,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,m]kley introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to tempor>ily ext5d ! p]iod ( validity 
( ,j-#a visas issu$ to employees &      
contractors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =  
,global ,m$ia & its broadca/+ networks4 
#a4 ,automatic ext5sion ( ,j-#a visas = 
,u4,s4 ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia employees 
& contractors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z   
provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 & not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 any nonimmigrant   
visa issu$ to an ali5 describ$ 9 section
 #aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 ( ! ,immigration &  
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,j77 7commonly kn[n z a 
,j-#a visa7 t expir$ dur+ ! #b-mon?     
p]iod imm$iately prec$+ ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or is s*$ul$ to    
expire dur+ ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ on  
su* date ( enactm5t %all automatically  
be ext5d$ until ! date t is #ij days    

aft] su* date ( enactm5t if ! ali5 to   
:om su* visa 0 issu$ has a valid        
contract or employm5t agreem5t ) !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia or 
any ( its broadca/+ networks t1 abs5t   
su* visa expiration1 w\ld rema9 9 effect
 dur+ su* ext5sion p]iod4  7b7          
,exemption ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may d5y ! 
ext5sion ( a ,j-#a visa "u su*          
subsection1 on a case-by-case basis1 if 
! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 det]m9es t ! ali5 to 
:om su* visa 0 issu$ w\ld pose a risk to
 ! national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
if su* visa 7 to be ext5d$2 &  7#b7     
provides a brief+ to ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on !  
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to
 expla9 ! reasons = any su* det]m9ation4
  7c7 ,congressional brief+ ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia1   
accompani$ by o!r appropriate s5ior     
lead]s1 %all provide a brief+ to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7   
provides a case-by-case assessm5t ( h[ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia & 
its broadca/+ networks h facilitat$ !   
employm5t ( =eign j\rnali/s ) ,j-#a     
visas1 includ+ future plans to reta9 su*
 j\rnali/s2  7#b7 describes any ?reats  
to national security t any ( ^!         
j\rnali/s may pose2 &  7#c7 id5tifies   
any circum/ances involv+ ! misuse ( hir+
 au?ority ) respect to su* j\rnali/s4