,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,sessions7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to protect ,american  
jobs1 and for other purposes  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,protecting ,american ,jobs ,act4  #b4  
,numerical limitation on nonimmigrant   
visas  7a7 ,reduction of numerical      
limitation ,section                     
#bad7;g77#a77;,a77vii7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#a77;,a77vii77 is   
amended by striking #fe1jjj and         
inserting #ej1jjj4  7b7 ,priority for   
admission ,section #bad7;g7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#ab7 
7,a7 ,if for a fiscal year petitions are

 filed seeking a number of nonimmigrant 
workers under section                   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7 that exceeds   
the numerical limitation set out in     
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 for such fiscal     
year1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall allocate the available  
visas for the petitions seeking such    
workers who will earn the highest wages4
  7,b7 ,if for a fiscal year petitions  
are filed seeking a number of           
nonimmigrant workers under paragraph    
7#e77;,c7 that exceeds the numerical    
limitation set out in such paragraph1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall allocate the available visas for  
the petitions seeking such workers who  
will earn the highest wages4  4