Rep. Mac Thornberry’s draft of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill would leave about 6,000 Afghan translators who applied to come to the U.S. after their service with the U.S. military unable to do so, according to advocates.

The House Armed Services Committee chairman’s mark would extend the program to bring Afghan translators who served with American troops to the U.S. through the end of 2017, but does not add visas to the total that can be issued.