,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to /reaml9e ! 
application process = ,h-#b;,a employ]s 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction
 = ,f>m]s ,act4  #b4 ,h-#b;,a work]s    
7a7 ,jo9t application2 p]iod ( au?oriz$ 
admission ,section #bad7;c77#a7 ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;c77#a77 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7 aft] 7#a72  7#b7 by 
/rik+ ,attorney ,g5]al ea* place su* t]m
 appe>s & ins]t+ ,director ( ,u4,s4     
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices2     
7#c7 by /rik+ ,= purposes & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7,b7 ,= purposes  2 &  7#d7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,multiple 
employ]s may submit a jo9t petition "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 to import ali5s z      
nonimmigrants describ$ 9 section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a74 ,^u !        

approval ( su* petition1 ea* jo9t       
employ] %all be subject to ! provisions 
"u section #bah ) respect to ea* ali5   
li/$ 9 su* petition4  7,d7 ,! p]iod (   
au?oriz$ admission = a nonimmigrant     
describ$ 9 section                      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 may n exce$ ! 
%ort] (--  7i7 ! p]iod = :i* a petition]
 "u ?is p>agraph has contract$ to employ
 su* nonimmigrant2 or  7ii7 ?ree ye>s4  
7,e7 ,if a petition to import ali5s z   
nonimmigrants describ$ 9 section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 is d5i$ or if 
! issuance ( visas reque/$ ?r\gh su*    
petition is delay$ due to a problem ) ! 
petition1 ! ,director %all promptly     
notify ! petition] ( ! reasons = su*    
d5ial or delay & provide ! petition] )  
reasonable "t to rem$y ! problem4  4    
7b7 ,labor c]tification2 /agg]$         
employm5t dates ,section #bah7;h7 ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;h77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,an employ] t is 
seek+ to rehire ali5s z ,h-#b;,a work]s 

:o previ\sly work$ = ! employ] z        
,h-#b;,a work]s at any "t dur+ ! mo/    
rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod may submit a       
simplifi$ petition1 to be develop$ by ! 
,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &         
,immigration ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 :i* %all include a
 c]tification t ! employ] ma9ta9s       
compliance ) all applicable requirem5ts 
) respect to ! employm5t ( su* ali5s4   
,su* petitions %all be approv$ ^u       
completion ( applicable security        
scre5+s4  7#d7 ,an employ] t is seek+ to
 hire ali5s z ,h-#b;,a work]s dur+      
diff]5t "t p]iods 9 a giv5 fiscal ye>   
may submit a s+le petition to ,u4,s4    
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices t    
details ! "t p]iod dur+ :i* ea* su* ali5
 is expect$ to be employ$4  4  #c4      
,option = electronic reque/s = evid5ce  
,section #bah7;h7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act1 z am5d$ by section   
#b1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#e7 ,if ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &   
,immigration ,s]vices issues a ,reque/ =

 ,evid5ce to an employ]-- 7,a7 ! employ]
 may reque/ t ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &       
,immigration ,s]vices deliv] su* ,reque/
 = ,evid5ce 9 an onl9e =mat2 &  7,b7 if 
! employ] makes su* a reque/-- 7i7 !    
,reque/ = ,evid5ce %all be provid$ 9 an 
onl9e =mat2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an ?ree     
bus9ess days aft] ! employ] submits !   
reque/$ evid5ce onl9e1 ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip
 & ,immigration ,s]vices %all provide to
 ! employ]--  7,i7 an onl9e response t  
indicates ! submitt$ evid5ce is         
suffici5t2 or  7,,ii7 an onl9e response 
t expla9s ! reasons su* evid5ce is n    
suffici5t & an opportunity = ! employ]  
to address any su* defici5cy4  4