,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjad ,mr4  
,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 
,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,poe of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,smith of  
,washington1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
and ,mr4 ,reichert7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for a #a-year       
extension of the ,afghan ,special       
,immigrant ,visa ,program1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,afghan ,allies     
,protection ,extension ,act4  #b4       
,extension and expansion of ,afghan     
,special ,immigrant ,visa ,program      
,section #fjb7;b7 of the ,afghan ,allies
 ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaja note7 is amended--  7#a7 in      
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in subparagraph  
7,a7--  7i7 by amending clause 7ii7 to  
read as follows3  7ii7 was or is        

employed in ,afghanistan on or after    
,october #g1 #bjja1 for not less than #a
 year--  7,i7 by1 or on behalf of1 the  
,united ,states ,government2  7,,ii7 by1
 or on behalf of1 an organization or    
entity closely associated with the      
,united ,states mission in ,afghanistan 
that has received ,united ,states       
,government funding through an official 
and documented contract1 award1 grant1  
or cooperative agreement1 including the 
,international ,security ,assistance    
,force2 or  7,,iii7 by1 or on behalf of1
 a media or nongovernmental organization
 headquartered in the ,united ,states2  
2  7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the
 ,united ,states ,government and        
inserting an entity or organization     
described in clause 7ii72 and  7iii7 in 
clause 7iv71 by striking by the ,united 
,states ,government and inserting       
described in clause 7ii72 and  7,b7 by  
amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as   
follows3  7,b7 ,family members ,an alien
 is described in this subparagraph if   

the alien is--  7i7 the spouse or minor 
child of a principal alien described in 
subparagraph 7,a7 who is accompanying or
 following to join the principal alien  
in the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7  7,i7  
the spouse1 child1 parent1 or sibling of
 a principal alien described in         
subparagraph 7,a71 whether or not       
accompanying or following to join2 and  
7,,ii7 has experienced or is            
experiencing an ongoing serious threat  
as a consequence of the qualifying      
employment of a principal alien         
described in subparagraph 7,a74  2 and  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by amending     
subparagraph 7,d7 to read as follows3   
7,d7 ,additional fiscal years ,for each 
of fiscal years #bjad and #bjae1 the    
total number of principal aliens who may
 be provided special immigrant status   
under this section may not exceed #c1jjj
 per year1 except that--  7i7           
notwithstanding subparagraph 7,c71 any  
unused balance of the total number of   
principal aliens who may be provided    

special immigrant status in fiscal years
 #bjad and #bjae may be carried forward 
and provided through ,december #ca1     
#bjaf2  7ii7 the #a-year period during  
which an alien must have been employed  
in accordance with paragraph            
7#b77;,a77ii7 shall be the period from  
,october #g1 #bjja1 through ,december   
#ca1 #bjad2 and  7iii7 the principal    
alien seeking special immigrant status  
under this subparagraph shall apply to  
the ,chief of ,mission in accordance    
with paragraph 7#b77;,d7 not later than 
,december #ca1 #bjae4  4