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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 1214

Sec. 1214. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN AFGHANS

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## SEC. 1214 SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN AFGHANS ###
(a)Aliens Described Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended to read as follows: > > ###### “(I) > > > ######
(aa)> > by, or on behalf of, the United States Government, in the case of an alien submitting an application for Chief of Mission approval pursuant to subparagraph
(D)before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; or > > > ###### “(bb) > > by, or on behalf of, the United States Government, in the case of an alien submitting an application for Chief of Mission approval pursuant to subparagraph
(D)on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which employment required the alien— > > > ###### “(AA) > > to serve as an interpreter or translator for personnel of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development in Afghanistan, particularly while traveling away from United States embassies or consulates with such personnel; > > > ###### “(BB) > > to serve as an interpreter or translator for United States military personnel in Afghanistan, particularly while traveling off-base with such personnel; or > > > ###### “(CC) > > to perform sensitive and trusted activities for the United States Government in Afghanistan; or” > . ###
(b)Numerical Limitations Section 602(b)(3)(F) of such Act is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “7,000” and inserting “8,500”; and ####
(2)in each of clauses
(i)and (ii), by striking “December 31, 2016;” and inserting “December 31, 2020”. ###
(c)Report Section 602(b)(14) of such Act is amended— ####
(1)by striking “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph,” and inserting “Not later than December 31, 2016, and annually thereafter through January 31, 2021,”; and ####
(2)in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “under this section;” and inserting “under subclause
(I)or (II)(bb) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii);”.
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