Unfortunately. the process is hopelessly tangled. It is slow. and it is bureaucratic. We have over 10.000 people still in the pipeline. Every year we struggle to be able to have sufficient visas authorized to be able to help thousands more who are at risk. We have the National Defense Authorization Act that is coming forward that would pose another problem to help those who put their faith in us. This version would leave out all individuals who worked with the State Department and the USAIDcritical parts of our mission in Afghanistan. It would leave off all the onbase staff who worked in direct support of the Department of Defense. people who did construction. firefighters. onbase security. maintenance. and administrative support. people whose services were vital and whose service to the United States is well known and who are at risk.