President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed legislation lifting the cap on annual assistance under a Department of Health and Human Services program that aids U.S. citizens returning from war zones or similar crises.
The measure raises the funding cap for the U.S. Repatriation Program from $1 million to $10 million this fiscal year and next, with the money in this case set aside for Americans evacuated from Afghanistan after the U.S. troop pullout, which was completed Monday.
The bill cleared the Senate by unanimous consent earlier in the day with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the chamber’s pro forma session. A White House official said Harris’ presence was to allow “passage of a bill that will help with the repatriation of Americans coming from Afghanistan.”
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