(A) in subparagraph (L)(iii), by adding a 
semicolon at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(N) a citizen or national of Afghanistan 
who is the parent or brother or sister of— 
‘‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces 
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code); or 
‘‘(ii) a veteran (as defined in section 
101 of title 38, United States Code).’’. 
(2) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the total number of principal aliens 
who may be provided special immigrant visas 
under subparagraph (N) of section 101(a)(27) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), as added by paragraph 
(1), may not exceed 2,500 each fiscal year. 
(B) CARRYOVER.—If the numerical limita-
tion specified in subparagraph (A) is not 
reached during a given fiscal year, the numer-
ical limitation specified in such subparagraph 
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for the following fiscal year shall be increased 
by a number equal to the difference between— 
(i) the numerical limitation specified 
in subparagraph (A) for the given fiscal 
year; and 
(ii) the number of principal aliens pro-
vided special immigrant visas under sub-
paragraph (N) of section 101(a)(27) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)) during the given fiscal year. 
(C) MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
VISAS.—The 
total number of aliens who may be provided 
special immigrant visas under subparagraph 
(N) of section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) 
shall not exceed 10,000. 
(D) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority to issue visas under subparagraph (N) 
of section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) shall— 
(i) commence on the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(ii) terminate on the date on which all 
such visas are exhausted. 
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(b) CERTAIN AFGHANS INJURED OR KILLED IN THE 
COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.—Section 602(b) of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 111–8) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii)(I) was or is employed in Afghan-
istan on or after October 7, 2001, for not 
less than 1 year— 
‘‘(aa) by, or on behalf of, the 
United States Government; or 
‘‘(bb) by the International Secu-
rity Assistance Force (or any suc-
cessor name for such Force) in a ca-
pacity that required the alien— 
‘‘(AA) while traveling off- 
base with United States military 
personnel stationed at the Inter-
national 
Security 
Assistance 
Force (or any successor name for 
such Force), to serve as an inter-
preter or translator for such 
United States military personnel; 
or 
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‘‘(BB) to perform activities 
for the United States military 
personnel stationed at Inter-
national 
Security 
Assistance 
Force (or any successor name for 
such Force); or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an alien who was 
wounded or seriously injured in connection 
with employment described in subclause 
(I), was employed for any period until the 
date on which such wound or injury oc-
curred, if the wound or injury prevented 
the alien from continuing such employ-
ment;’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)(I)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘sub-
clause (I) or (II)(bb) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘item (aa) or (bb)(BB) of paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)(I)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (14)(C), by striking ‘‘para-
graph 
(2)(A)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)(I)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I)’’. 
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(c) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PRO-
GRAM UNDER AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT
OF 
2009.—Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(F)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2029’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’; 
and 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (13), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 31, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2030’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS.— 
Section 602(b)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8;) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) 
VIRTUAL
INTERVIEWS.—Notwith-
standing section 222(e) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(e)), an applica-
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tion for an immigrant visa under this section 
may be signed by the applicant through a vir-
tual video meeting before a consular officer and 
verified by the oath of the applicant adminis-
tered by the consular officer during a virtual 
video meeting.’’. 
(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Paragraph (12) of sec-
tion 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) is amended is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(12) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
the Afghan Adjustment Act and every 90 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port that includes the following: 
‘‘(i) For the preceding quarter— 
‘‘(I) a description of improve-
ments made to the processing of spe-
cial immigrant visas and refugee proc-
essing for citizens and nationals of Af-
ghanistan; 
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‘‘(II) the number of new Afghan 
referrals to the United States Refugee 
Admissions Program, disaggregated 
by referring entity; 
‘‘(III) the number of interviews 
of Afghans conducted by U.S. Citizen-
ship 
and 
Immigration 
Services, 
disaggregated by the country in which 
such interviews took place; 
‘‘(IV) the number of approvals 
and the number of denials of refugee 
status requests for Afghans; 
‘‘(V) the number of total admis-
sions to the United States of Afghan 
refugees; 
‘‘(VI) number of such admis-
sions, disaggregated by whether the 
refugees come from within, or outside 
of, Afghanistan; 
‘‘(VII) the average processing 
time for citizens and nationals of Af-
ghanistan who are applicants; 
‘‘(VIII) the number of such cases 
processed within such average proc-
essing time; and 
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‘‘(IX) the number of denials 
issued with respect to applications by 
citizens and nationals of Afghanistan. 
‘‘(ii) The number of applications by 
citizens and nationals of Afghanistan for 
refugee referrals pending as of the date of 
submission of the report. 
‘‘(iii) A description of the efficiency 
improvements made in the process by 
which applications for special immigrant 
visas under this subsection are processed, 
including information described in clauses 
(iii) through (viii) of paragraph (11)(B). 
‘‘(B) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC POSTING.—The Secretary of 
State shall publish on the website of the De-
partment of State the unclassified portion of 
each report submitted under subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
(f) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
FEES.—The Secretary, 
the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of State 
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may not charge any fee in connection with an appli-
cation for, or issuance of, a special immigrant visa 
or special immigrant status under— 
(A) section 602 of the Afghan Allies Pro-
tection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public 
Law 111–8); 
(B) section 1059 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109–163); or 
(C) 
subparagraph 
(N) 
of 
section 
101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), as added by sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) DEFENSE PERSONNEL.—Any limitation in 
law with respect to the number of personnel within 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military 
departments, or a Defense Agency (as defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) shall 
not apply to personnel employed for the primary 
purpose of carrying out this section. 
(3) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the head of any other ap-
propriate Federal agency, shall make a reasonable 
effort to provide an alien who is seeking status as 
a special immigrant under subparagraph (N) of sec-
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tion 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), as added by subsection 
(a)(1), protection or to immediately remove such 
alien from Afghanistan, if possible. 
(4) RESETTLEMENT
SUPPORT.—A citizen or 
national of Afghanistan who is admitted to the 
United States under this section or an amendment 
made by this section shall be eligible for resettlement 
assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits 
available to refugees admitted under section 207 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157) to the same extent, and for the same periods 
of time, as such refugees. 
SEC. 8. SUPPORT FOR ALLIES SEEKING RESETTLEMENT IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on the date that is 10 years thereafter, 
the Secretary and the Secretary of State may waive any 
fee or surcharge or exempt individuals from the payment 
of any fee or surcharge collected by the Department of 
Homeland Security and the Department of State, respec-
tively, in connection with a petition or application for, or 
issuance of, an immigrant visa to a national of Afghani-
stan under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immi-
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gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) 
and 1153(a)), respectively. 
SEC. 9. REPORTING. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Beginning on January 
1, 2028, not less frequently than quarterly, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes, for the preceding 
quarter— 
(1) the number of individuals granted condi-
tional permanent resident status under section 4, 
disaggregated by the number of such individuals for 
whom conditions have been removed; 
(2) the number of individuals granted condi-
tional permanent resident status under section 4 
who have been determined to be ineligible for re-
moval of conditions (and the reasons for such deter-
mination); and 
(3) the number of individuals granted condi-
tional permanent resident status under section 4 for 
whom no such determination has been made (and 
the reasons for the lack of such determination). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently than an-
nually, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney 
General, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
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Congress a report that includes for the preceding year, 
with respect to individuals granted conditional permanent 
resident status under section 4— 
(1) the number of such individuals who are 
placed in removal proceedings under section 240 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229a) charged with a ground of deportability under 
subsection (a)(2) of section 237 of that Act (8 
U.S.C. 1227), disaggregated by each applicable 
ground under that subsection; 
(2) the number of such individuals who are 
placed in removal proceedings under section 240 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229a) charged with a ground of deportability under 
subsection (a)(3) of section 237 of that Act (8 
U.S.C. 1227), disaggregated by each applicable 
ground under that subsection; 
(3) the number of final orders of removal issued 
pursuant to proceedings described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2), disaggregated by each applicable ground of 
deportability; 
(4) the number of such individuals for whom 
such proceedings are pending, disaggregated by each 
applicable ground of deportability; and 
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