; or (ii) the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ). (8) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2034 to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section. 7. Support for allies seeking resettlement in the United States Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during Operation Allies Welcome, Enduring Welcome, and any successor operation, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State may waive any fee or surcharge or exempt individuals from the payment of any fee or surcharge collected by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State, respectively, in connection with a petition or application for, or issuance of, an immigrant visa to a national of Afghanistan under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(2)(A)(i) and 1153(a), respectively. 8. Parole reform (a) In general Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) ) is amended to read as follows: (5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and section 214(f), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may temporarily parole into the United States any alien applying for admission to the United States who is not present in the United States, under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, on a case-by-case basis, and not according to eligibility criteria describing an entire class of potential parole recipients, for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Parole granted under this subparagraph may not be regarded as an admission of the alien. When the purposes of such parole have been served in the opinion of the Secretary, the alien shall immediately return or be returned to the custody from which the alien was