,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,mr4   
,k9z+] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 
,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4
 ,"y1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,cr[1   
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4 ,gallego1
 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,lamb1    
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,meij]1 ,mr4       
,pet]s1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 
,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4  
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4        
,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 
,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4          
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 & ,ms4 ,om>7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,afghan ,allies ,protection  
,act ( #bjji to make #d1jjj visas       
available = ! ,afghan ,special          
,immigrant ,visa program1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,afghan ,allies ,protection

 ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,special immigrant  
visas = afghan allies  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 ( !      
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$1 9 !
 matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i71 by ins]t+ 
= ! fir/ "t aft] submitt+ a petition4   
7b7 ,num]ical limitations ,section      
#fjb7;b77#c7 ( ! ,afghan ,allies        
,protection ,act ( #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+    
subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,fiscal ye> #bjba  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
addition to any unus$ balance "u        
subp>agraph 7,f71 = fiscal ye> #bjba1 n 
m ?an #d1jjj pr9cipal ali5s may be      
grant$ special immigrant /atus "u ?is   
subsection4  7ii7 ,p]iod ( employm5t ,= 
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! p]iod (   
employm5t ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph          
7#b77;,a77ii7 %all end n lat] ?an       
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc4  7iii7 ,application
 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 n lat]  
?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc1 a pr9cipal ali5
 seek+ special immigrant /atus "u ?is   

subsection %all submit an application to
 ! ,*ief ( ,mission4  2  7#b7 by /rik+  
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,c7 ,c>ry =w>d ,if ! num]ical          
limitation describ$ 9 subp>agraph       
7,a77i7 is n rea*$ = fiscal ye> #bjba1 !
 num]ical limitation = ea* subsequ5t    
fiscal ye> %all be e/abli%$ at a numb]  
equal to ! diff]5ce betwe5-- 7i7 !      
num]ical limitation describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a77i72 &  7ii7 ! numb] (  
pr9cipal ali5s grant$ special immigrant 
/atus "u ?is subsection dur+ ea* fiscal 
ye> beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjba4  2  7#c7 
9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ not)/&+ !  
provisions ( p>agraph 7,c712 &  7#d7 9  
subp>agraph 7,f71 z am5d$ by ?is ,act1--
 7,a7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 ?r\gh   
7iii7 z subclauses 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,,iii71  
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7,b7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i7 7z 
s r$esignat$71 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by    
/rik+ ,= purposes & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
7ii7 ,requirem5ts ,= purposes  2  7,c7 9
 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7ii7 7z s        

designat$7-- 7i7 by /rik+ exhau/$11 &   
ins]t+ exhau/$12 &  7ii7 by /rik+ ,9    
addition & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,9 addition  2 &  7,d7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 ,unus$ visas ,any
 unus$ balance "u ?is subp>agraph %all  
be add$ to ! numb] "u subp>agraph       
7,a77i7 = use 9 fiscal ye> #bjba4  4    
7c7 ,conv]sion ( petitions ,section #b (
 ,public ,law #aaj-bdb 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection
 7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 ,duration  
,! au?ority "u subsection 7a7 %all      
expire on ! date on :i* ! num]ical      
limitation specifi$ "u section #abdd ( !
 ,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act = 
,fiscal ,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law        
#aaj-aha2 #h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg note7 is   
rea*$4  4