; (B) was employed by or on behalf of (including under a contract, cooperative agreement or grant with) the United States Government in Syria, for a period of not less than 1 year beginning on January 1, 2014; and (C) obtained a favorable written recommendation from a U.S. citizen supervisor who was in the chain of command of the United States Armed Forces unit or U.S. Government entity that was supported by the noncitizen; or (2) (A) is the spouse or a child of a principal noncitizen described in paragraph (1); and (B) (i) is following or accompanying to join the principal noncitizen in the United States; or (ii) due to the death of the principal noncitizen, a petition to follow or accompany to join the principal noncitizen in the United States— (I) was or would be revoked, terminated, or otherwise rendered null; and (II) would have been approved if the principal noncitizen had survived. (c) Numerical limitations (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the total number of principal noncitizens 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) Exemption from numerical limitations Noncitizens 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