[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5474]
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  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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