---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 5195"
bill: "113-hr-5195"
heading: "Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 2
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 1
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/5195/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 5195 — what changed

H.R. 5195, Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014 — 2 sections amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Section 1 Extension of Afghan special immigrant program

- <del>This Act may be cited as </del><ins>Section 602(b)(3) of </ins>the <del>“Emergency </del>Afghan Allies <del>Extension </del><ins>Protection </ins>Act of <del>2014”.</del><ins>2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:</ins>
- <ins>“(E) Special rule for end of calendar year 2014</ins>
- <ins>“(i) 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—</ins>
- <ins>“(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;</ins>
- <ins>“(II) 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</ins>
- <ins>“(III) the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014.</ins>
- <ins>“(ii) Construction—Clause (i) shall not be construed to affect the authority, numerical limitations, or terms for provision of status, under subparagraph (D).”</ins>

## Sec. 2 Temporary fee increase for certain consular services

- (a) <ins>In general—</ins> <ins>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.</ins>
- (b) <ins>Deposit of amounts—</ins> <ins>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 amount collected pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.</ins>
- (c) <ins>Sunset provision—</ins> <ins>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.</ins>
- <del>Section 602(b)(3)(D) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended to read as follows:</del>
- <del>“(D) Additional fiscal year—The total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section in fiscal year 2014 may not exceed 4,000, except that, notwithstanding any other provision of this section—</del>
- <del>“(i) any unused balance of the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section in fiscal year 2014 may be carried forward and provided through December 31, 2016;</del>
- <del>“(ii) the 1-year period during which an alien must have been employed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall be the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2014; and</del>
- <del>“(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, 2014.”</del>

## Sec. 3 Temporary fee increase for certain consular services — removed

- (a) <del>In general—</del> <del>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 $1.50 for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.</del>
- (b) <del>Deposit of amounts—</del> <del>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 amount collected pursuant the fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.</del>
- (c) <del>Sunset provision—</del> <del>The fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the first date on which such increased fee is collected.</del>