[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1832 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1832
To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act to provide special immigrant
visas to certain Fulbright Scholars, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 28, 2023
Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act to provide special immigrant
visas to certain Fulbright Scholars, 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 ``Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan
Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS.
(a) Special Immigrant Visas for Certain Scholars.--Section 602(b)
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of
paragraph (2)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph
(E)'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
(E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and
(G), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Fulbright and other scholars as principal
alien.--An alien is described in this subparagraph if
the alien is a national or citizen of Afghanistan and
was selected between October 7, 2001 and August 31,
2023, to participate in--
``(i) the J. William Fulbright Educational
Exchange Program authorized under section 102
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(1)) including
the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Grants and
the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching
Assistant Program;
``(ii) the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Program pursuant to section 112(a)(2) of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(2));
``(iii) the International Visitor
Leadership Program pursuant to section
112(a)(3) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2460(a)(3)); or
``(iv) any other educational or cultural
exchange activity administered by the Secretary
of State pursuant to sections 102 or 112 of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452; 22 U.S.C. 2460) for which
the Secretary determines that a participating
alien is eligible for a special immigrant visa
under this paragraph.'';
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; and
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or
(B)'';
(3) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``an alien described
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)'' and
inserting ``an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C),
or (D) of paragraph (2)'';
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of
paragraph (2)'';
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of
paragraph (2)''; and
(6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of
paragraph (2)''.
(b) Numerical Limitations.--Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and
(F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(C)'' and inserting
``(D)'';
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Fulbright and other scholars.--An alien
provided immigrant status pursuant to subparagraph
(2)(B) shall not be counted against any numerical
limitation under this section, or section 201, 202,
203, or 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1157).'';
(4) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph
(1),--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (D)''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(D)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)(E)'';
(5) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph
(1),--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (2)(D)'' and inserting
``paragraph (2)(E)''; and
(B) by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' each place
that it appears and inserting ``subparagraph (E)''; and
(6) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (E)'';
(B) by striking ``subparagraphs (D) and (E)'' and
inserting ``subparagraphs (E) and (F)''; and
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(E)''.
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