; (B) provides security and logistics for visiting delegations; and (C) supports United States Government operations abroad. (5) Such foreign nationals include employees of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Agriculture. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should preserve the immigrant visa program for foreign nationals who are employees of the United States Government abroad or of the American Institute in Taiwan, and who have provided exceptional service over a long term to the United States, by providing a dedicated allocation of visas for such employees and their immediate family members when visas are not immediately available in the corresponding visa category. 3. Visa availability for Government Employee Immigrant Visa program (a) In general Beginning in fiscal year 2024, subject to subsection (b), visas shall be made available to a special immigrant described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D) ) if a visa is not immediately available for issuance to the special immigrant under section 203(b)(4) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4) ). (b) Numerical limitations (1) Fiscal year 2024 For fiscal year 2024, not more than 3,500 visas shall be made available under subsection (a). (2) Subsequent fiscal years For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, not more than 3,000 visas shall be made available under subsection (a). (c) Temporary reduction in diversity visas Section 203(d)(2) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central America Relief Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 note