1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) section 1248(h) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense to designate senior coordinating officials, with sufficient expertise, authority, and resources, to carry out duties relating to the issuance of special immigrant visas under that Act and the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8 ; U.S.C. 1101 note); (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense should take all necessary steps to designate such senior coordinating officials; (3) all criteria relating to the requirements for special immigrant visa applicants under the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) and the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) should be implemented on the date of the enactment of this Act; (4) in the case of any individual with respect to whom the Chief of Mission has erroneously denied a request for approval to apply for a special immigrant visa under the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) or the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note), the Chief of Mission should reopen such requests sua sponte, including for any individual who has— (A) not appealed; (B) submitted an appeal; or (C) had an appeal denied; and (5) each applicant for a special immigrant visa under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8