,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,blumenauer 7for himself and ,mr4      
,kinzinger of ,illinois7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide additional visas 
for the ,afghan ,special ,immigrant     
,visa ,program1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,emergency ,afghan ,allies      
,extension ,act of #bjad4  #b4          
,expansion of ,afghan ,special          
,immigrant ,visa ,program ,section      
#fjb7;b77#c77;,d7 of the ,afghan ,allies
 ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaja note7 is amended to read as      
follows3  7,d7 ,additional fiscal year  

,the total number of principal aliens   
who may be provided special immigrant   
status under this section in fiscal year
 #bjad may not exceed #d1jjj1 except    
that1 notwithstanding any other         
provision of this section--  7i7 any    
unused balance of the total number of   
principal aliens who may be provided    
special immigrant status under this     
section in fiscal year #bjad 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 beginning on ,october #g1 #bjja1 
and ending on ,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
 #bjad4  4  #c4 ,temporary fee increase 
for certain consular services  7a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      

provision of law1 the ,secretary of     
,state1 not later than ,january #a1     
#bjae1 shall increase the fee or        
surcharge authorized under section      
#adj7;a7 of the ,foreign ,relations     
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aiid and #aiie 7,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 
#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acea note7 by #a4ej for   
processing machine-readable nonimmigrant
 visas and machine-readable combined    
border crossing identification cards and
 nonimmigrant visas4  7b7 ,deposit of   
amounts ,notwithstanding section        
#adj7;a77#b7 of the ,foreign ,relations 
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aiid and #aiie 7,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 
#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acea note71 the additional
 amount collected pursuant the fee      
increase authorized under subsection 7a7
 shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the ,treasury4  7c7 ,sunset provision
 ,the fee increase authorized under     
subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the   
date that is #d years after the first   
date on which such increased fee is     

collected4