,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjag,mr4 
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
elim9ate ! p]-c\ntry num]ical limitation
 = employm5t-bas$ immigrants1 to        
increase ! p]-c\ntry num]ical limitation
 = family-sponsor$ immigrants1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fairness = ,high-,skill$  
,immigrants ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,num]ical
 limitation to any s+le =eign /ate  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #bjb7;a77#b7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#b77 is am5d$ to    
read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,p] c\ntry levels =
 family-sponsor$ immigrants ,subject to 
p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 ! total numb] (  
immigrant visas made available to       
natives ( any s+le =eign /ate or dep5d5t
 area "u section #bjc7;a7 9 any fiscal  
ye> may n exce$ #ae p]c5t 79 ! case ( a 

s+le =eign /ate7 or #b p]c5t 79 ! case (
 a dep5d5t area7 ( ! total numb] ( su*  
visas made available "u su* section 9 t 
fiscal ye>4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts    
,section #bjb ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaeb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+   
bo? subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section #bjc
 & ins]t+ section #bjc7;a72 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 by am5d+   
subsection 7e7 to read z foll[s3  7e7   
,special rules = c\ntries at ceil+ ,if !
 total numb] ( immigrant visas made     
available "u section #bjc7;a7 to natives
 ( any s+le =eign /ate or dep5d5t area w
 exce$ ! num]ical limitation specifi$ 9 
subsection 7a77#b7 9 any fiscal ye>1    
immigrant visas %all be allott$ to su*  
natives "u section #bjc7;a7 7to ! ext5t 
practicable & o!rwise consi/5t ) ?is    
section & section #bjc7 9 a mann] s t1  
except z provid$ 9 subsection 7a77#d71 !
 proportion ( ! visas made available "u 
ea* ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 (       
section #bjc7;a7 is equal to ! ratio ( !

 total visas made available "u !        
respective p>agraph to ! total visas    
made available "u section #bjc7;a74  4  
7c7 ,c\ntry-,specific (fset ,section #b 
( ! ,*9ese ,/ud5t ,protection ,act (    
#aiib 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee note7 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 
7z def9$ 9 subsection 7e772  7#b7 by    
/rik+ subsection 7d72 &  7#c7 by        
r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z subsection  
7d74  7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is section %all take effect z  
if enact$ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 &    
%all apply to fiscal ye> #bjag & ea*    
subsequ5t fiscal ye>4  7e7 ,transition  
rules = employm5t-,bas$ immigrants  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraphs 7#b7    
?r\gh 7#d71 & not)/&+ title ,,ii ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea et seq471 ! foll[+ rules
 %all apply3  7,a7 ,= fiscal ye> #bjag1 
#ae p]c5t ( ! immigrant visas made      
available "u ea* ( p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7
 ( section #bjc7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 %all be allott$ to 

immigrants :o are natives ( a =eign /ate
 or dep5d5t area t 0 n "o ( ! two /ates 
) ! l>ge/ aggregate numb]s ( natives    
obta9+ immigrant visas dur+ fiscal ye>  
#bjaa "u su* p>agraphs4  7,b7 ,= fiscal 
ye> #bjah1 #aj p]c5t ( ! immigrant visas
 made available "u ea* ( su* p>agraphs  
%all be allott$ to immigrants :o are    
natives ( a =eign /ate or dep5d5t area t
 0 n "o ( ! two /ates ) ! l>ge/         
aggregate numb]s ( natives obta9+       
immigrant visas dur+ fiscal ye> #bjab "u
 su* p>agraphs4  7,c7 ,= fiscal ye>     
#bjai1 #aj p]c5t ( ! immigrant visas    
made available "u ea* ( su* p>agraphs   
%all be allott$ to immigrants :o are    
natives ( a =eign /ate or dep5d5t area t
 0 n "o ( ! two /ates ) ! l>ge/         
aggregate numb]s ( natives obta9+       
immigrant visas dur+ fiscal ye> #bjae "u
 su* p>agraphs4  7#b7 ,p]-c\ntry levels 
7,a7 ,res]v$ visas ,! numb] ( visas     
res]v$ "u ea* ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 
7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 made available to  
natives ( any s+le =eign /ate or dep5d5t

 area 9 ! appropriate fiscal ye> may n  
exce$ #be p]c5t 79 ! case ( a s+le =eign
 /ate7 or #b p]c5t 79 ! case ( a dep5d5t
 area7 ( ! total numb] ( su* visas4     
7,b7 ,unres]v$ visas ,n m ?an #he p]c5t 
( ! immigrant visas made available "u   
ea* ( p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 ( section   
#bjc7;b7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 & n      
res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 = ea* ( !      
fiscal ye>s #bjae1 #bjaf1 & #bjag1 may  
be allott$ to immigrants :o are natives 
( any s+le =eign /ate4  7#c7 ,special   
rule to prev5t unus$ visas ,if1 )       
respect to fiscal ye> #bjae1 #bjaf1 or  
#bjag1 ! application ( p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#b7 w\ld prev5t ! total numb] (        
immigrant visas made available "u       
p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 ( section #bjc7;b7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 f be+ issu$1   
su* visas may be issu$ dur+ ! rema9d] ( 
su* fiscal ye> )\t reg>d to p>agraphs   
7#a7 & 7#b74  7#d7 ,rules = *>geability 
,section #bjb7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#h        

,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;b77 %all apply 9       
det]m9+ ! =eign /ate to :i* an ali5 is  
*>geable = purposes ( ?is subsection4