,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #af1       
#bjag,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 and
 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west ,virginia7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
eliminate the diversity immigrant       
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,america and ,american  
,workers ,act4  #b4 ,reduction of       
diversity visas to level necessary for  
,,nacara2 partial reallocation of visas 
to benefit certain employment-based     
immigrants  7a7 ,reduction of diversity 
visas ,to level for ,,nacara  7#a7 ,in  
general ,section #bja7;e7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 is amended by      
striking #ee1jjj and inserting #e1jjj4  
7#b7 ,effective date2 sunset ,the       

amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
take effect on ,october #a1 #bjah1 and  
shall cease to be effective on the      
effective date described in section     
#c7;d77#b74  7b7 ,partial reallocation  
of visas ,to benefit certain            
employment-,based immigrants  7#a7      
,worldwide level of immigration ,section
 #bja7;d7 of the ,immigration and       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,beginning with
 fiscal year #bjai1 in addition to the  
worldwide level of employment-based     
immigrants computed under paragraphs    
7#a7 and 7#b71 there shall be available 
for issuance in each fiscal year--  7,a7
 #h1jjj visas1 to be allotted to        
qualified immigrants who are the        
beneficiary of a petition approved under
 subparagraph 7,e7 or 7,f7 of section   
#bjd7;a77#a7 for classification under   
section #bjc7;b77#a72  7,b7 #h1jjj      
visas1 to be allotted to qualified      
immigrants who are the beneficiary of a 

petition approved under section         
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 for classification    
under section #bjc7;b77#b72 and  7,c7   
#h1jjj visas1 to be allotted to         
qualified immigrants who are the        
beneficiary of a petition approved under
 section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 for          
classification under section            
#bjc7;b77#c74  4  7#b7 ,allocation of   
immigrant visas ,section #bjc7;b7 of    
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 is   
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by 
inserting 1 and plus the number of visas
 specified in section #bja7;d77#c77;,a71
 after 7#d7 and 7#e712  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting 1 and 
plus the number of visas specified in   
section #bja7;d77#c77;,b71 after 7#a712 
and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 in the
 matter preceding clause 7i71 by        
inserting 1 and plus the number of visas
 specified in section #bja7;d77#c77;,c71
 after 7#a7 and 7#b714  7#c7 ,effective 
date ,the amendments made by this       

subsection shall take effect on ,october
 #a1 #bjah4  #c4 ,elimination of        
diversity immigrant program  7a7        
,worldwide level of immigration ,section
 #bja of the ,immigration and           
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7  
is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  
7,a7 by inserting and at the end of     
paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 by striking 2 and 
at the end of paragraph 7#b7 and        
inserting a period2 and  7,c7 by        
striking paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by   
striking subsection 7e74  7b7           
,allocation of immigrant visas ,section 
#bjc of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7  
is amended--  7#a7 by striking          
subsection 7c72  7#b7 in subsection 7d71
 by striking 7a71 7b71 or 7c71 and      
inserting 7a7 or 7b712  7#c7 in         
subsection 7e71 by striking paragraph   
7#b7 and redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as
 paragraph 7#b72  7#d7 in subsection    
7f71 by striking 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 and   
inserting 7a7 or 7b72 and  7#e7 in      
subsection 7g71 by striking 7a71 7b71   

and 7c7 and inserting 7a7 and 7b74  7c7 
,procedure for granting immigrant status
 ,section #bjd of such ,act 7#h         
,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
striking subsection 7a77#a77;,i72 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking 7a71
 7b71 or 7c7 and inserting 7a7 or 7b74  
7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,determination
 ,the ,secretary of ,state and the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
jointly determine when visa numbers made
 available under section #bja7;e7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 7relating to the   
worldwide level of diversity immigrants7
 are no longer necessary to offset      
adjustments of status under section #cji
 of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform   
and ,immigrant ,responsibility 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note71 as required by   
section #bjc7;d7 of the ,nicaraguan     
,adjustment and ,central ,american      
,relief ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note74 
,such ,secretaries shall publish a      
notice in the ,federal ,register of such

 determination4  7#b7 ,amendments ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the first day of the     
first fiscal year that begins after the 
date on which the determination under   
paragraph 7#a7 is published in the      
,federal ,register4