How Are July Consular Appointments Affected by the Visa Bulletin Mess?

The following information was received by AILA member Steve Navarre in response to an inquiry to State Department's Legalnet:

"Prior to Employment Preference visa numbers becoming unavailable on July 2, the consular posts had already been allocated their numbers for the month of July. The posts may continue to use their July allocations of Employment Preference numbers, and therefore continue to issue IVs, for the rest of this month for those applicants who were scheduled for IV interviews in July."