; or (ii) due to the death of the principal alien, a petition to follow or accompany to join the principal alien in the United States— (I) was or would be revoked, terminated, or otherwise rendered null; and (II) would have been approved if the principal alien had survived. (c) Numerical limitations (1) In general Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section may not exceed 5,000 in any of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Exclusion from numerical limitations Aliens provided special immigrant status under this section shall not be counted against any numerical limitation under section 201(d), 202(a), or 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) , 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)). (3) Carry forward If the numerical limitation set forth in paragraph (1) is not reached during a fiscal year, the numerical limitation under such paragraph for the following fiscal year shall be increased by a number equal to the difference between— (A) the number of visas authorized under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year