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fulfilling its promises to those who have risked their 
lives to support our mission in Afghanistan; 
(5) calls for Congress to increase by 8,000 the 
visa allocation for the special immigrant visa pro-
gram established under the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) and allocate fund-
ing that cover the costs of each special immigrant 
visa under such Act; 
(6) urges the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with other relevant agencies as needed, to expe-
dite processing of the thousands of applications sub-
mitted under such Act that are awaiting further 
processing by the Bureau of Consular Affairs fol-
lowing the results of interagency security vetting; 
(7) calls on the Secretary of State to press the 
Department of Defense to improve its contributions 
to the special immigrant visa process under such Act 
and dedicate increased resources to special immi-
grant visa employment verification, another signifi-
cant contributor to delays in processing under such 
Act; 
(8) calls on the Secretary of State to utilize 
other applicable visa categories and sufficiently sup-
port refugee screening that will be vital to help Af-
ghans who face a well-founded fear of persecution 
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because of their affiliation with the United States 
and our allies and partners; 
(9) calls on the Secretary of State to modify the 
special immigrant visa system to allow family mem-
bers of a primary applicant to continue the applica-
tion process even if the primary applicant dies before 
filing a petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services, if Chief of Mission approval has been 
obtained; 
(10) urges the United States Government to 
conduct prudent planning for the possible evacuation 
of Afghan partners and their families if the security 
situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and 
the Taliban assume control of the Government; 
(11) urges the United States Government to 
work with our allies and partners in taking all avail-
able measures to prevent a resurgence of increased 
violence against defenders of human rights in Af-
ghanistan, especially against those that defend the 
rights of women and girls, hold political office, are 
involved in the peace processes, or are otherwise in 
the public eye; 
(12) continues to support the meaningful par-
ticipation of women in all aspects of peace processes; 
and 
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(13) calls on the United States Government to 
develop a strategy for post-conflict engagement in 
Afghanistan that supports defenders of human 
rights, especially those that defend the rights of 
women and girls, and the aspirations of the people 
of Afghanistan for a democratic future based on 
human rights, transparency, and the rule of law. 
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