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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3513 

To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 4,000 visas 

available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BACON, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. CROW, 

Mr. NADLER, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MAST, Mr. 

LAMB, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BERA, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. 

MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RYAN, and Ms. OMAR) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 

4,000 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant 

Visa program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghan Allies Protec5 tion Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

3 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

4 note) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

5 by inserting ‘‘for the first time’’ after ‘‘submitting a peti6 tion’’. 

7 (b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 602(b)(3) of 

8 the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

9 note) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2021.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

14 unused balance under subparagraph (F), 

15 for fiscal year 2021, not more than 4,000 

16 principal aliens may be granted special im17 migrant status under this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(ii) PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—For 

19 purposes of this subparagraph, the period 

20 of employment referred to in paragraph 

21 (2)(A)(ii) shall end not later than Decem22 ber 31, 2023. 

23 ‘‘(iii) APPLICATION.—For purposes of 

24 this subparagraph, not later than Decem25 ber 31, 2023, a principal alien seeking spe26 cial immigrant status under this subsection 


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1 shall submit an application to the Chief of 

2 Mission.’’; 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(C) CARRY FORWARD.—If the numerical 

6 limitation described in subparagraph (A)(i) is 

7 not reached for fiscal year 2021, the numerical 

8 limitation for each subsequent fiscal year shall 

9 be established at a number equal to the dif10 ference between— 

11 ‘‘(i) the numerical limitation described 

12 in subparagraph (A)(i); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the number of principal aliens 

14 granted special immigrant status under 

15 this subsection during each fiscal year be16 ginning in fiscal year 2021.’’; 

17 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘notwith18 standing the provisions of paragraph (C),’’; and 

19 (4) in subparagraph (F), as amended by this 

20 Act,— 

21 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

22 (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respec23 tively, and indenting appropriately; 

24 (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 

25 (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by 


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1 striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—For pur4 poses’’; 

5 (C) in the matter preceding clause (ii) (as 

6 so designated)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘exhausted,,’’ and in8 serting ‘‘exhausted,’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘In addition’’ and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 

12 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(iii) UNUSED VISAS.—Any unused 

14 balance under this subparagraph shall be 

15 added to the number under subparagraph 

16 (A)(i) for use in fiscal year 2021.’’. 

17 (c) CONVERSION OF PETITIONS.—Section 2 of Public 

18 Law 110–242 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by strik19 ing subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—The authority under subsection (a) 

21 shall expire on the date on which the numerical limitation 

22 specified under section 1244 of the National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

24 181; 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is reached.’’. 

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