#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cihe  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,afghan   
,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji to     
exp$ite ! special immigrant visa process
 = c]ta9 ,afghan allies1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,av]t+ ,loss ( ,life &     
,injury by ,exp$it+ ,s,i,vs ,act ( #bjba
 or z ! ,,allies ,act ( #bjba4  #b4     
,improv+ ,afghan special immigrant visa 
program  7a7 ,evid5ce ( s]i\s ?reat     
,section #fjb7;b77#b7 ( ! ,afghan       
,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77iv71 by /rik+ has     
exp]i5c$ or is exp]i5c+ & ins]t+ has    
ass]t$ a cr$ible basis = conc]n ab\t !  
possibility (2  7#b7 by /rik+           
subp>agraph 7,e72 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraph 7,f7 z subp>agraph 7,e74    
7b7 ,activities = ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y 
p]sonnel /ation$ ,) ,int]national       
,security ,assi/ance or ,successor ,=ce 
,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,,ii77bb7
 ( ! ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act ( 

#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$
 by /rik+ s5sitive & tru/$4  7c7        
,afghans employ$ subject to a grant or  
coop]ative agreem5t ,section            
#fjb7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7 ( ! ,afghan   
,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ! foll[+ 1
 includ+ employm5t or o!r "w 9          
,afghani/an ?r\gh a coop]ative agreem5t 
or grant fund$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate        
det]m9es1 bas$ on a recomm5dation f !   
,f$]al ag5cy or organization au?oriz+   
su* fund+1 t su* ali5 contribut$ to !   
,unit$ ,/ates mission 9 ,afghani/an4    
7d7 ,elim9at+ duplicative process+      
requirem5ts ,section #fjb7;b7 ( !       
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]   
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 1     
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & ins]t+ !

 ,secret>y ( ,/ate2 &  7,b7 9           
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ a petition = 
classification "u section #bjc7;b77#d7 (
 su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77#d77 &
 ins]t+ a reque/ = su* /atus 9          
accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security &         
,secret>y ( ,/ate2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph   
7#b7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 by 
/rik+ petition & ins]t+ reque/2 &  7,b7 
9 subp>agraph 7,d77i71 by /rik+ petition
 & ins]t+ reque/4  7e7 ,/r5g!n+         
protections = surviv+ sp\ses & *ildr5   
,subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section #fjb7;b77#b7
 ( ! ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act ( 
#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7,c7 ,surviv+ sp\se 
or *ild ,an ali5 is describ$ 9 ?is      
subp>agraph if--  7i7 ! ali5 0 ! sp\se  
or *ild ( a pr9cipal ali5 describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 :o _h submitt$ a reque/
 = classification pursuant to ?is       
section or a petition pursuant to       
section #ajei ( ! ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjf 

7,public ,law #aji-afc2 #h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja note7 :i* includ$ ! ali5 z an     
accompany+ sp\se or *ild2 &  7ii7 su*   
reque/ or petition--  7,i7 if approv$1 0
 revok$ 7or o!rwise r5d]$ null7 due to !
 dea? ( ! pr9cipal ali52 or  7,,ii7 if  
p5d+1 is o!rwise approvable b = ! dea? (
 ! pr9cipal ali54  4  7f7 ,applicability
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all   
apply to any reque/s = special          
immigration /atus1 applications =       
special immigrant visas1 or applications
 = adju/m5t ( /atus "u ! ,afghan ,allies
 ,protection ,act ( #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja note7 t are p5d+ on ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act or fil$ on or aft]  
su* date4  7g7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,!   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all n     
dim9i%1 replace or ov]ride any vett+1   
v]ification ( employm5t1 approval by    
*ief ( mission1 or any o!r scre5+       
process requir$ = a special immigrant   
visa "u ! ,afghan ,allies ,protection   
,act ( #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note74 
#c4 ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act    

,section #fjb7;b77#c7 ( ! ,afghan       
,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,g7 ,subsequ5t     
fiscal ye>s ,beg9n+ on ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 9 addition  
to any unus$ balance "u ?is p>agraph1   
#h1jjj pr9cipal ali5s may be grant$     
special immigrant /atus "u ?is          
subsection4 ,= purposes ( /atus provid$ 
"u ?is subp>agraph ! au?ority to issue  
visas or adju/ /atus %all comm5ce on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph &   
%all t]m9ate on ! date su* visa numb]s  
are exhau/$4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives ,july #bb1 #bjba4;,cl]k4