Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 30, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 1,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014.

Requires, with regard to such visas, that:

• the period during which an alien must have been employed must terminate by December 31, 2014,
• the principal alien seeking special immigrant status shall apply to the Chief of Mission by December 31, 2014, and
• the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014.

Directs the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2015, to increase temporarily the fee or surcharge (by $1) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.

[113th Congress Public Law 160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 113-160
113th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
 Program, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 8, 2014 -  [H.R. 5195]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Special rule for end of calendar year 2014.--
                          ``(i) <<NOTE: Time period. Termination 
                      dates.>>  In general.--During the period beginning 
                      on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph 
                      and ending on December 31, 2014, an additional 
                      1,000 principal aliens may be provided special 
                      immigrant status under this section. For purposes 
                      of status provided under this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the period during which an 
                                alien must have been employed in 
                                accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
                                must terminate on or before December 31, 
                                2014;
                                    ``(II) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  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, 2014; and
                                    ``(III) the authority to provide 
                                such status shall terminate on December 
                                31, 2014.
                          ``(ii) Construction.--Clause (i) shall not be 
                      construed to affect the authority, numerical 
                      limitations, or terms for provision of status, 
                      under subparagraph (D).''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1351 note.>>  TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR 
                    CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES.

    (a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of State, not later than January 1, 
2015, shall increase the fee or surcharge authorized under section 
140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) by $1.00 for processing 
machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border 
crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.

    (b) Deposit of Amounts.--Notwithstanding section 140(a)(2) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public 
Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note), the additional

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amount collected pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection 
(a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
    (c) Sunset Provision.--The fee increase authorized under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on the date that is 5.5 years after the first date 
on which such increased fee is collected.

    Approved August 8, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5195:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
            July 30, considered and passed House.
            Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

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