Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act - Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to extend: (1) the Afghan special immigrant visa program through FY2015, and (2) unused visa carryover authority through December 31, 2016.
Expands the scope of a principal alien's qualifying employment to include employment by or on behalf of: (1) an organization associated with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan that has received U.S. funding through an official and documented contract, grant, or cooperative agreement; or (2) a media or nongovernmental organization headquartered in the United States.
Revises family member requirements.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4594 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4594
To provide for a 1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa
Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2014
Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Ms. Gabbard,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Reichert) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide for a 1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa
Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Allies Protection Extension
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA
PROGRAM.
Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by amending clause (ii) to read as
follows:
``(ii) was or is employed in Afghanistan on
or after October 7, 2001, for not less than 1
year--
``(I) by, or on behalf of, the
United States Government;
``(II) by, or on behalf of, an
organization or entity closely
associated with the United States
mission in Afghanistan that has
received United States Government
funding through an official and
documented contract, award, grant, or
cooperative agreement, including the
International Security Assistance
Force; or
``(III) by, or on behalf of, a
media or nongovernmental organization
headquartered in the United States;'';
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``the
United States Government'' and inserting ``an
entity or organization described in clause
(ii)''; and
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking ``by the
United States Government'' and inserting
``described in clause (ii)''; and
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
``(B) Family members.--An alien is described in
this subparagraph if the alien is--
``(i) the spouse or minor child of a
principal alien described in subparagraph (A)
who is accompanying or following to join the
principal alien in the United States; or
``(ii)(I) the spouse, child, parent, or
sibling of a principal alien described in
subparagraph (A), whether or not accompanying
or following to join; and
``(II) has experienced or is experiencing
an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of
the qualifying employment of a principal alien
described in subparagraph (A).''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (D) to read
as follows:
``(D) Additional fiscal years.--For each of fiscal
years 2014 and 2015, the total number of principal
aliens who may be provided special immigrant status
under this section may not exceed 3,000 per year,
except that--
``(i) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), any
unused balance of the total number of principal
aliens who may be provided special immigrant
status in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 may be
carried forward and provided through December
31, 2016;
``(ii) the 1-year period during which an
alien must have been employed in accordance
with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall be the period
from October 7, 2001, through December 31,
2014; and
``(iii) the principal alien seeking special
immigrant status under this subparagraph shall
apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance
with paragraph (2)(D) not later than December
31, 2015.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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