,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bigb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1 #bjah ,mr4   
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize ! 
allocation ( ,h-#b;,b visas = ,/ates )  
l[ unemploym5t rates4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prioritiz+   
,help to ,bus9esses ,act4  #b4          
,prioritiz+ ! allocation ( ,h-#b;,b     
visas = ,/ates ) l[ unemploym5t rates   
,section #bad7;g7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahd7;g77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#ab7 7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9 
subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e71 ! num]ical
 limitation "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all n
 apply to ,h-#b;,b visas issu$ to ali5s 
= positions t are c]tifi$ = employm5t   
pursuant to subp>t ,a ( "p #fee ( title 
#bj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to    
p]=m s]vice or labor 9 a ,/ate t _h a   
seasonally adju/$ unemploym5t rate (    
#c4e p]c5t or l[] 9 #c ( ! #e mo/ rec5t 

mon?ly reports issu$ by ! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye>4
  7,b7 ,! numb] ( ali5s exempt$ f !     
num]ical limitation pursuant to         
subp>agraph 7,a7 9 any ,/ate dur+ any   
fiscal ye> may n exce$ ! less] (--  7i7 
#abe p]c5t ( ! numb] ( visas issu$ to   
ali5s work+ 9 su* ,/ate dur+ ! mo/      
rec5tly conclud$ fiscal ye>2 or  7ii7   
#a1ejj4  7,c7 ,! numb] ( ali5s exempt$ f
 ! num]ical limitation pursuant to      
subp>agraph 7,a7 9 any ,/ate dur+ ! fir/
 #f mon?s ( any fiscal ye> may n exce$ !
 less] (--  7i7 #abe p]c5t ( ! numb] (  
visas issu$ to ali5s work+ 9 su* ,/ate  
dur+ ! correspond+ p]iod 9 ! mo/ rec5tly
 conclud$ fiscal ye>2 or  7ii7 #a1jjj4  
7,d7 ,if m ?an #a1jjj ,h-#b;,b visa     
applications are receiv$ dur+ ! fir/ #f 
mon?s ( a fiscal ye> on behalf ( ali5s  
desir+ to "w 9 a ,/ate describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 #a1jjj eligible 
applicants %all be select$1 by lott]y1 f
 su* applications = ! exemption "u      
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 ! rema9+      

applicants %all be subject to ! num]ical
 limitation "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7,e7
 7i7 ,if m ,h-#b;,b visa applications   
are receiv$ dur+ ! la/ #f mon?s ( a     
fiscal ye> on behalf ( ali5s desir+ to  
"w 9 a ,/ate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 ?an ! numb] comput$ "u clause 7ii7--   
7,i7 eligible applicants equal to su*   
comput$ numb] %all be select$1 by       
lott]y1 f su* applications = ! exemption
 "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,,ii7 ! rema9+
 applicants %all be subject to !        
num]ical limitation "u p>agraph         
7#a77;,b74  7ii7 ,! numb] comput$ "u ?is
 clause is ! sum (--  7,i7 ! diff]5ce   
betwe5-- 7aa7 #a1jjj2 &  7bb7 ! numb] ( 
visas t 7 issu$ to ali5s desir+ to "w 9 
! ,/ate dur+ ! fir/ #f mon?s ( a fiscal 
ye> t 7 n subject to ! num]ical         
limitation "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7        
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,,ii7 
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