,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,mc,cain7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,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 ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,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