Potential Sponsor Vetting for Unaccompanied Alien Children Appropriation

What the document says

“there is appropriated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the purposes described in subsection (b).”

The section appropriates $300,000,000 to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for fiscal year 2025, on top of other amounts, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the uses set out in the section.

What the document says

“The funds made available under subsection (a) may only be used for the Office of Refugee Resettlement to support costs associated with--”

The section limits the money to five uses: background checks on potential sponsors, covering names, social security or taxpayer numbers, dates of birth, the validated address where the child will live, an in-person or virtual interview and suitability study, contact details, and background and criminal records checks including a sex offender registry search, a public records check and a national fingerprint check, in each case for the sponsor and every adult in the household; home studies; deciding whether a child poses a danger by examining and covering gang-related tattoos and markings; data systems work supporting sponsor screening and the investigation of child labor exploitation and trafficking; and coordinating with State child welfare agencies on placements.

What the document says

“The term ``potential sponsor'' means an individual or entity who applies for the custody of an unaccompanied alien child.”

The section defines a potential sponsor as an individual or entity applying for custody of an unaccompanied alien child, and takes the meaning of unaccompanied alien child from section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.