,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4     
,hunt]1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,labrador1  
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,polis7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to modify ! def9ition ( exempt     
,h-#a;,b nonimmigrant4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect &    
,gr[ ,am]ican ,jobs ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7  
,! ,h-#a;,b visa program all[s bus9esses
 tempor>ily to hire highly skill$ =eign 
work]s ) specializ$ k1 :]e a qualifi$   
work] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates _c be f\nd4     
7#b7 ,9 #aiij1 ! ,congress creat$ !     
,h-#a;,b visa program to help ensure t  
access to qualifi$ highly skill$        
pr(essionals 0 n an ob/acle to economic 
gr[? & job creation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#c7 ,! ,h-#a;,b visa program 0 nev]    
int5d$ to be us$ z a cataly/ = lay+ (f  

work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & replac+ !m ) 
,h-#a;,b work]s4  7#d7 ,! un9t5d$       
consequ5ces ( ! ,h-#a;,b visa program   
enabl$ a small numb] ( companies to hire
 l>ge numb]s ( ,h-#a;,b work]s relative 
to _! ,unit$ ,/ates work] populations4  
7#e7 ,9 #aiih1 ,congress pass$ new      
en=cem5t provisions to ! ,h-#a;,b       
program 9 ord] to prev5t companies f    
displac+ ,unit$ ,/ates work]s ) l[]-co/ 
=eign pr(essionals4  7#f7 ,! #aiih      
revisions def9$ a new class (           
,h-#a;,b-dep5d5t employ]s & e/abli%$    
additional conditions on _! bus9ess &   
hir+ practices unless !y paid           
suffici5tly high wages4  7#g7 ,! #aiih  
revisions1 h[ev]1 did n index wage      
requirem5ts to keep pace ) wage gr[?1 &1
 z a result1 ! /r5g? ( provisions       
design$ to protect work]s & employ]s    
committ$ to hir+ ,unit$ ,/ates work]s 0 
r$uc$ significantly4  #c4 ,purpose ,!   
purpose ( ?is ,act is to close a        
loophole 9 ! ,h-#a;,b visa program by   
requir+ ,h-#a;,b-dep5d5t employ]s once  

aga9 to pay suffici5tly high wages to   
ensure ! protection ( ! work=ce 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & to remove o!r imp$im5ts 
to prop] ,h-#a;,b visa en=cem5t4  #d4   
,exempt ,h-#a;,b nonimmigrant def9$     
,section #bab7n77#c77;,b7 ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7n77#c77;,b77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by /rik+ clause 7i7 & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7i7 ! t]m exempt ,h-#a;,b      
nonimmigrant means an ,h-#a;,b          
nonimmigrant :o receives wages 7includ+ 
ca% bonuses7 at an annual rate equal to 
at lea/ ! great] ( #ajj1jjj or !        
applicable adju/$ am\nt "u clause 7iii72
  2  7#b7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 ! am\nt  
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 7z ( ! la/        
increase to su* am\nt7 %all be increas$1
 effective = ! ?ird fiscal ye> t beg9s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is clause & 
= e ?ird fiscal ye> !reaft]1 by !       
p]c5tage 7if any7 by :i* ! ,consum]     
,price ,index = ! mon? ( ,june prec$+ ! 

date on :i* su* increase takes effect   
exce$s ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! same
 mon? ( ! ?ird prec$+ cal5d> ye>4  4