#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aeff  ,,an ,,act  ,to extend the period
 during which ,iraqis who were employed 
by the ,united ,states ,government in   
,iraq may be granted special immigrant  
status and to temporarily increase the  
fee or surcharge for processing         
machine-readable nonimmigrant visas4    
#a4 ,short-term extension of special    
immigrant program ,section #abdd7;c77#c7
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg note7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 ,fiscal year #bjad  7i7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 the total number
 of principal aliens who may be provided
 special immigrant status under this    
section during the first #c months of   
fiscal year #bjad shall be the sum of-- 
7,i7 the number of aliens described in  
subsection 7b7 whose application for    
special immigrant status under this     
section is pending on ,september #cj1   

#bjac2 and  7,,ii7 #b1jjj4  7ii7        
,employment period ,the #a-year period  
during which the principal alien is     
required to have been employed by or on 
behalf of the ,united ,states           
,government in ,iraq under subsection   
7b77#a77;,b7 shall begin on or after    
,march #bj1 #bjjc1 and end on or before 
,september #cj1 #bjac4  7iii7           
,application deadline ,the principal    
alien seeking special immigrant status  
under this subparagraph shall apply to  
the ,chief of ,mission in accordance    
with subsection 7b77#d7 not later than  
,december #ca1 #bjac4  4  #b4 ,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 #bjad1 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 #a

 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 #b years  
after the first date on which such      
increased fee is collected4  ,passed the
 ,senate ,september #cj1                
#bjac4,secretary