; and (2) has a pending application for such benefit before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or any other applicable Federal agency. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. VI Oversight, monitoring, and enforcement 601. Office of the Ombudsperson for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children in Immigration Custody (a) Establishment There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of the Ombudsperson for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children (referred to in this section as the Office ) to monitor and oversee compliance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Independence The Office shall be an impartial, confidential resource that is fully independent of— (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement