Sec. 7076. afghan special immigrant visas

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## Sec. 7076 afghan special immigrant visas ###

(a)Afghan Allies **[**[8 U.S.C. 1101 note](/us/usc/t8/s1101)**]** Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (division F of Public Law 111-8), as amended, is further amended by substituting “18,500” for “14,500” in the matter preceding clause (i). ###

(b)Conditions None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the additional special immigrant visas made available under subsection

(a)until the Secretary of State— ####

(1)develops and implements a system to prioritize the processing of Afghan applicants for special immigrant visas under section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); and ####

(2)submits to the appropriate congressional committees, as defined in section 602(a) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), the following reports: #####

(A)the report required under paragraph

(12)of section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as amended by section 1222 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232); #####

(B)a report on the procedures and processes used by the Chief of Mission to determine whether an Afghan applicant for a special immigrant visa under section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) has experienced, is experiencing, or may reasonably be expected to experience an ongoing, serious threat as a result of the qualifying service of the applicant; and #####

(C)a report on the procedures for background and security checks on Afghan applicants for special immigrant visas under such section.

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