,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bigb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,thune introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prioritize the allocation of
 ,h-#b;,b visas for ,states with low    
unemployment rates4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,prioritizing ,help to ,businesses ,act4
  #b4 ,prioritizing the allocation of   
,h-#b;,b visas for ,states with low     
unemployment rates ,section #bad7;g7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#ab7 
7,a7 ,except as provided in             
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,e71 the    
numerical limitation under paragraph    
7#a77;,b7 shall not apply to ,h-#b;,b   
visas issued to aliens for positions    
that are certified for employment       
pursuant to subpart ,a of part #fee of  
title #bj1 ,code of ,federal            

,regulations1 to perform service or     
labor in a ,state that had a seasonally 
adjusted unemployment rate of #c4e      
percent or lower in #c of the #e most   
recent monthly reports issued by the    
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics in the    
previous fiscal year4  7,b7 ,the number 
of aliens exempted from the numerical   
limitation pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7
 in any ,state during any fiscal year   
may not exceed the lesser of--  7i7 #abe
 percent of the number of visas issued  
to aliens working in such ,state during 
the most recently concluded fiscal year2
 or  7ii7 #a1ejj4  7,c7 ,the number of  
aliens exempted from the numerical      
limitation pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7
 in any ,state during the first #f      
months of any fiscal year may not exceed
 the lesser of--  7i7 #abe percent of   
the number of visas issued to aliens    
working in such ,state during the       
corresponding period in the most        
recently concluded fiscal year2 or  7ii7
 #a1jjj4  7,d7 ,if more than #a1jjj     

,h-#b;,b visa applications are received 
during the first #f months of a fiscal  
year on behalf of aliens desiring to    
work in a ,state described in           
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 #a1jjj eligible
 applicants shall be selected1 by       
lottery1 from such applications for the 
exemption under subparagraph 7,a72 and  
7ii7 the remaining applicants shall be  
subject to the numerical limitation     
under paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7,e7 7i7 ,if
 more ,h-#b;,b visa applications are    
received during the last #f months of a 
fiscal year on behalf of aliens desiring
 to work in a ,state described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 than the number       
computed under clause 7ii7--  7,i7      
eligible applicants equal to such       
computed number shall be selected1 by   
lottery1 from such applications for the 
exemption under subparagraph 7,a72 and  
7,,ii7 the remaining applicants shall be
 subject to the numerical limitation    
under paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7ii7 ,the   
number computed under this clause is the

 sum of--  7,i7 the difference between--
 7aa7 #a1jjj2 and  7bb7 the number of   
visas that were issued to aliens        
desiring to work in the ,state during   
the first #f months of a fiscal year    
that were not subject to the numerical  
limitation under paragraph 7#a77;,b7    
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a72 and      
7,,ii7 #ejj4  4