,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,begich introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the issuance of   
,h#b,o nonimmigrant visas for aliens    
temporarily performing labor in the     
seafood processing industry4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,h#b,o ,visa for ,seafood ,processing   
,act4  #b4 ,availability of ,h#b,o      
nonimmigrant visas for seafood          
processing industry  7a7 ,technical     
amendments2 availability of ,h#b,o      
nonimmigrant visas for aliens working in
 seafood processing industry ,section   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77 is amended--  7#a7 
in clause 7i7--  7,a7 by striking an    
alien 7i7 7b7 subject and inserting the 
following 8an alien--  7i7 7b7 subject  
2  7,b7 in subclause 7b71 by striking   

section #bab7n77#a71 or and inserting   
section #bab7n77#a722  7,c7 in subclause
 7b#a71 by striking section #bab7t77#a71
 or and inserting section #bab7t77#a722 
and  7,d7 in subclause 7c71 by striking 
or at the end2 and  7#b7 in clause      
7ii7--  7,a7 in subclause 7a71 by       
striking nature1 or and inserting       
nature22  7,b7 in subclause 7b71 by     
striking or at the end2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7o7   
having a residence in a foreign country1
 which the alien has no intention of    
abandoning1 who is coming temporarily to
 the ,united ,states to perform labor in
 the seafood processing industry2 or  4 
7b7 ,state consultation requirement     
,section #bab7;a77#e77;,a7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#e77;,a77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i71 by       
striking ,attorney ,general and         
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7v7 ,seafood        

processing ,the ,secretary of ,labor may
 not make a certification under clause  
7i7 with respect to the seafood         
processing industry without first       
consulting with the governor and the    
labor commissioner of the ,state in     
which the alien is to perform such      
labor4  4