,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #cihe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
the ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act of 
#bjji to expedite the special immigrant 
visa process for certain ,afghan allies1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,averting ,loss of ,life and ,injury by 
,expediting ,s,i,vs ,act of #bjba or as 
the ,,allies ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,improving ,afghan special immigrant    
visa program  7a7 ,evidence of serious  
threat ,section #fjb7;b77#b7 of the     
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act of     
#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77iv71
 by striking has experienced or is      
experiencing and inserting has asserted 
a credible basis for concern about the  
possibility of2  7#b7 by striking       
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7#c7 by         
redesignating subparagraph 7,f7 as      
subparagraph 7,e74  7b7 ,activities for 

,united ,states military personnel      
stationed ,with ,international ,security
 ,assistance or ,successor ,force       
,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,,ii77bb7
 of the ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act
 of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is  
amended by striking sensitive and       
trusted4  7c7 ,afghans employed subject 
to a grant or cooperative agreement     
,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7 of   
the ,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act of 
#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is      
amended by inserting after ,united      
,states ,government the following 1     
including employment or other work in   
,afghanistan through a cooperative      
agreement or grant funded by the ,united
 ,states ,government if the ,secretary  
of ,state determines1 based on a        
recommendation from the ,federal agency 
or organization authorizing such        
funding1 that such alien contributed to 
the ,united ,states mission in          
,afghanistan4  7d7 ,eliminating         
duplicative processing requirements     

,section #fjb7;b7 of the ,afghan ,allies
 ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 1 notwithstanding any other provision  
of law1 the ,secretary of ,state in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security and inserting the   
,secretary of ,state2 and  7,b7 in      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking a        
petition for classification under       
section #bjc7;b77#d7 of such ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77#d77 and inserting a
 request for such status in accordance  
with procedures established by the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
,secretary of ,state2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a77ii71 by striking petition and      
inserting request2 and  7,b7 in         
subparagraph 7,d77i71 by striking       
petition and inserting request4  7e7    
,strengthening protections for surviving
 spouses and children ,subparagraph 7,c7

 of section #fjb7;b77#b7 of the ,afghan 
,allies ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 is amended to read
 as follows3  7,c7 ,surviving spouse or 
child ,an alien is described in this    
subparagraph if-- 7i7 the alien was the 
spouse or child of a principal alien    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 who had  
submitted a request for classification  
pursuant to this section or a petition  
pursuant to section #ajei of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjjf 7,public ,law   
#aji-afc2 #h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 which
 included the alien as an accompanying  
spouse or child2 and  7ii7 such request 
or petition-- 7,i7 if approved1 was     
revoked 7or otherwise rendered null7 due
 to the death of the principal alien2 or
  7,,ii7 if pending1 is otherwise       
approvable but for the death of the     
principal alien4  4  7f7 ,applicability 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to any requests for special 
immigration status1 applications for    

special immigrant visas1 or applications
 for adjustment of status under the     
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act of     
#bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note7 that are
 pending on the date of the enactment of
 this ,act or filed on or after such    
date4  7g7 ,rule of construction ,the   
amendments made by this section shall   
not diminish1 replace or override any   
vetting1 verification of employment1    
approval by chief of mission1 or any    
other screening process required for a  
special immigrant visa under the ,afghan
 ,allies ,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note74  #c4 ,afghan     
,allies ,protection ,act ,section       
#fjb7;b77#c7 of the ,afghan ,allies     
,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja note7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7,g7 ,subsequent    
fiscal years ,beginning on the date of  
the enactment of this subparagraph1 in  
addition to any unused balance under    
this paragraph1 #h1jjj principal aliens 
may be granted special immigrant status 

under this subsection4 ,for purposes of 
status provided under this subparagraph 
the authority to issue visas or adjust  
status shall commence on the date of the
 enactment of this subparagraph and     
shall terminate on the date such visa   
numbers are exhausted4  4  ,passed the  
,house of ,representatives ,july #bb1   
#bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4