I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2796 
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 16, 2019 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. STIVERS, 
Mr. NADLER, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, 
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MAST, Mr. CROW, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. HUN-
TER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. RYAN, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. WENSTRUP, Ms. NORTON, and 
Mr. GALLAGHER) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghan Allies Protec-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by inserting ‘‘for the first time’’ after ‘‘submitting a peti-
tion’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 602(b)(3) of 
the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2019.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 
unused balance under subparagraph (F), 
for fiscal year 2019, not more than 4,000 
principal aliens may be granted special im-
migrant status under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the period 
of employment referred to in paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii) shall end not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2021. 
‘‘(iii) APPLICATION.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2021, a principal alien seeking spe-
cial immigrant status under this subsection 
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shall submit an application to the Chief of 
Mission.’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) CARRY FORWARD.—If the numerical 
limitation described in subparagraph (A)(i) is 
not reached for fiscal year 2019, the numerical 
limitation for each subsequent fiscal year shall 
be established at a number equal to the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(i) the numerical limitation described 
in subparagraph (A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) the number of principal aliens 
granted special immigrant status under 
this subsection during each fiscal year be-
ginning in fiscal year 2019.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘notwith-
standing the provisions of paragraph (C),’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (F), as amended by this 
Act,— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 
(as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by 
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