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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5195 Received in Senate (RDS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5195

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2014

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT

 
   To provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
                    Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Special rule for end of calendar year 2014.--
                            ``(i) In general.--During the period 
                        beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
                        subparagraph and ending on December 31, 2014, 
                        an additional 1,000 principal aliens may be 
                        provided special immigrant status under this 
                        section. For purposes of status provided under 
                        this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the period during which an 
                                alien must have been employed in 
                                accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
                                must terminate on or before December 
                                31, 2014;
                                    ``(II) the principal alien seeking 
                                special immigrant status under this 
                                subparagraph shall apply to the Chief 
                                of Mission in accordance with paragraph 
                                (2)(D) not later than December 31, 
                                2014; and
                                    ``(III) the authority to provide 
                                such status shall terminate on December 
                                31, 2014.
                            ``(ii) Construction.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        be construed to affect the authority, numerical 
                        limitations, or terms for provision of status, 
                        under subparagraph (D).''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State, not later than January 1, 2015, shall increase the 
fee or surcharge authorized under section 140(a) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) by $1.00 for processing machine-readable 
nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing 
identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.
    (b) Deposit of Amounts.--Notwithstanding section 140(a)(2) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public 
Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note), the additional amount collected 
pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall be 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
    (c) Sunset Provision.--The fee increase authorized under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on the date that is 5.5 years after the first date 
on which such increased fee is collected.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
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