MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.

SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. (a) Covered Afghans.— (1) Term of employment.—Clause (ii) of section 602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking “year—” and inserting “year, or, if submitting a petition after September 30, 2015, for a period of not less than 2 years—”. (2) Technical amendments.— (A) Successor name for international security assistance force.—Subclause (II) of section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— (i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking “Force” and inserting “Force (or any successor name for such Force)”; (ii) in item (aa), by striking “Force,” and inserting “Force (or any successor name for such Force),”; and (iii) in item (bb), by striking “Force;” and inserting “Force (or any successor name for such Force);”. (B) [8 U.S.C. 1101 note] Short title.—Section 601 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended by striking “This Act” and inserting “This title”. (C) [8 U.S.C. 1101 note] Executive agency reference.—Section 602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended by striking “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)” and inserting “section 133 of title 41, United States Code”. (b) Numerical Limitations.—Subparagraph (F) of section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking “2015 AND 2016” and inserting “2015, 2016, AND 2017”; (2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking “and ending on September 30, 2016”, and inserting “until such time that available special immigrant visas under subparagraphs (D) and (E) and this subparagraph are exhausted,” and (B) by striking “4,000.” and inserting “7,000.”; (3) in clause (i), by striking “September 30, 2015;” and inserting “December 31, 2016;”; (4) in clause (ii), by striking “December 31, 2015;” and inserting “December 31, 2016;”; and (5) in clause (iii), by striking “March 31, 2017.” and inserting “the date such visas are exhausted.”. (c) Reports and Sense of Congress.—Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(15) Reports informing the conclusion of the afghan special immigrant visa program.—Not later than June 1, 2016, and every six months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that contains— “(A) a description of the United States force presence in Afghanistan during the previous 6 months; “(B) a description of the projected United States force presence in Afghanistan; “(C) the number of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) during the previous 6 months; and “(D) the projected number of such citizens or nationals who will be employed by or on behalf of such entities. “(16) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the necessity of providing special immigrant status under this subsection should be assessed at regular intervals by the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, taking into account the scope of the current and planned presence of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current and prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of Afghanistan employed by or on behalf of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and the security climate in Afghanistan.” .