S.Amdt. 3678

SA 3678. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES OF
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (L)(iii), by adding a semicolon at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(N) a citizen or national of Afghanistan who is the
parent or brother or sister of--
``(i) a member of the armed forces (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code); or
``(ii) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38,
United States Code).''.
(b) Numerical Limitations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the total number
of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant
visas under subparagraph (N) of section 101(a)(27) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), as
added by subsection (a), may not exceed 2,500 each fiscal
year.
(2) Carryover.--If the numerical limitation specified in
paragraph (1) is not reached during a given fiscal year, the
numerical limitation specified in such subparagraph for the
following fiscal year shall be increased by a number equal to
the difference between--
(A) the numerical limitation specified in paragraph (1) for
the given fiscal year; and
(B) the number of principal aliens provided special
immigrant visas under subparagraph (N) of section 101(a)(27)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27))
during the given fiscal year.
(3) Maximum number of visas.--The total number of aliens
who may be provided special immigrant visas under
subparagraph (N) of section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) shall not exceed
10,000.
(4) Duration of authority.--The authority to issue visas
under subparagraph (N) of section 101(a)(27) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27))
shall--
(A) commence on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) terminate on the date on which all such visas are
exhausted.
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