,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #a1        
#bjag,mr4 ,bergman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,keating7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,immigration and          
,nationality ,act to reinstate the      
returning worker exemption for ,h-#b;,b 
visas1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,small and ,seasonal ,business      
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,returning worker    
exemption  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#bad7;g77#i77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahd7;g77#i77;,a77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7#i7  7,a7  7i7 ,subject to
 subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 an alien  
who has already been counted toward the 
numerical limitation of paragraph       
7#a77;,b7 during fiscal year #bjaf or   
#bjag shall not again be counted toward 
such limitation during fiscal year      

#bjah4 ,such an alien shall be          
considered a returning worker4  7ii7    
,subject to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71
 an alien who has already been counted  
toward the numerical limitation of      
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 during fiscal year  
#bjah or #bjai shall not again be       
counted toward such limitation during   
the next fiscal year4 ,such an alien    
shall be considered a returning worker4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 as if enacted on ,october #a1 #bjag4