,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #e1         
#bjba,mr4 ,garamendi introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,afghan ,allies   
,protection ,act to provide special     
immigrant visas to certain ,fullbright  
,scholars1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,special ,immigrant ,visas for      
,afghan ,fulbright ,scholars ,act of    
#bjba4  #b4 ,special immigrant visas for
 certain ,fulbright ,scholars ,section  
#fjb7;b7 of the ,afghan ,allies         
,protection ,act of #bjji 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 by        
redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through   
7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ae71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,fulbright scholars as 
a principal alien  7,a7 ,in general ,an 
alien is described in this subparagraph 

if the alien-- 7i7 is a citizen or      
national of ,afghanistan2 and  7ii7 was 
selected on or after ,october #g1 #bjja1
 to participate in-- 7,i7 the ,j4       
,william ,fulbright ,educational        
,exchange ,program authorized under     
section #ajb of the ,mutual ,educational
 and ,cultural ,exchange ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb7;a77#a77 including 
the ,fulbright ,scholar-in-,residence   
,grants and the ,fulbright ,foreign     
,language ,teaching ,assistant ,program2
  7,,ii7 the ,hubert ,h4 ,humphrey      
,fellowship ,program pursuant to section
 #aab7;a77#b7 of the ,mutual            
,educational and ,cultural ,exchange    
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bdfj7;a77#b772  7,,iii7 the            
,international ,visitors ,leadership    
,program pursuant to section            
#aab7;a77#c7 of the ,mutual ,educational
 and ,cultural ,exchange ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfj7;a77#c772 or       
7,,iv7 any other educational or cultural
 exchange activity administered by the  

,secretary of ,state pursuant to        
sections #ajb or #aab of the ,mutual    
,educational and ,cultural ,exchange    
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb2 #bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfj7 for which the          
,secretary determines that a            
participating alien is eligible for a   
special immigrant visa under this       
paragraph4  7,b7 ,spouse or child  7i7  
,is the spouse or child of a principal  
alien described in subparagraph 7,a72   
and  7ii7 is accompanying or following  
to join the principal alien in the      
,united ,states4  7,c7 ,numerical       
limitations ,a principal alien provided 
special immigrant status under this     
paragraph shall not count towards the   
total number of principal aliens who may
 be provided special immigrant status   
under this section pursuant to paragraph
 7#c77;,f7 but may1 as applicable1 count
 towards the total number of principal  
aliens who have received a visa under   
the unused balance of visas pursuant to 
subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 of paragraph  

7#c74  4