,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cedh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #be1 #bjba ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york 7for himself and ,ms4 ,chu7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the issuance of visas and admission of certain aliens1 and their derivatives1 who were selected to apply for diversity immigrant visas but were unable to be issued such visas or be admitted to the ,united ,states as a result of certain ,presidential ,proclamations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,keeping ,our ,promise ,act4 #b4 ,aliens previously allocated diversity visas 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #bjd7;a77#a77;,i77ii77,,ii7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7;a77#a77;,i77ii77,,ii771 and subject to subsection 7c7 of this section1 an immigrant visa made available to an alien under section #bjc7;e77#b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;e77#b77 in any of fiscal years #bjag1 #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 or #bjba shall remain available to such alien if-- 7#a7 the alien was refused a visa or denied admission to the ,united ,states solely because of-- 7,a7 ,executive ,order #acgfi1 ,protecting the ,nation from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry into ,the ,united ,states 7,january #bg1 #bjag72 7,b7 ,executive ,order #acghj1 ,protecting the ,nation from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry into the ,united ,states 7,march #f1 #bjag72 7,c7 ,proclamation #ifde1 ,enhancing ,vetting ,capabilities and ,processes for ,detecting ,attempted ,entry into the ,united ,states by ,terrorists or ,other ,public-,safety ,threats 7,september #bd1 #bjag72 or 7,d7 ,proclamation #iihc1 ,improving ,enhanced ,vetting ,capabilities and ,processes for ,detecting ,attempted ,entry into the ,united ,states by ,terrorists or ,other ,public-,safety ,threats 7,january #ca1 #bjbj72 or 7#b7 because of the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency-- 7,a7 the alien was unable to receive a visa interview despite submitting an ,online ,immigrant ,visa and ,alien ,registration ,application 7,form ,,ds-#bfj7 to the ,secretary of ,state2 or 7,b7 the alien was unable to be admitted to the ,united ,states despite being approved for a visa under section #bjc7;c7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;c774 7b7 ,obligations of the ,secretary 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7,a7 notify each alien described in subsection 7a7 7and such alien's representative1 if applicable7 of their continuing eligibility for a visa under section #bjc7;c7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;c772 and 7,b7 publish on the ,department of ,state website1 information and procedures implementing this ,act4 7#b7 ,notice ,the notice described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall include procedures for the alien to inform the ,secretary of ,state of the alien's intent to proceed with or abandon the application1 and shall include an advisal that such application shall be deemed abandoned if the alien fails to notify the ,secretary of the alien's intent to proceed within one year of the date of the notice4 7c7 ,limitation on visa eligibility ,an alien described in subsection 7a7 shall remain eligible to receive such visa until the earliest of the date that the alien-- 7#a7 notifies the ,secretary of the alien's intent to abandon the application2 7#b7 fails to respond to the notice described in subsection 7b77#b72 or 7#c7 is refused a visa by the ,secretary of ,state-- 7,a7 for failure to meet the education or work experience requirements under section #bjc7;c77#b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;c77#b772 or 7,b7 on grounds that the alien is inadmissible under section #bab7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774 7d7 ,numerical limitation 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 visas issued to aliens under this ,act shall be counted against the numerical limitation described in section #bja7;e7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 for the fiscal year in which such visas were made available to such aliens4 7#b7 ,unused visas ,visas under section #bja7;e7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 that go unused in any of fiscal years #bjag1 #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 or #bjba may be allocated to aliens described in subsection 7a7 regardless of the fiscal year in which such alien's visa was made available4 7#c7 ,overage ,in the case that the total number of aliens described in subsection 7a7 who are eligible for visas exceeds the total number of visas under section #bja7;e7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 for fiscal years #bjag1 #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 and #bjba1 such excess number shall not be counted against the numerical limitation described in such section #bja7;e74 7e7 ,age out protections ,a determination of whether an alien is the child of a visa recipient described in this ,act pursuant section #bjc7;d7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;d77 shall be made using the age of the child when applicant was initially selected for a visa in accordance with section #bjc7;e77#b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;e77#b774