,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjag,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to eliminate the      
per-country numerical limitation for    
employment-based immigrants1 to increase
 the per-country numerical limitation   
for family-sponsored immigrants1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,fairness for 
,high-,skilled ,immigrants ,act of      
#bjag4  #b4 ,numerical limitation to any
 single foreign state  7a7 ,in general  
,section #bjb7;a77#b7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#b77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#b7 ,per country     
levels for family-sponsored immigrants  
,subject to paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71   
the total number of immigrant visas made
 available to natives of any single     

foreign state or dependent area under   
section #bjc7;a7 in any fiscal year may 
not exceed #ae percent 7in the case of a
 single foreign state7 or #b percent 7in
 the case of a dependent area7 of the   
total number of such visas made         
available under such section in that    
fiscal year4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments ,section #bjb of such ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by striking both subsections 7a7  
and 7b7 of section #bjc and inserting   
section #bjc7;a72 and  7,b7 by striking 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#b7 by amending   
subsection 7e7 to read as follows3  7e7 
,special rules for countries at ceiling 
,if the total number of immigrant visas 
made available under section #bjc7;a7 to
 natives of any single foreign state or 
dependent area will exceed the numerical
 limitation specified in subsection     
7a77#b7 in any fiscal year1 immigrant   
visas shall be allotted to such natives 
under section #bjc7;a7 7to the extent   

practicable and otherwise consistent    
with this section and section #bjc7 in a
 manner so that1 except as provided in  
subsection 7a77#d71 the proportion of   
the visas made available under each of  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of section 
#bjc7;a7 is equal to the ratio of the   
total visas made available under the    
respective paragraph to the total visas 
made available under section #bjc7;a74  
4  7c7 ,country-,specific offset        
,section #b of the ,chinese ,student    
,protection ,act of #aiib 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#abee note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7a71 by striking 7as defined 
in subsection 7e772  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7d72 and  7#c7 by            
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7d74  7d7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect as if enacted on      
,september #cj1 #bjaf1 and shall apply  
to fiscal year #bjag and each subsequent
 fiscal year4  7e7 ,transition rules for
 employment-,based immigrants  7#a7 ,in 

general ,subject to paragraphs 7#b7     
through 7#d71 and notwithstanding title 
,,ii of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea et
 seq471 the following rules shall apply3
  7,a7 ,for fiscal year #bjag1 #ae      
percent of the immigrant visas made     
available under each of paragraphs 7#b7 
and 7#c7 of section #bjc7;b7 of such    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 shall be  
allotted to immigrants who are natives  
of a foreign state or dependent area    
that was not one of the two states with 
the largest aggregate numbers of natives
 obtaining immigrant visas during fiscal
 year #bjaa under such paragraphs4  7,b7
 ,for fiscal year #bjah1 #aj percent of 
the immigrant visas made available under
 each of such paragraphs shall be       
allotted to immigrants who are natives  
of a foreign state or dependent area    
that was not one of the two states with 
the largest aggregate numbers of natives
 obtaining immigrant visas during fiscal
 year #bjab under such paragraphs4  7,c7

 ,for fiscal year #bjai1 #aj percent of 
the immigrant visas made available under
 each of such paragraphs shall be       
allotted to immigrants who are natives  
of a foreign state or dependent area    
that was not one of the two states with 
the largest aggregate numbers of natives
 obtaining immigrant visas during fiscal
 year #bjae under such paragraphs4  7#b7
 ,per-country levels  7,a7 ,reserved    
visas ,the number of visas reserved     
under each of subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 made available  
to natives of any single foreign state  
or dependent area in the appropriate    
fiscal year may not exceed #be percent  
7in the case of a single foreign state7 
or #b percent 7in the case of a         
dependent area7 of the total number of  
such visas4  7,b7 ,unreserved visas ,not
 more than #he percent of the immigrant 
visas made available under each of      
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of section     
#bjc7;b7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aaec7;b77 and not reserved under       
paragraph 7#a71 for each of the fiscal  
years #bjae1 #bjaf1 and #bjag1 may be   
allotted to immigrants who are natives  
of any single foreign state4  7#c7      
,special rule to prevent unused visas   
,if1 with respect to fiscal year #bjae1 
#bjaf1 or #bjag1 the application of     
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 would prevent  
the total number of immigrant visas made
 available under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 
of section #bjc7;b7 of the ,immigration 
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaec7;b77 from being issued1 such visas
 may be issued during the remainder of  
such fiscal year without regard to      
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7#d7 ,rules  
for chargeability ,section #bjb7;b7 of  
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;b77 shall
 apply in determining the foreign state 
to which an alien is chargeable for     
purposes of this subsection4