,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjad ,mr4 
,schock introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to  
make the ,,eb-#e regional center program
 permanent1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,eb-#e ,regional ,center          
,extension ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,removal 
of per country numerical caps on        
employment visas ,section #bjb7;a77#b7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7 is amended by 
striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of     
section #bjc and inserting subsection   
7a7 of section #bjc4  #c4 ,regional     
center program made permanent ,section  
#bjc7;b77#e7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77#e77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,e7 ,regional  
center program  7i7 ,set aside ,not less

 than #c1jjj of the visas made available
 under this paragraph in each fiscal    
year shall be reserved for qualified    
immigrants for a program to implement   
the provisions of this paragraph4  7ii7 
,in general ,the program referred to in 
clause 7i7 shall involve a regional     
center in the ,united ,states1          
designated by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security on the basis of a   
general proposal1 for the promotion of  
economic growth1 including increased    
export sales1 improved regional         
productivity1 job creation1 or increased
 domestic capital investment4 ,a        
regional center shall have jurisdiction 
over a limited geographic area1 which   
shall be described in the proposal and  
consistent with the purpose of          
concentrating pooled investment in      
defined economic zones4 ,the            
establishment of a regional center may  
be based on general predictions1        
contained in the proposal1 concerning   
the kinds of commercial enterprises that

 will receive capital from aliens1 the  
jobs that will be created directly or   
indirectly as a result of such capital  
investments1 and the other positive     
economic effects such capital           
investments will have4  7iii7 ,rule for 
determining compliance with job creation
 requirements ,for purposes of          
determining compliance with subparagraph
 7,a77ii71 and notwithstanding the      
requirements of #h ,,cfr #bjd4f1 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
permit aliens admitted under the program
 described in this subparagraph to      
establish reasonable methodologies for  
determining the number of jobs created  
by the program1 including such jobs     
which are estimated to have been created
 indirectly through revenues generated  
from increased exports1 improved        
regional productivity1 job creation1 or 
increased domestic capital investment   
resulting from the program4  4  #d4     
,priority consideration for regional    
center applicants ,section              

#bjd7;a77#a77;,h7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaed7;a77#a77;,h77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3 ,in          
processing petitions under this         
subparagraph1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security may give priority to
 petitions filed by aliens seeking      
admission under the program described in
 section #bjc7;b77#e77;,e74             
,notwithstanding section #bjc7;e71      
immigrant visas made available under    
section #bjc7;b77#e7 may be issued to   
such aliens in an order that takes into 
account any priority accorded under the 
preceding sentence44  #e4 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #faj of ,public ,law 
#ajb-cie 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec note7 is   
hereby repealed4