,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjag,ms4 ,mc,sally 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 & ,mr4 
,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to elim9ate ! div]sity immigrant   
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,am]ica & ,am]ican ,work]s    
,act4  #b4 ,r$uction ( div]sity visas to
 level necess>y = ,,nac>a2 p>tial       
reallocation ( visas to b5efit c]ta9    
employm5t-bas$ immigrants  7a7 ,r$uction
 ( div]sity visas ,to level = ,,nac>a   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bja7;e7 ( !     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#ee1jjj & ins]t+ #e1jjj4  7#b7          
,effective date2 sunset ,! am5dm5t made 
by p>agraph 7#a7 %all take effect on    
,octob] #a1 #bjah1 & %all cease to be   

effective on ! effective date describ$ 9
 section #c7;d77#b74  7b7 ,p>tial       
reallocation ( visas ,to b5efit c]ta9   
employm5t-,bas$ immigrants  7#a7        
,worldwide level ( immigration ,section 
#bja7;d7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;d77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,beg9n+
 ) fiscal ye> #bjai1 9 addition to !    
worldwide level ( employm5t-bas$        
immigrants comput$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &  
7#b71 !re %all be available = issuance 9
 ea* fiscal ye>--  7,a7 #h1jjj visas1 to
 be allott$ to qualifi$ immigrants :o   
are ! b5efici>y ( a petition approv$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,e7 or 7,f7 ( section      
#bjd7;a77#a7 = classification "u section
 #bjc7;b77#a72  7,b7 #h1jjj visas1 to be
 allott$ to qualifi$ immigrants :o are !
 b5efici>y ( a petition approv$ "u      
section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 =             
classification "u section #bjc7;b77#b72 
&  7,c7 #h1jjj visas1 to be allott$ to  
qualifi$ immigrants :o are ! b5efici>y (
 a petition approv$ "u section          

#bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 = classification "u   
section #bjc7;b77#c74  4  7#b7          
,allocation ( immigrant visas ,section  
#bjc7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaec7;b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71
 by ins]t+ 1 & plus ! numb] ( visas     
specifi$ 9 section #bja7;d77#c77;,a71   
aft] 7#d7 & 7#e712  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#b77;,a71 by ins]t+ 1 & plus ! numb] ( 
visas specifi$ 9 section                
#bja7;d77#c77;,b71 aft] 7#a712 &  7,c7 9
 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 9 ! matt] prec$+   
clause 7i71 by ins]t+ 1 & plus ! numb] (
 visas specifi$ 9 section               
#bja7;d77#c77;,c71 aft] 7#a7 & 7#b714   
7#c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by
 ?is subsection %all take effect on     
,octob] #a1 #bjah4  #c4 ,elim9ation (   
div]sity immigrant program  7a7         
,worldwide level ( immigration ,section 
#bja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ &
 at ! end ( p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 by     

/rik+ 2 & at ! end ( p>agraph 7#b7 &    
ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7,c7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7 by /rik+         
subsection 7e74  7b7 ,allocation (      
immigrant visas ,section #bjc ( su* ,act
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ subsection 7c72  7#b7 9        
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ 7a71 7b71 or   
7c71 & ins]t+ 7a7 or 7b712  7#c7 9      
subsection 7e71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 &
 r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph    
7#b72  7#d7 9 subsection 7f71 by /rik+  
7a71 7b71 or 7c7 & ins]t+ 7a7 or 7b72 & 
7#e7 9 subsection 7g71 by /rik+ 7a71    
7b71 & 7c7 & ins]t+ 7a7 & 7b74  7c7     
,proc$ure = grant+ immigrant /atus      
,section #bjd ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaed7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+        
subsection 7a77#a77;,i72 &  7#b7 9      
subsection 7e71 by /rik+ 7a71 7b71 or   
7c7 & ins]t+ 7a7 or 7b74  7d7 ,effective
 date  7#a7 ,det]m9ation ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
%all jo9tly det]m9e :5 visa numb]s made 
available "u section #bja7;e7 ( !       

,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 7relat+ to !       
worldwide level ( div]sity immigrants7  
are no long] necess>y to (fset adju/m5ts
 ( /atus "u section #cji ( ! ,illegal   
,immigration ,re=m & ,immigrant         
,responsibility 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja     
note71 z requir$ by section #bjc7;d7 ( !
 ,nic>aguan ,adju/m5t & ,c5tral ,am]ican
 ,relief ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note74
 ,su* ,secret>ies %all publi% a notice 9
 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ( su* det]m9ation4    
7#b7 ,am5dm5ts ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
section %all take effect on ! fir/ day (
 ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date  
on :i* ! det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 is
 publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4