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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2793 

To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2018 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. REED, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. KAINE) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. 

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 Amendments Act of 2018’’. 

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

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

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

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

10 by inserting ‘‘for the first time’’ after ‘‘submitting a peti11 tion’’. 


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

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

3 note) is amended— 

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

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2019.— 

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

8 unused balance under subparagraph (F), 

9 for fiscal year 2019, not more than 4,000 

10 principal aliens may be granted special im11 migrant status under this subsection. 

12 ‘‘(ii) PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—For 

13 purposes of this subparagraph, the period 

14 of employment referred to in paragraph 

15 (2)(A)(ii) shall end not later than Decem16 ber 31, 2021. 

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

18 this subparagraph, not later than Decem19 ber 31, 2021, a principal alien seeking spe20 cial immigrant status under this subsection 

21 shall submit an application to the Chief of 

22 Mission.’’. 

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

24 the following: 


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

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

3 not reached for fiscal year 2019, the numerical 

4 limitation for each subsequent fiscal year shall 

5 be established at a number equal to the dif6 ference between— 

7 ‘‘(i) the numerical limitation described 

8 in subparagraph (A)(i); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the number of principal aliens 

10 granted special immigrant status under 

11 this subsection during each fiscal year be12 ginning in fiscal year 2019.’’; 

13 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘notwith14 standing the provisions of paragraph (C),’’; and 

15 (4) in subparagraph (F)— 

16 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2020;’’; 

18 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2020;’’; 

20 (C) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

21 (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respec22 tively, and indenting appropriately; 

23 (D) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 

24 (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 (E) 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 (F) 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 2019.’’. 

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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1 (d) REPORT REFORM.—Section 602 of the Afghan 

2 Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by striking paragraph (10); 

6 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 

7 through (16) as paragraphs (10) through (15), 

8 respectively; 

9 (C) in paragraph (11)(A) (as so redesig10 nated), by striking ‘‘the National Defense Au11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014’’ and in12 serting ‘‘this Act’’; 

13 (D) in paragraph (12) (as so redesig14 nated), by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(B)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘paragraph (11)(B)’’; and 

16 (E) in paragraph (13) (as so redesig17 nated), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

18 (A), by striking ‘‘a report to the’’ and all that 

19 follows through ‘‘House of Representatives’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘a report to the appropriate com21 mittees of Congress’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (c); and 

23 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub24 section (c). 

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