helpful. so the screening and security vetting is conducted by a combination of the intelligence law enforcement and counter terrorism across government. so the department of homeland security, department of defense, the fbi, the state department, the national counter terrorism center and additional intelligence community partners. what they are doing is they're conducting screening security vetting for all siv applicants and other afghans before they're allowed into the united states, this includes reviews of both bio graphics and biometrics data. individuals that do not go through that vetting process are not coming in the united states. >> how long will it take to work through that backlog? these people have been going through the system for months and years. >> people in third countries? what i will tell you is that it typically takes months to go through this process. this is a signal of is the fact that this is a top priority for the president and the intelligence community and the individuals that oversee the vetting process who have