granted parole in place, or who otherwise were
issued a visa or other immigration benefit, shall be eligible
for the benefits described in subsection (b) if such
individuals completed security and law enforcement background
checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security and, if paroled, such individual's parole has not
been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security:
Provided, That such services shall also be available to
immediate family members of such individuals if such family
members are in the United States in such parole status:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may identify the children, parents, and legal
guardians eligible to receive case management, mental health,
and other supportive services described under this section
through reference to the identified members of the classes,
and their minor children, in the class-action lawsuits Ms.
J.P. v. Barr and Ms. L. v. ICE.  Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals
described in this subsection, including immediate family
members of such individuals, who have been paroled into the
United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) shall, for as long as
they are in such parole status, be eligible for resettlement
assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits
available to refugees admitted under section 207 of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1157) to the same extent, and for the same periods
of time, as such refugees.
(b) Benefits.--An individual described in subsection (a)
shall be eligible for--
(1) resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, mental
health and other supportive services, including access to
legal services, and other benefits available to refugees
admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157);
(2) services described under section 412(d)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)),
subject to subparagraph (B) of such section, if such
individual is an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in
section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 under
6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
(c) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may
adjust the status of an individual described in subsection
(a), whose parole or visa has not been terminated, to that of
an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if
the individual--
(A) has been present in the United States for at least 1
year;
(B) is otherwise admissible to the United States as an
immigrant; and
(C) clears any additional background checks and screening,
as specified by the Secretary.
(2) Inclusion.--The authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to adjust status under this subsection shall include
individuals granted parole in place.
(3) No reduction in visa numbers.--On a grant of adjustment
of status under this subsection, the Secretary of State shall
not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas
authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(4) Record.--On approval of such an application for
adjustment of status, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall create a record of the alien's admission as an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence as of the date of
the alien's inspection and entry described in subsection (a).
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