A bill to extend the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs by 1 year.

Bill: 113-s-990
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-05-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan

Asia

Immigration status and procedures

Iraq

Middle East

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 to extend the program providing special immigrant status to qualifying Iraqis for an additional fiscal year.</p> <p>Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to extend the program providing special immigrant status to qualifying Afghans through FY2014.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 990 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2013 Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To extend the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs by 1 year.

1. Extension of Special Immigrant Visa Programs for certain Afghanis and Iraqis (a) Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 Section 1244(c) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking five fiscal years and inserting 6 fiscal years ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking four and inserting five ; and (ii) by striking four and inserting five ; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking five and six and inserting six and seven ; (ii) by striking sixth and inserting seventh ; and (iii) by striking fifth every place it appears and inserting sixth . (b) Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and 2013 and inserting 2013, and 2014 ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) in the clause heading, by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 ; and (ii) by striking or 2013 and inserting 2013, or 2014 ; (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; (ii) by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (iii) by striking 2013 each place it appears and inserting 2014 .